How to Send a Message to All Your LinkedIn® Groups at One Time

First: Ask yourself what is your intention?

Intention 1: If it is to just promote your company’s products, classes, etc. then one by one go to each group, click on the PROMOTION TAB and look across the line you see those words. See what that groups RULES are. Many groups allow promotions if they’re put under the Promotions TAB and some don’t allow even that much.

Intention 2: To gently promote your company or services by providing others with an “added value” article or tip “strutting your stuff” to allow you to start building relationships with strangers on the list. You are going to promote having a discussion and want comments about the content of the tip – pros and cons, additional resources, etc. Follow the steps below to put your note in the Discussion Tab.

Second: Now for the Tip
Put the item on your blog.
Make sure that your blog is using a share or add feature that includes LinkedIn (for example, I use WordPress and Socialable plugin)

To go your blog post, click on the LinkedIn Icon and it will open a window. There is an area to share this post with your Groups.

Start with groups with the letter A, B, C and go from there. Your groups will show up and you can add whichever group you want one at a time.

Make sure that your post includes a note that includes a call to action that could get it comments and start a discussion. Again, do not use this tip to post promotions – as they go under the Promotions Tab in the Group.

Make sure that your post is relevant to the groups you’re posting to. You don’t want to be banned from the Group. (and you will be if you don’t follow the groups rules – usually to put promotions of any type under the Promotion Tab)

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