If you practice business law of any type, then you should know by now that you need to be on LinkedIn.

But just like being on a treadmill without turning on the power won’t budge your waistline, “being on” LinkedIn is not enough to get you any benefit from this fantastic social media platform for business.  You have to be active!

The infographic below from  shows you how you can double your LinkedIn connections in just five minutes a day.  Specifically, you need to:

• Send an invitation to at least one new connection a day

• Participate in relevant LinkedIn discussion groups at least once a week

• Ask people you know to endorse you

• Share your blog content, an article, a video or a presentation

• Add a link to your LinkedIn profile to your email signature and post on your social media profiles

• Keep your profile updated