Answers

Overview

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers.

LinkedIn Answers is one of the best places on the web to share business knowledge:

Ask your question and get fast, accurate answers from your network and other experts worldwide
Showcase your knowledge, expertise, and interests by answering questions
Stay up on the latest in your industry and functional area

Asking a Question

Any question that allows domain experts to share their knowledge will produce insightful answers and will be welcomed by other users:

Knowledge: How is property tax for commercial property evaluated in Texas?
Experience: What are the best providers of hosted Exchange services?
Opinion: What impact would a Microsoft/Yahoo! merger have on contextual advertising?

Asking a question is quick and easy: enter your question and select the appropriate category to place it under. Additionally, you can then send your question by email to connections you think may be able to help so you can make sure they don’t miss it.

Answers is not intended to help you recruit, advertise, or announce your job search. These questions will be flagged and removed.

Your question will immediately appear:

Listed under the Answers tab
On your profile
On the LinkedIn homepage of your connections
In email, if you sent your question to any specific connections

You can also ask your question privately. If you choose to do so, your question will not appear on the site, and is instead delivered as a message to the specific connections you chose. Click here to get started and ask a question.

Answering Questions

You can showcase your knowledge and interests by answering questions. The answers you provide become part of your profile and demonstrate your expertise to your connections, potential business partners or employers.

Questions can be found in these places:

When a connection asks a question, you’ll receive a Network Update on your home page
Under the Answers tab

New questions from your network
By category (ex: Using LinkedIn)

Advanced answers search

Clicking on a question will bring up a new page with the question and any answers that have been submitted to date.

Your answers will appear:

Under the question you answered
As a network update on the homepages of your connections
On your profile
In an email to the person who asked the question.

You can also answer a question privately. If you do, your answer never appears anywhere on the site. It is sent by email to the asker of the question.

How can I earn expertise?
Expertise is a feedback measure from your fellow users. Every time the questioner picks your answer as the best, you gain a point of expertise in the category of the question. The best way you can gain expertise is to answer questions in the areas you know. Experts in each area are recognized on LinkedIn: the more points of expertise you gain, the higher you appear on lists of experts.

Advanced Answers Search

Find out if your question has already been answered. Using the keyword search you can find if others have asked a similar question in the past. Read through the answers to see if it meets your needs.

Privacy

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