Editor's Note:  Welcome to the first episode of Chuck Hester's LinkedIn Tips.  Here's you chance to engage with Chuck Hester, main contributor to the Linked Essentials channel on Commpro.biz, keynote speaker and LinkedIn power connector with more than 17,000 direct connections. Managing Partner of Chuck Hester Enterprises, he helps clients get their stories told through influencer relations, good old fashion PR strategies and hard work. Through www.chuckhester.com he also offers LinkedIn Corporate Boot Camps that help businesses maximize their use of LinkedIn, find and retain customers and enhance their social media footprints. You can find him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/chuckhester