This week’s goal: Join an online group. Expanding your online and offline network is something you can and should do on a regular basis. It can help you in current and future endeavors. This week, join a new online group – on Yahoo, Google Plus, Facebook, or LinkedIn. This group can be for a professional organization in your field, an alumni group, or anything that relates to your expertise.

Joining the group is one thing, the next step is participate! If there is an “introduce yourself” thread, do so. Share knowledge, comment, and post, but do not self promote off the bat. Develop some real virtual relationships, first. You never know what may become of them.

This tip was inspired by – and thanks to – author Carolyn Howard-Johnson, How To Do It Frugally book series. Carolyn tries to join a new online group at least every other month.

What group will you join this week?