Where LinkedIn's Revenue Comes From

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Tools Travel Politics Latest Video Hey Marketing Superstar: Please Take Our Brief Survey Do you work in advertising or marketing? If so, we'd like to hear from you! Please take two minutes to answer our brief survey. Thanks in advance for your time. Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Where LinkedIn's Revenue Comes From LinkedIn is ready to hit the public markets tomorrow, raising $274 million. So, what exactly is LinkedIn's business? Last year it generated $243 million in revenue through the first nine months of the year from three categories: recruiting, advertising, and subscriptions. The bulk of the revenue comes from recruiting, or in LinkedIn's phrasing, "hiring solutions." Read » Also On SAI Today: Meet Indeed.com, The Enormously Successful Company That No One Talks About CONFESSIONS OF A GOOGLER: Here's Why We Suck At Hiring Check Out The Coolest Startup Kitchens We've Ever Visited Sorry, LinkedIn's IPO Is NOT Proof Of A New Tech Bubble Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Netflix Is Eating Up More Of North America's Bandwidth Than Any Other Company CHART OF THE DAY: Here's What Google And AOL Are Good At And The Rest Of The Industry Stinks At CHART OF THE DAY: Yahoo's Momentum Dies Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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