SlideShare.netis the world’s largest online community for sharing presentations with more than 50 million monthly visitors, helping to make it rank amongst the 250 most visited websites in the world.

But, it is more than just a simple presentation sharing portal, with a number of additional features including video hosting and virtual meeting software also on offer.

In fact, SlideShare have even made premium channels available to users / organisations, bringing a YouTube feel to the site (check out theDell Enterprisechannel as a good example).

To help you work out if you are getting the most out of SlideShare, we’ve pulled together the following ‘how to’ guide.

Account options

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You have two choices when it comes to the type of SlideShare account you want to go with:

Like most sites of this nature, activity volume and regularity will determine which way to go butthe paid accountshave some compelling benefits and upside.

The basics

Setting up a profile and getting involved in the SlideShare community at basic level follows a very similar pattern to most other social media sites out there allowing you to follow people / organisations of interest, interact with authors and share content via other platforms.

While getting the basics right is important, we’re going to spend more time on the features that make SlideShare such a powerful tool for both content hunters and creators.

Content hunters

Content creators

Are there any other SlideShare features you like to make the most of?

Any tips for giving your content the best chance of being interacted with?

Story byAdam Vincenzini

Adam Vincenzini is the head of digital at London-based PR and social media agency, Paratus Communications. If you have spotted a new social(show all)Adam Vincenzini is the head of digital at London-based PR and social media agency,Paratus Communications. If you have spotted a new social media tool or web app that you’d like him to review, send him anemail. Check out his personal blog atAdamVincenzini.com.

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