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Hi Sara, They are definitely beneficial when added correctly. For instance, I've added one here for a site I help run: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/swish-plastic. My recommendations: Fill it out as completely as you can Link to other social profiles/pages in the External Links section Add links to your blog and homepage It doesn't take that long, and you get a number of links from an authority domain. Thanks