1. Checkin to places that advertise discounts or special offers
2. Checkin to work-related events, seminars and conferences
3. Connect with friends and colleagues who share your interests and social activities
4. Write tips and reviews when you checkin to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, hotels and other public venues and attractions
5. Use the explore function to find special offers and interesting places
6. Consider checking in when leaving a venue instead of on arrival, if you are not trying to qualify for an instant discount or special offer
7. Find and follow lists created by other Foursquare users
8. Customise your notification settings so that relevant notifications are either pushed to your mobile device or to your email address depending on their time sensitivity.
9. Use the mute feature in the mobile app to disable push notifications for a specified period of time, such as when attending an important meeting.
10. Login to the Foursquare website at least once per month to review friend’s lists, personal statistics and find brands to follow.

1. Push checkin notices to any other social network automatically
2. Checkin to your home address
3. Checkin if exposing your location might be a security risk, you attending a confidential briefing or visiting a secure location
4. Checkin every single time you visit the same venue, especially if regular visits are to coffee shops, fast-food places and bars
5. Checkin to venues that may reflect poorly on your professional reputation, such as gambling establishments or private members clubs, unless directly related to your personal brand.
6. Connect with business contacts without reviewing their Foursquare activity to ensure that you have similar checkin behaviour

Further Reading

1. Twitter Tips: Connecting on Foursquare