LinkedIn invites

Do you find yourself wondering whether to accept a LinkedIn connection invite? Many of my clients struggle with this. Keep in mind that unless you change your default setting, everyone who connects with you can see all your connections. Be wary of casually accepting an invite to connect, because that person’s motivation may be to access your connections. They may not be genuinely interested in you.   Deciding Whom to Connect with on LinkedIn Everyone takes a slightly different approach regarding accepting LinkedIn invites. In general, I advise my clients to be selective about whom connect they with on LinkedIn. [...]

There are a number of effective ways for you to invite people to connect with you on LinkedIn. Conversely, there are plenty of ways to alienate potential connections when you send them a note with your invite. Perhaps as part of your plans for expanding your LinkedIn involvement, you want to increase the number of your connections. Before you create your own strategy for inviting people to connect with you, reflect on how you use LinkedIn. If you use it mainly to grow your business, you will likely reach out to potential clients and referral partners. If you use it [...]

There are a number of effective ways to invite people to connect with you on LinkedIn. Conversely, there are plenty of ways to alienate potential connections when you send them a note with your invite. Before you create your own strategy for inviting people to connect with you, reflect on how you use LinkedIn. If you use it mainly to grow your business, you will likely reach out to potential clients and referral partners. If you use it to share information of value related to your field, you may broaden your circle of connections.   Should I Send a Personalized [...]