LinkedIn Connections Should you connect with people you don’t know?
Andrea Stenberg www.TheBabyBoomerEntrepreneur.com
Andrea Stenberg www.TheBabyBoomerEntrepreneur.com
If you've been on LinkedIn for more than about 5 minutes you've probably started to receive invitations
from people you don't know.
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The question is: should you accept those invitations?
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LinkedIn states you should only
accept invitations from people you
know well.
Should you follow LinkedIn's advice?
While this is a personal decision, I'd like to suggest that YES you should consider adding people you don't
know to your list of connections.
HERE’S WHY ...
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1. Maybe you do know them.
I know people who have lost work because
they didn’t accept a LinkedIn
invitation from someone they
really did know.
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2. When you go to an in-person networking event, you don't only talk to the people you already know. You use it as an opportunity to meet new people.
If you never accept an invitation from
someone you don't already know, you're
not growing your LinkedIn network.
3. They may be a useful connection.
It’s true that some people on LinkedIn are just trying to randomly build a large network. However, if just
one in 10 people becomes a valuable
business partner, isn't it worth it?
4. You want to turn up in more
searches.
LinkedIn prioritizes search results based on how closely connected people are. Connecting to people
you don't already know expands your network, increasing the likelihood that your name will show up.
Do you connect with people you don’t know?
Share your thoughts
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