FAQs of Connecting With Strangers
Deanna Russo
LinkedIn Coach & Team Trainer Fueled by Know, Like & Trust – Powered by My Triangle Strategy, Speaker, Published Author, Mom Taxi, Bills Fan
I don't know you. Why would I want to connect to you?
Has that thought occurred to you? If so, you're not alone. Every single day we get connection requests from complete strangers and we're faced with the decision of whether or not to connect.
If you don't know whether you want to connect with that person, the best way to test the waters is to follow him or her.
If that's an option. Some people don't have the "follow" option. If there's any doubt in your mind, don't connect.
If you want to connect with someone you don't know, the best way to get that connection request approved, is to PERSONALIZE the connection request.
That means, find something in that person's profile that you can relate to. Did you go to the same school? Do you both work in marketing? Was there something in that person's headline or About that sparked your interest?
TELL THEM! Start the conversation!!! Send that personalized connection request because we're here to start conversations and build relationships!
Have a question about something in that person's profile to spark the conversation? ASK THEM THE QUESTION!
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Now, there are a LOT of fake profiles here so here's a way to see if that person who's sending you the connection request is a REAL, LIVE HUMAN BEING.
Here's a few ways to tell if the person sending you a LinkedIn connection request is a FAKE:
Hope this newsletter provides value when it comes to the ins and outs of connecting with strangers. If it does, subscribe! Questions about any of the above? Ask away! I'm always open to DMs.
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1 年I'm still wondering when we're going to see the new "Personalize invite" button on mobile that Kevin D. Turner posted about in March: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7045446124651884544/ Yes, the option has been buried in the More menu since forever but few people look in there. Would be great to see it out in the open, as an equivalent to the familiar Connect and Follow buttons. LinkedIn Help, is there any news about this?
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1 年Yes Deanna, FOLLOW is a great way to test the water. I suggest that to some connections requests who "want to get to know me more deeply." What they really want is to move me over to WhatsApp!
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1 年I am a minnow in a sea of LinkedIn giants such as yourself, but my simple rules are: 1. Check mutual connections and profile - fakes generally standout with even a cursory inspection 2. If they haven't stated a clearly understandable reason to connect (including "because I want to grow my network"), I ask them 3. If I think the reason is reasonable, I connect (including "because I want to grow my network") I have struck up virtual and real friendships with a number of "strangers" I met on LinkedIn. Why should this medium be any different to talking to someone new at a conference, on the bus, standing in a checkin queue etc