[This is for new members - (If you have read this already - I am sorry to bother you.) At last count, I had over 8,432 direct connections and 11,867 people in my groups.
Who cares?
I do and I think you should as well and I will explain why.
There is always a debate about Quantity vs. Quality, I have few things to say about that debate.
Why Worry About Having A Large LinkedIn Network?
- One reason is expecting to get a large number of e-mails. You would expect with a total network of some 11,500,000 people, I would get a lot of e-mail. Surprisingly, I get some, but not much. Most of it is relevant and could be of interest to me, I have had ONE person bog me with silly e-mail promotions - so I dropped them from my connection list. I do get signed up to a number of e-mail lists, Most people have a unsubscribe link and that gets it out of the way.
- There is only 168 hours in a week and so its hard to keep in contact with people. On the other hand its hard for people to keep in contact with me. I have found most people send me a question or two every so often. The questions are great, since they help me create content for my website, www.ZaleTabakman.ca.
Why A Large LinkedIn Network Can Help You!
- Each person you are connected to - means that you are also visible to each of their friends. That means, that while the direct relationship may not be fruitful, the secondary relationship can be. LinkedIn has connected me to a Joint Venture partner who isn't even on LinkedIn.
- I once asked a LinkedIn Answers question about success from LinkedIn, I have about 23 different answers. I also asked people why they are on LinkedIn, I received 65 answers to that question. Besides the obvious about finding a job and clients, people are finding old friends and are being found by people who need them.
- LinkedIn will help you find the person needed to meet your goals. Among the 22,000,000 people in LinkedIn, there must be a significant number (say 475?) that can help you with whatever your current goal is.
- You can help others by passing along an Introduction. I only get a couple a week and some are interesting, like the cancer survivors connecting up and a funny one - the headhunter looking to connect that got sent to the employee's boss. He had to refuse the introduction, as he felt it would send the wrong message to the employee.
- You can help others without even knowing it. For example a person looking for a job can find the job through a search and they may get on the phone and make a call, Your being part of the connection chain may have made it happen.
I strongly recommend that you connected up with me on LinkedIn. We are already loosely connected through your group membership, I do believe that you need to connect and get access to the 1,900,000+ people who will be added to your network by connecting to me.
To connect up, click this link to bring you to the LinkedIn Profile Connect Page, add my e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) into the e-mail field, and presto - you have invited me. Within a day or so, I will accept your invite and we will be connected! Fast, simple, and easy.
I have been working at LinkedIn for several years now, and have developed an expertise. In fact, I have on my site a short Flash training piece called Seven Ways To Generate Income With LinkedIn which (surprise, surprise) shows you a number of different ways on how to use LinkedIn to increase your income. There is no charge for the course. It takes about 20 minutes or so to watch and you can find the course here.
My LinkedIn Success Stories can be found here.
Take care
Zale
www.LinkedIn.com/in/ZaleTabakman
www.ZaleTabakman.ca
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