SIMPLE THINGS THAT WILL INCREASE YOUR CONNECTIONS ON LINKEDIN WITHOUT ANY EFFORT AT ALL
With Austin Archibong
There are numerous ways to get new connections on popular networking site, LinkedIn. However, these are a few tips that have really helped me get more connections without sending any requests.
1. Writing Posts on LinkedIn’s platform: So I decided to post my first post on the site not too long ago, and I still get requests asking for connections till date. Well, I have noticed that not a lot of people from around here write posts. Well, when you do and they are very captivating, you would most likely get lots of requests from different people. If you can spice up with a little humour, which I advise if you are good at it, even better. Also, if there’s a personal experience you feel many can relate with, then yes, login and share it.
Those in your network will see it, and they would most likely share it if it’s very good. The comments section could spark off a debate, leading to more views, especially if the commenters leave the option of sharing updates on. Well, you can decide to share updates on your profile if you want (not many around here might know that), but I advise job seekers or those generally open to more connections to leave this option on (free publicity, if managed well). After all, you are not HR that would be overly flooded with requests.
2. Adding your LinkedIn profile link to your email signature: Well, I have noticed that many people around me (yeah yeah I know, only around me maybe), don’t really know a lot about emails. Only to send and receive! Some don’t even know how to check spam or use Google Hangout (for Google mail), how to get free sms packets (Google mail again), and how to add their signature to their emails. Well, adding it can help you get connections without even asking. It could be on your website, résumé or any media where your profiles are displayed.
3. Actively participating in groups: Please don’t get tired already, but again, I have noticed a lot of people around me join groups just so the profile is fancier. They join a lot until LinkedIn say they can’t join more. Well, participating in group posts could get you a lot of views and possibly lots of connection requests without you having to ask. I remember when I finished my internship at one of the Big Four (yes oh, they deserve capital letters), I was practically asking for recommendations and connection requests, yeah a few came, but when I shared the details of my experience, the flood of requests was more than that of Lekki/Ajah. I have decided to take the big leap of going into self-employment, but having one or two more people to share information with isn’t bad I guess. Yeah, so group participation could do the trick without you even having to ask.
Well, to even tap into this, first you must have a profile that is very professional. Some people don’t even take time to complete theirs, unless it’s time to change jobs, that’s even if they had one already. Taking advantage of the summary section and using a good background and profile photo helps. If your profile is keyword optimized, there could be advantages for you, so when people search, you are not lost in the crowd.
If I want to add a special connection, one thing I do is writing a personalized connection request. I go through the profile well, pick up points and write a very captivating proposal on why they should not just look at my profile and ignore. Depending on how highly-placed the person is, I can creatively hint that I don’t want favours and that I won’t bug them with stories my grandma told me or something. Well, just a few tips, if you didn’t know or never acted on them. Yeah, me too, I know a few other things but who has the time, rather join and shout economy bad (e bad shaa).
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Lol. This is funny and great at the same time.