I noticed that I have over 10K connections here, but on LinkedIn, where I actively network, explore job opportunities, read articles... I have less than 5K. It got me thinking—how do you approach building your professional network?
Do you actively reach out, spam inboxes, or focus on meaningful connections? What strategies have worked best for you to grow your LinkedIn presence? Is there a way to ensure that all incredible people that I connected here is also in my LinkedIn network.
I've used different strategies for this vs. LinkedIn.
Here, I am an open networker - anyone who wishes to connect with me can. The main reason for this is that the overhead of accepting a connection request in this community is (close to) zero.
On the other hand, with LinkedIn, because its default mode is to have you follow those you connect with, I am very judicious about who I accept as a connection and I prune my connections periodically. So whereas here I have just over 3.5K connections, on LinkedIn I have under 350.
However, LinkedIn does have a followers construct which does not appear to exist here - I have just under 2.5K followers so from that perspective, the volume of pseudo-connections is almost similar in both.
I have never looked at building my network as an objective. Through my blogs, contributions to discussions and my presentations, folks have reached out to me.
I could probably count on one (or at most both) hands the number of people I have actually reached out to in either this community or LinkedIn to connect with...
Kiron
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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera
Sep 30, 2024 11:58 AM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Thank you Kiron for your comment, yes, agree, here I don't review...however here I dont' get as much spam or someone trying to sell me something that I don't need in my inbox. LinkedIn is terrible with that!
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Mayte, there is no right way of doing this, and while for the most part I agree with Kiron, yet, unlike him, I look at building my network as a very important objective but I network with intention.
Here, I am mostly open to connect with everyone but on LI, not really. I carefully read their profile before accepting any connection request. People can still follow you. On LI, I have over 35 K followers while here, I have over 200 connections.
Networking both here and on LI proved to be beneficial on many fronts and it goes both ways for me in the sense that sometimes I connect with some people, other time others connect with me.
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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera
Sep 30, 2024 11:59 AM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Rami, thank you for sharing this! Here you are one of the top networkers and I value your insight!
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Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Great timing for this question. I recently began seriously considering my Linkedin network. I'm still working out details, but I believe it begins with knowing the intent of my network. For example, if I just want numbers I'll send invites to anyone and everyone. However, if I want people who I can help and who might also help me in turn one day, that necessarily needs to be a much smaller, focused group. I have about 1,000 connections on Linkedin, but I'd only consider perhaps 30 to be part of my network.
As for growing my presence on Linkedin I'm focusing on creating meaningful posts, articles, and comments. I'll only repost something if I have something truly worthwhile to say about it. Otherwise I want to focus on being a content creator. I want to be known as someone whose words have value, not someone who is merely prattling for the sake of attention.
I've used different strategies for this vs. LinkedIn.
Here, I am an open networker - anyone who wishes to connect with me can. The main reason for this is that the overhead of accepting a connection request in this community is (close to) zero.
On the other hand, with LinkedIn, because its default mode is to have you follow those you connect with, I am very judicious about who I accept as a connection and I prune my connections periodically. So whereas here I have just over 3.5K connections, on LinkedIn I have under 350.
However, LinkedIn does have a followers construct which does not appear to exist here - I have just under 2.5K followers so from that perspective, the volume of pseudo-connections is almost similar in both.
I have never looked at building my network as an objective. Through my blogs, contributions to discussions and my presentations, folks have reached out to me.
I could probably count on one (or at most both) hands the number of people I have actually reached out to in either this community or LinkedIn to connect with...
Kiron
Thank you Kiron for your comment, yes, agree, here I don't review...however here I dont' get as much spam or someone trying to sell me something that I don't need in my inbox. LinkedIn is terrible with that! Saving Changes...
Mayte, there is no right way of doing this, and while for the most part I agree with Kiron, yet, unlike him, I look at building my network as a very important objective but I network with intention.
Here, I am mostly open to connect with everyone but on LI, not really. I carefully read their profile before accepting any connection request. People can still follow you. On LI, I have over 35 K followers while here, I have over 200 connections.
Networking both here and on LI proved to be beneficial on many fronts and it goes both ways for me in the sense that sometimes I connect with some people, other time others connect with me.
Rami, thank you for sharing this! Here you are one of the top networkers and I value your insight! Saving Changes...
Great timing for this question. I recently began seriously considering my Linkedin network. I'm still working out details, but I believe it begins with knowing the intent of my network. For example, if I just want numbers I'll send invites to anyone and everyone. However, if I want people who I can help and who might also help me in turn one day, that necessarily needs to be a much smaller, focused group. I have about 1,000 connections on Linkedin, but I'd only consider perhaps 30 to be part of my network.
As for growing my presence on Linkedin I'm focusing on creating meaningful posts, articles, and comments. I'll only repost something if I have something truly worthwhile to say about it. Otherwise I want to focus on being a content creator. I want to be known as someone whose words have value, not someone who is merely prattling for the sake of attention.
I decided to add in my profile here a "connect on linkedIn", maybe that helps to have a similar number of followers.
And agree with all you, latelly I follow people and I'm very careful who I connect, I'm done with fake profiles and people trying to sell me stuff that I don't need in LinkedIn Saving Changes...
D KennardSenior Project Manager. Global, SCADA, Med Devices, GSC, IT, CRM - Contract| BreachRevelation.comMy office is in CDM in Newport Beach - If your near, let's have
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Thanks for the reminder Mayte of adding my LI link to my profile here at PMI! I agree with all of the above in that I don't really reach out or solicit connections unless I have met the person -> in person regarding LinkedIn.
I am happy to connect with others I have not met, however the last few years it has only been to sell me financial services or like last week a coaching program. Some have been a bit hostile when I don't want to engage at the level they want. I have some funny "I guess you are not ready for success" messages sent to me.
So I am not on LI as much now and have only recently discovered PMI when I saw that someone sent me a connection from here, which is great; we all are in the same boat, so to speak. I am happy to link up and share what I know. Not so jazzed about the spam, pictures of food, and FB type posts. Saving Changes...
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