Just got this question from a new member of my LinkedIn network today, so I thought I would share my answer with everyone. If you have something you want to tell everyone, or something that you want to sell, it makes sense that you want to go beyond your first level network to the millions (in my case almost 18 million) of people that are in your 2nd degree and 3rd degree network. But how to contact those in your 2nd degree and 3rd degree network directly, all at once, in an efficient manner?
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As I mentioned in my “What is a LinkedIn IDK – I Don’t Know This Person?” post, once you reach the LinkedIn IDK threshold of 5 IDKs, your account will be restricted in that you will need to enter an E-Mail address each time you try adding new people to your network. If you are a LinkedIn LION actively using invites to build up your network by adding people, this IDK restriction is obviously a major inconvenience. However, even with this restriction I was able to once again start adding new people to my network by following the rules that …
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When you invite someone or receive an invite, the recepient has a choice of accepting the invite, saying they don’t know the invite, reporting spam, or simply archiving the invite without performing any action. If the invite is accepted, the two of you become immediately connected. If the invite is archived, you can always accept the invitation at a later date. If you report spam, well, I am sure that the invitee will not be permitted to use LinkedIn for long.
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Everytime someone invites me to connect with them, I always send out a reply thanking them and also asking them to contact me should they ever need any help with LinkedIn. I have had so many people, either directly or indirectly, help me that I thought I should give something back to the community. Well, not everyone asks me a question, but by far the question that I get the most is “How can I grow my network on LinkedIn?” As I have seen my network grow from a few hundred to a few thousand connections over the past several …
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