Just recently I had the COOLEST LINKEDIN networking idea happen!
Someone sent me a message saying,
Good morning Julie:
I see that you viewed my Profile this morning; is there any additional info I can provide to you as my background or services? Any particular posting that drew you attention?
Also, I always welcome communicating with peers as to their own areas of subject matter expertise, services, projects and promotions.
What in the world happened?
Well, have you ever noticed that little box on LinkedIn that says “XX number of people have viewed your profile?” Go right now and click on it. It might look something like this:
Tom Murphy did, and apparently I turned up on this page for him.
And he did not let that little opportunity go to waste! He spent 30 seconds sending me the brief message above, which led to a few messages back and forth, a chat over the phone, a new connection on LinkedIn, and a great networking contact made for both of us.
SOOOO simple, and yet such a completely awesome idea! Be sure to add this idea to your LinkedIn arsenal and you can watch your LinkedIn.com experience flourish!
Thanks Tom, for letting me share!