LinkedIn Endorsements
LinkedIn is a very well-known networking website service for all types of professional people. LinkedIn's been here a long time, even before MySpace. I am a judgment expert that writes often. For about ten years, I have been a (free) regular-level member at LinkedIn. About 1,000 members there have linked to me, most of them over the last 2 years.
As LinkedIn is the most popular and professional social system around, its smart to connect with to strangers (just to you, they are valid members at LinkedIn) there, as that may help you find new internet friends and business leads. For almost a decade, I have been accepting all authentic incoming LinkedIn requests.
The economic situation has been weak, and both wages and jobs remain under pressure. This type of circumstance causes lots of folks to join and use LinkedIn, searching for work leads or business leads. Now, it is smart to accept a stranger's LinkedIn invitation, as what do you have to lose?
As our economy has generally declined, I have noticed an increased number of strangers are asking me to endorse them, most often at LinkedIn. Every week, I get at least ten LinkedIn endorsement requests from strangers; and some even ask me to complete survey links related to them at LinkedIn, or even on external sites. As much as I would like to help people, it is a good idea to avoid endorsing people you don't know (or know of) on LinkedIn, or anyplace else.
Another entertaining thing at LinkedIn, is the number of strangers there that have endorsed me for my skills. Perhaps they are endorsing me due to the innovation of the business I began and operate. While the endorsements are almost always correct, and I really don't mind them, those people don't really know me at all.
Email scams are a common internet problem, and there are spammers who send emails having addresses that are fake but look similar to LinkedIn. Aim to reply only to email requests which are really originating from where they should be coming from (e.g.) LinkedIn. Try adjusting your email program to view the full header information, when you're not sure about the authenticity of an email coming from LinkedIn or someplace else.
LinkedIn rocks, and I really like them. They're great for all professionals. Their free version is very good. If you are trying to increase the odds of networking with your peers, LinkedIn's paid levels seem really fairly priced.
Whether you're using LinkedIn's free version or their paid version, makecertain that you fill out your profile there. With old friends you find there, or new friends you make on LinkedIn; often it's best to swap your email addresses with them there. This way, you do not need to use just LinkedIn, to communicate with your buddies in the future.
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Mark Shapiro of http://www.JudgmentBuy.com - The easiest and fastest way to find the right expert to buy or recover your judgment.
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