LinkedIn and Relationship Building - PDF Article

Whether you network online or offline you need to be polite, courteous and friendly. LinkedIn offers you default messages which are generally short, sharp and unfriendly! Online and offline networking is precisely the same; it's simply building relationships.

By all means use standard messages (with some personal bits added) but don't use the ones LinkedIn give you. Below are a series of messages we use. Adapt them to your personal circumstances.

For more useful tips and hints on using LinkedIn click here or take a look at our "How to get the best out of LinkedIn CD" in the store.