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]]> By: Jorge Olson http://linkedinformarketing.com/some-comments-from/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Jorge Olson Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:41:57 +0000 http://linkedinformarketing.com/?p=40#comment-338 Carol, What a great post. No wonder you are a networking coach. I like the way you use LinkedIn for lead management and followup with your CRM / contant management software. I like "marketing best practicess" stories. Your story would make a great post by itself. Could I use it as a new post? Jorge Olson Carol,

What a great post. No wonder you are a networking coach.

I like the way you use LinkedIn for lead management and followup with your CRM / contant management software. I like “marketing best practicess” stories.

Your story would make a great post by itself. Could I use it as a new post?

Jorge Olson

]]> By: Carol Deckert http://linkedinformarketing.com/some-comments-from/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Carol Deckert Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:50:00 +0000 http://linkedinformarketing.com/?p=40#comment-337 What an interesting discussion with many points of view. I just wanted to "chime in" and give you my thoughts. I am an Open Networker. What does that truly mean to me? It means that although my mother taught me to never talk to strangers, now that I'm a Networking Coach, I decided that strangers are friends that I have yet to meet. That's why I am an Open Networker. I DO accept all invitations to connect. I attempt to start a conversation with my new contact and if there is no response, I either disconnect or add them to the lowest level of my contact management software. If a response appears, I attempt to continue a conversation by asking for an appointment - a convenient time to chat and for their phone number so I can call them - another step in geting to know them. Now for the other side of the coin . . . if I did NOT accept all invitations, there is a possibility that a potentially wonderful connection will be overlooked. You never know how great a connection will be until you take the time to try to find out. I totally agree with not asking "add me to your network" in forum discussions. To me, that's plain rude. I also hate the phrase that asks if I am unwilling to connect, please don't IDK me as it hurts my reputation. That to me, is the sign of a newbie networker who has a lot to learn in this networking world. Being a Netweaver, learning to Pay It Forward, helping others, is what I'm all about. I love to meet new people and welcome invitations to connect. As a result of my LinkedIn Networking, I am approaching the 7,000 mark of first-line connections - look at the opportunity that exists for me to make friends all over the world! If not for those connections, I would not even begin to know a small percentage of these people. Ok, I'm off my soapbox for now. I already told you I'm a Networking and a Netweaving Coach and you know I love to meet people. If I can be of any help, please don't hesitate to find me and ask. To Your Networking Success! Carol Deckert, Networking Coach http://www.runlancaster.com/blog http://twitter.com/caroldeckert What an interesting discussion with many points of view. I just wanted to “chime in” and give you my thoughts.

I am an Open Networker. What does that truly mean to me? It means that although my mother taught me to never talk to strangers, now that I’m a Networking Coach, I decided that strangers are friends that I have yet to meet. That’s why I am an Open Networker. I DO accept all invitations to connect. I attempt to start a conversation with my new contact and if there is no response, I either disconnect or add them to the lowest level of my contact management software. If a response appears, I attempt to continue a conversation by asking for an appointment – a convenient time to chat and for their phone number so I can call them – another step in geting to know them.

Now for the other side of the coin . . . if I did NOT accept all invitations, there is a possibility that a potentially wonderful connection will be overlooked. You never know how great a connection will be until you take the time to try to find out.

I totally agree with not asking “add me to your network” in forum discussions. To me, that’s plain rude. I also hate the phrase that asks if I am unwilling to connect, please don’t IDK me as it hurts my reputation. That to me, is the sign of a newbie networker who has a lot to learn in this networking world.

Being a Netweaver, learning to Pay It Forward, helping others, is what I’m all about. I love to meet new people and welcome invitations to connect. As a result of my LinkedIn Networking, I am approaching the 7,000 mark of first-line connections – look at the opportunity that exists for me to make friends all over the world! If not for those connections, I would not even begin to know a small percentage of these people.

Ok, I’m off my soapbox for now. I already told you I’m a Networking and a Netweaving Coach and you know I love to meet people. If I can be of any help, please don’t hesitate to find me and ask.

To Your Networking Success!
Carol Deckert, Networking Coach
http://www.runlancaster.com/blog
http://twitter.com/caroldeckert

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