Linked Fans BlogSpot (The blog for LinkedIn Fans): April 2010

One of the most important tips that I was given to expand my network rapidly when I first started using LinkedIn back in Mid 2005 was to Search for then connect with the most connected people (especially the LIONs / Open Networkers / TopLinked members) in my country, area of specialty or interest.

So I wanted to share this important tip with you along with some links as examples for searching for most connected people / TopLinked/Open Networkers / SAP specialists in the Middle East / Saudi Arabia / Egypt / Australia / Worldwide.

By following such tips I have managed to hold the following positions (2010 - April):

Click on the links below to see the search results

#1 SAP Specialist TopLinked/Open Networker in the Middle East

#1 SAP Specialist Most Connected in the Middle East

#1 Most Connected in Egypt

(had I changed my location back to Egypt, excluding Mr. A.AlSaad)

#1 TopLinked/Open Networker in Egypt
(had I changed my location back to Egypt, excluding Mr. A.AlSaad)

#2 TopLinked/Open Networker in Saudi Arabia

#3 SAP Specialist TopLinked/Open Networker Worldwide

#3 SAP Specialist Most Connected Worldwide

#3 TopLinked/Open Networker in Australia

(had I changed my location back to Australia, excluding Mr. A.AlSaad)

#4 Most Connected in Australia

(had I changed my location back to Australia, excluding out Mr. A.AlSaad)

#5 TopLinked/Open Network in the Middle East

TopLinked/Open Network Worldwide

not quite on the top 100 list, yet :(

Most connected Worldwide

not quite on the top 100 list, yet :(

Feel free to:

Connect with me directly if you are not already
www.linkedin.com/in/sapnetwork ==> Add Ehab to your Network
www.elagaty.com/addehab

Select:
==> Friend. OR
==> Group then select a group that we share together (i.e. SAP Network Global, Middle East Network, TopLinked, OpenNetworkers ..etc.). OR
==> Other then enter ( ehab4sap [at] gmail.com ) for email

Send me a recommendation (with regards to helping you expand your network if you find this useful, please select Moderator @ Linked Fans Blog if we have not worked together) from: www.elagaty.com/recommendehab

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Important Notes:

Lists where I have listed TopLinked/Open Networkers are where I have specified the following groups in the searches:
> TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
> OpenNetworker.com
> LION500.com (Open Networkers)

All searches are done using Advanced Search and are Sorted by Number of Connections.

Do NOT send an invitation request to someone unless if you:
> Know them personally OR
> Know they would welcome your invitation (and would not click on the "I don't know this person" button) as this could go against you and prevent you from adding friends and colleagues without typing in their email addresses. It is quit safe to search for members in groups like LION / Open Networkers / TopLinked or to search for such keywords, just be aware that the keyword LION which stands for "Open LinkedIn Networker" may show up members that have words like milLION as part of their profiles or the animal lion.