Saturday 1 September 2012
Is it true that Linkdin initially gives up to 3000 invitation requests and that they put some restrictions on the invitations sent after that ??
Today I received a question from a friend of mine asking me if it true that Linkdin initially gives up to 3000 invitation requests and that they put some restrictions on the invitations sent after that ?? Below is my answer .... Yes its true, which is why invites should be used wisely (before you run out of bullets) :) However, when you do run out, all you need to do is to send LinkedIn Customer Support linkedin_support@cs.linkedin.com a request to increase your invitations which they would often do by giving you something like 50 (with the restriction of not requesting any more for another 30 days then you can just request again and they will give you another 50 and so on). On the other hand, by following some of the tips that I have posted on my blog www.LinkedFans.net you can capitalize on improving the number of invites you can get by doing things like: • joining the large LION groups • announcing that you are a LION (LinkedIn Open Networker) by including the word LION in your profile headline • announce your interest in connecting with others and invite others to connect with you through LI groups • You can also add yourself to that list when you subscribe for a premium membership through OpenNetworker for $9.95/month or $49.95/year Best Regards, Ehab Elagaty www.LinkedIn.com/in/SAPNetWork
Monday 16 April 2012
Why are you using LinkedIn? What are the benefits of using LinkedIn? What have you gained by using it so far?
This is an interesting question that I have posted on LinkedIn back in APR-2011 where I have received 52 Answers for.
Why are you using LinkedIn? What are the benefits of using LinkedIn? What have you gained by using it so far?
I am preparing a presentation for a networking event in Jeddah about Networking & LinkedIn.
Here are some reasons why I think people may use LinkedIn for, would appreciate it if you have others to add to the list:
- To stay in touch with friends and colleagues.
- To reconnect with old friends and colleagues that you may have not been able to find or be found by otherwise when emails and phone numbers are changed.
- To get introduced to new interesting friends and business connections.
- To promote your products and services, find or be found by new customers.
- To find or be found by new vendors, suppliers or service providers.
- To find a job through your network and to make it easy for employers and recruiters to find you.
- To find someone to fill a vacancy that you may have.
- To find experts and get advices.
- To share your experience, help others and give advices.
- To stay updated with the latest news especially about your network and whats new.
- To join groups and start or join in interesting discussions.
- To build and strengthen your personal branding and online presence for you or your company (improving the chances of being found on Google).
- To find new opportunities for business, partners or investors
- To consolidate in one place trusted (to some degree) recommendations that you can get from your colleagues, friends and business contacts.
- To use who you know in common to ask for reference about someone or a company before working or doing business with them.
- To look up anyone that you need to meet or speak to and find out what you can about them to understand them better and to make a good impression.
- To be able to post questions and get different answers
- To be able to create or participate in polls (surveys) and find out the results.
- To be able to post and share announcements, updates, news, cool things.
- To be recognized as a subject matter expert in your area of expertise.
....??
Here are some reasons why I think people may use LinkedIn for, would appreciate it if you have others to add to the list:
- To stay in touch with friends and colleagues.
- To reconnect with old friends and colleagues that you may have not been able to find or be found by otherwise when emails and phone numbers are changed.
- To get introduced to new interesting friends and business connections.
- To promote your products and services, find or be found by new customers.
- To find or be found by new vendors, suppliers or service providers.
- To find a job through your network and to make it easy for employers and recruiters to find you.
- To find someone to fill a vacancy that you may have.
- To find experts and get advices.
- To share your experience, help others and give advices.
- To stay updated with the latest news especially about your network and whats new.
- To join groups and start or join in interesting discussions.
- To build and strengthen your personal branding and online presence for you or your company (improving the chances of being found on Google).
- To find new opportunities for business, partners or investors
- To consolidate in one place trusted (to some degree) recommendations that you can get from your colleagues, friends and business contacts.
- To use who you know in common to ask for reference about someone or a company before working or doing business with them.
- To look up anyone that you need to meet or speak to and find out what you can about them to understand them better and to make a good impression.
- To be able to post questions and get different answers
- To be able to create or participate in polls (surveys) and find out the results.
- To be able to post and share announcements, updates, news, cool things.
- To be recognized as a subject matter expert in your area of expertise.
....??
Clarification added August 17, 2010:
I noticed a great interest in this question and participating in answering it, so I am re-opening it, I would like to thank each and everyone contributing even if it is just with a little comment. Will try to keep you updated with the final list if I get to finish it or if it stops : )
Clarification added March 25, 2011:
Reopening the question again as the reasons and benefits are almost endless ..
This time planning to run a seminar in CAIRO.
This time planning to run a seminar in CAIRO.
Sunday 15 April 2012
TopLinked Members #2 / How to find the Top 10 TopLinked members in your Country / Industry / Area of Interest on LinkedIn
Below are some very useful & tiny (EZy 2 remember) links that will take you to some advanced searches of LinkedIn Members in different areas and regions.
You can simply modify the selection criteria from the left side by adding keywords, selecting companies or industries, modifying countries selected,...etc.
Top Most Connected LinkedIn Members:
- in The Middle East ➨ http://Ez.com/LiMe
- in The Middle East & Australia ➨ http://Ez.com/TopLiMeAus
- SAP professionals World Wide ➨ http://ez.com/LiSapGlobal
- Most Connected Globally ➨ http://Ez.com/TopGlobal
Make sure the results are sorted by Connections if you wish to find out the Top Most Connected members
Visit www.LinkedFans.Net to find out more about LIONs (LinkedIn Open Networkers), How to expand your network rapidly, How to use LinkedIn for Business and MORE ...
Happy Networking : )
Ehab Elagaty
www.LinkedIn.com/in/SapNetWork
#1 Most Connected in the Middle East & Australia ★★
#2 Most Connected SAP professionals World Wide
#22 Most Connected Globally
Owner of SAP NetWork Global Group (+80K Members)
(Last Updated: 2012 - APR)
NOTE:
★★ I know for a fact that the following members also have 30K direct connections, if I or any of them show up #2,3 or 4 it only means that we may have a difference of 1 or more connections at the time the search is done, or some of us may have exactly the same number of connections but we can not all be displayed as #1 at the same time:
@ Stan,
Thanks for being one of my best LinkedIn mentors, if it wasnt for leaders like you, I wouldn't have been able to catch up with you.
@ Hesham,
I have been looking forward to catching up with you for a long time, thanks for setting up an example for me to be #1 in the Middle East.
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