8 Ways to Grow Your LinkedIn Connections from The Sales Floor Weekly October 20th Issue. The number of connections you have on LinkedIn matters. Remember, the more first-degree connections you have, the more second- and third-degree connections you have, making you literally one connection away from millions of people. Learn how by reading more.

1. 8 Ways to
Grow Your
LinkedIn
Connections
From The Sales Floor Weekly
October 20th Issue

2. 8 Ways to Grow Your LinkedIn
Connections
The number of connections you have on LinkedIn matters. Remember, the more first-degree
connections you have, the more second- and third-degree connections you have, making
you literally one connection away from millions of people.

3. That’s Important Because
LinkedIn is a massive search engine in which you’ll only show up in your first-, second-, and
third-degree connections’ searches. In other words, if you’re not connected with individuals at
these levels, you won’t come up in their search results. And only those three levels will show
up in your searches.

4. So,
if you want to be found on LinkedIn, strategically build your number of first-degree
connections. This will exponentially increase the likelihood that LinkedIn search
algorithms will find you and place you near the top of search results.

5. “Keep in mind that you only need 501 connections to show the
500+ mark next to your profile and be considered part of the
elite expert tier.”
People who see your profile will know you use LinkedIn to do business, add value and
connect.
Here are some ways to start growing your LinkedIn network.

6. #1
Post Status Updates Daily
It’s important to be active on LinkedIn, and that starts with posting status updates
every day. Think of your LinkedIn updates the same way as any social media post.
Make sure they add value, talk about your business and include a call to action.

7. #2
Engage with Your Connections’ Updates
Review your wall regularly and share, comment on and like other
people’s updates and long-form posts.

8. #3
Personalize Connection Requests
Review LinkedIn’s suggested connections at least a few times a week. Make it a goal to find
people in your industry or niche and personally connect with them. Try to connect with two or
three people each time.

9. #4
Add Your LinkedIn URL to Your
Email Signature
Your LinkedIn profile works for you in a number of ways: as a resume, a
testimonial, social proof, a portfolio of projects and clients and proof of expert
value, all in one convenient place.

10. #5
Join and Participate in Groups
Commit to searching for a few new LinkedIn groups to join each month. And
then make sure you engage with each group often (daily if you can) by
commenting, asking questions and liking other people’s comments.

11. #6
Add Keywords to Your Profile
To make it easy for people to find you, add keywords to your LinkedIn
profile. The three main areas to focus on are your headline and Summary
and Experience sections. All of these sections are searchable. Adding
keywords will lead to more views and make you more searchable,
increasing the potential for new connections.

12. #7
Leverage Local Networking Groups
If you belong to a local networking group, look through your membership
directory and send LinkedIn connection requests to individual members. Even if
you don’t remember meeting someone in person, use your shared real-world
connection to personalize your connection request and start to get to know that
person online.

13. #8
Post Content to LinkedIn’s
Publishing Platform
LinkedIn has a publishing platform that makes it easy to publish attractive
posts, look like an expert (three posts are displayed with images at the top of
your profile page) and showcase more of what you know and do in a
professional format.

14. Great article by Karen Yankovich
at the Social Media Examiner.
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The
Sales
Floor
Weekly
October 20th
Issue
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Bryan Long