They say that when you reach out to someone online (over email, LinkedIn, etc), you should give value before you ask for something from them, and I understand that. How do you provide value to someone who you've never met before? If you consider yourself influential (someone that other professionals are likely to respond to and connect with), what do you look for when you decide which contact requests to accept? If you are not well known, what strategies have worked (or not worked) for you? Thanks..
Lots of good answers here already. In brief, it's about relationship building, not tricks. Having said that, they are helpful tools on the way. A new awesome tool you should look at is Conspire. It's a bit like LinkedIn, but more intelligent when it comes to networking and relationship building, in my opinion. Here is another "tool" you should always carry with you. Never, never leave a networking meeting without asking for one additional relevant introduction.
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