Inviting People To LinkedIn And Getting Your Hand Slapped

Inviting People To LinkedIn And Getting Your Hand Slapped There is an issue with LinkedIn that gets some people all bent out of shape. It hasnt affected me yet because (a) I dont invite that many people to connect, and (b) if I invite them, I first ask them outside of LinkedIn (phone, e-mail, or in person) if they want to connect, get their approval, and then do it through LinkedIn. But I know some of you invite people fast and furious not that its bad to do it, but the current design of LinkedIn disciplines you if you appear to be a spammer. The issue is that its too easy to appear to be a spammer, even if you arent. On my Im on LinkedIn Now What??? blog I address the issue in two posts: I Don’t Know You (OUCH!) talks about the issue and explains things you need to know, and How To Know When You Get A LinkedIn IDK shows you screenshots to help you know if/when you get IDKd. This is an issue that all social networks face what to do with those who spam. Its ugly, though, because they will usually discipline you with no warning and with little recourse. Last year one of my favorite bloggers, Harry Joiner of MarketingHeadhunter.com, got his entire account disabled on Facebook because he simply used their tool to invite people to be his Facebook friend. So there you go, just a simple warning to keep your account intact Inviting People To LinkedIn And Getting Your Hand Slapped There is an issue with LinkedIn that gets some people all bent out of shape. It hasnt affected me yet because (a) I dont invite that many people to connect, and (b) if I invite them, I first ask them outside of LinkedIn (phone, e-mail, or in person) if they want to connect, get their approval, and then do it through LinkedIn. But I know some of you invite people fast and furious not that its bad to do it, but the current design of LinkedIn disciplines you if you appear to be a spammer. The issue is that its too easy to appear to be a spammer, even if you arent. On my Im on LinkedIn Now What??? blog I address the issue in two posts: I Don’t Know You (OUCH!) talks about the issue and explains things you need to know, and How To Know When You Get A LinkedIn IDK shows you screenshots to help you know if/when you get IDKd. This is an issue that all social networks face what to do with those who spam. Its ugly, though, because they will usually discipline you with no warning and with little recourse. Last year one of my favorite bloggers, Harry Joiner of MarketingHeadhunter.com, got his entire account disabled on Facebook because he simply used their tool to invite people to be his Facebook friend. So there you go, just a simple warning to keep your account intact