The biggest professional network LinkedIn helps a person to find jobs, contracts, clients & employees. LinkedIn also has many concealed features like a Linkedin LION feature which means LinkedIn Open Networker.
By using LinkedIn LION feature, a LinkedIn user can accept every received invitation to increase his connections. It also helps connecting a person with his field related professionals. A LinkedIn LION assures the inviter that he will not harm him by selecting ‘Spam’ or ‘I don’t know’ option in LinkedIn.
To increase your connections by being a LinkedIn LION, you can follow following 5 steps:
Join Open Operator Groups:
Joining Open operator groups indicate that you are a Linkedin LION in search of new connections. The members of these groups are also the same as you and are also in need of connections, so here you will have a Golden opportunity to increase your connections.
Some of the LinkedIn Open Operator Groups are:
- InvitesWelcome.com
- LION500.com
- OpenNetworker.com
- TopLinked.com etc
Put the word LION with your Professional Name:
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Add the word LION with your profile name and give an immediate impression to your profile visitors that you are a LinkedIn Lion. In this way more and more people will send you invitation. So, adding a word LION with your profile name, in your headline and in summary will let the people know that you want to connect with them. Write your professional name as “Scheff Shafiq Ul Hasan Siddiqui (LION)”
Use Open Operator Directory To Become LinkedIn LION:
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To increase the number of connections, there are various LinkedIn Open directories available. You can download these directories and find many other LIONs like you who are ready to be connected with you anytime. InvitesWelcome & TopLinked are two such directories. Adding your own name in directories and letting the other people know about you is also possible.
Message LinkedIn Group Members:
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In open Operator groups, keep messaging and posting about your business, packages, promotions etc. Offer the things considering others need and inspire the peoples to be connected with you. This way you can have many invitations from the peoples you messaged and from the peoples who saw your messages there.
Post on LinkedIn Open Operator Groups:
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Posting content in open groups increases your LinkedIn Visibility. You can post on the groups of your interest and in return you may get ‘add requests’ from interested related members.
By the above 5 step guide, you can easily become a LinkedIn LION to extend your LinkedIn Network.
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