I recently got a connection pitch that seemed different from the other unsolicited LinkedIn connections that I’m getting. Unlike other ones, it didn’t tell me that I was exceptional or magnificent.
It was not trying to sell me on PMP coaching or improve the SEO for my website.
So, I accepted Bob’s request (see below) to connect.
After accepting Bob’s request, he followed up two days later with this message.
As a LinkedIn coach, most notably with military professionals in transition through the Military Transition Roundtable, I teach people to follow up in a variety of ways. After all, the initial LinkedIn connection note only allows 300 characters. A two-day wait to follow up is something I advocate as well as the purpose of building a connection.
The follow-up note is not the time to push a sale, but to build a relationship.
After seeing his follow-up, I want to delete Bob’s connection with me.
