The only people I connect with on LinkedIn are those with whom I have met or spoken

The only people I connect with on LinkedIn are those with whom I have met or spoken

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My usual rule is that I do not connect with people on LinkedIn with whom I have never met or spoken.

I recently changed that rule to allow me to connect with employees at client companies.  It just seemed a bit weird saying "no" to someone who clearly knows me and Conscious and who is probably connecting with me as they've been talking to someone at the firm who mentioned me.

So it seemed a bit churlish to send my normal "no".  If you have not seen how we say no to connection requests on LinkedIn, then just follow that link.

So now, if I get invited to connect with someone who is in this category, then I just accept their invite.

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