I’m a big fan of LinkedIn Answers. I’ve used it a couple of times recently to get answers to questions that would have taken me hours of research on my own. One of the most popular categories is the Using LinkedIn category.

As one might imagine, you’ll find a pretty large number of “How do I…?” (that are either in the official FAQ or have already been answered many times before — remember, you can search for previous questions/answers) and “LinkedIn restricted my account…again!” messages, but there are also some real gems where people provide some very detailed answers regarding LinkedIn usage strategies.

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One of my LinkedIn connections, Andy Birol of Birol Growth Consulting, recently wrote me for some advice about using LinkedIn. Andy has been using LinkedIn for a while and has about 100 connections, but feels like he hasn’t really explored its full potential. He finally uploaded his entire a larger part of his contact database and wants to send the invitations. Here’s his message:

Scott, I just imported my database of 3,700 contacts into LinkedIn and wanted to ask you how this message sounds before I pull the trigger on blowing out my network.

“I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. If I can be of assistance to you or you feel I can be of help to you or your network, I would look forward to the opportunity to do so.”

I read the sources and they are not really helpful on how to construct the message.. Any thoughts? Also, if I am about to relaunch my website next week, should I wait to send this message out till then? Thanks,

Thanks,

Andy

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Bill Vick was one of the early adopters of LinkedIn in the recruiting industry and has been one of its strongest evangelists. He is coauthor of Happy About LinkedIn for Recruiting and the recently released Big Biller Audiobook, which features over 10 hours of audio interviews with 30+ recruiting Big Billers and industry leaders. Recently Bill shared his top five LinkedIn tips. I’ve listed them below, along with my comments:

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