carnegie: "I don't know you" is a valid response to Social Networking invitations
- 03/03/09 12:44 AM
I've read several conflicting opinions in AR about responding "I don't know this person" to requests for links / connections on Social Networking sites. It appears that a significant percentage of networkers believe in simply going for the big "connections" number. In my opinion, the appropriate term for that type of networking is "A mile wide but only an inch deep". Early in my banking career, a customer who was a retired real estate broker taught me Dale Carnegie's technique of "carrying a compliment", which is significantly more effective than complimenting someone first-person. In other words, "My banker, Clark Blackwell, speaks very … (10 comments)
I've read several conflicting opinions in AR about responding "I don't know this person" to requests for links / connections on Social Networking sites. It appears that a significant percentage of networkers believe in simply going for the big "connections" number. In my opinion, the appropriate term for that type of networking is "A mile wide but only an inch deep".;)
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