On another group I am on we have been having lots of heating discussions about quality versus quantify in online networking. Should you add everyone as a connection, friend or link, or should you only add people you have networked with and that you trust?

I prefer to network with people before connecting with them on a network such as Ryze, LinkedIn, etc. By connecting I mean PM or email exchange, learning more about each other and each other’s businesses, etc.

Once we learn more about each other, maybe read each others’ blogs, maybe work on a project together, etc, then I would be much more willing to link up.

My networks consist of people I have met and networked
with. I know who they are, they know who I am. Many of these people have asked me for referrals, because they trust my judgement, and I know I put my own reputation on the line when I make a recommendation. So I will only make a recommendation if I know the person I am recommending.

How do you connect with people in online networks?

Biana Babinsky

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