What is the best way to message a stranger on LinkedIn without being spammy?

Greet people, feed information or send compliments to people. As long as you are not wasting time you are more likely to get a response. Although, some people won't respond no matter what you do.

Remember, it's not how often you're connecting, but if you're connecting with the right people and saying the right things.

Do you know why you should be sending direct messages on LinkedIn? To be successful, you need a DM strategy.

So you've heard our advice about direct messaging strategies. Now we're going to tell you how NOT to direct message. First piece of advice, don't use LinkedIn direct messaging as a dating app. If you want more content from Tami and Tara, subscribe to Growing Evyrgreen wherever you find your podcasts.

How do you know if you have good engagement? If you look at your post, you can see how many people viewed your post and if 10% of the people who viewed your post liked it or commented. So if 100 people viewed your post and 10 people liked it, that is about average engagement. You're doing really good.

If you're on LinkedIn, you need a direct messaging strategy. Listen to this excerpt from the Growing Evyrgreen podcast for some tips.

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Now that I have recommendations on LinkedIn, what can I do with them?

If you want to create exposure for yourself and the people leaving the recommendations, use a tool that will screenshot the recommendation. Make a post out of it so that way you will be more successful!

How do I get a recommendation on LinkedIn?

If you want something, YOU have to ASK for it. Go to someone's profile and click more and hit the "Request a Recommendation" button. Then it sends a message to the person through their DM's. If you want to find out more go to learn.evyrgreen.com. The key is, you have to ask for the recommendations if you want them.

How can I view archived messages on Linkedin?

By default when you go to LinkedIn.com and search through your messages, there is an option to archive and unarchive messages. It is better you take advantage of the archive button so that you are not simply deleting your messages.

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At Evyrgreen.com we have our incredible Evyrgreen Networking affiliate program. You can register as a new affiliate and this gives you the ability to promote our webinar. When someone purchases our course as a result of you promoting our webinar you get 20% residual revenue.