Let me start off by saying that I enjoy LinkedIn and it’s functionality. LinkedIn has helped me stay in touch with family, friends, and colleagues in a business capacity and ultimately helped me connect with like-minded people. Social Media Networks like LinkedIn have opened the door for traditional sales representatives to connect with spam members of the same LinkedIn Group.
I recently received this spam email and wanted to share what NOT to do when using LinkedIn for Business. [The Spammer will remain anonymous, but the content of the email will not.]
How To Fail At Using LinkedIn
LinkedIn Email Spam Headline
LinkedIn Spam Email Title
How did I get spammed? I share a LinkedIn group with the spammer, opening up the opportunity for the spammer to contact me via email. The Title of the email is “Build your sales pipeline.” Ugh. Really? Yes, I am a “Sales Representative” but, really?
LinkedIn Spam Email Introduction
LinkedIn Spam Email Intro
The Spammer says, “Hi” but does not reference me. If you are going to spam someone via email, at least have the courtesy of personalizing your message. If the spammer was genuine, I may have responded to the email.
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Ryan Beale is an Inbound Marketing Specialist - Sales at HubSpot. RBeale.com is my personal web log where I share my thoughts on Internet Marketing, Sales and Sports. My Blog runs on the Thesis Theme for WordPress. The Thesis Theme is SEO-Friendly, easily customizable and has a community filled with WordPress Experts ready to help when questions arise. Try it today! Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!
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ah gee, I hate spammers and scammers. I wish they would expend that energy on positive constructive activities instead of making other people's lives hell.
Thanks for stopping by Wynne! I agree that spammers should spend more time and effort on positive activities that will get them noticed and build long term value, like blogging. In this case, if the spammer even sent me an email saying, “Hi Ryan, I noticed we are in the same XYX LinkedIn Group. I wanted to introduce myself as my company helps sales representatives get more qualified leads for their business. Are you interested in speaking about how my company may be able to help you build your business?”
In which case, I would have politely said, “no, thank you.”
your social bookmark plugin looks sweet.
Thanks, Man. It's not a plugin, just some code using the Thesis Theme for WordPress. There are a ton of tutorials out there teaching how to add the code for the social bookmarks when using Thesis. If you use Thesis, I'm happy to help point you in the right direction to customize your site.
Yes please, Getting those funky icons looks cool (and I am a big fan of Thesis too).
Yes please, Getting those funky icons looks cool (and I am a big fan of Thesis too).
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