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Permalink Reply by Sudip on January 22, 2009 at 6:25pm

You have to post that in All Groups in LinkedIN that "I am an open networker on LinkedIn" with your mail address.

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Permalink Reply by Leslie Lopez on January 22, 2009 at 7:45pm

Some people also put OPEN NETWORKER as part of their display name

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Permalink Reply by Careers In Holland on January 23, 2009 at 3:12am

Hi Dwan,

Ever noticed something like [LION] or (LION) next to someone's name or in theire headline in LI? It stands for LinkedIn Open Networker, so that's a way to indicate you're open to all (or most) invites.

However: not everybody is fond of LION's, it could also scare off some of the people you'd like to connect with. There's somewhat of a debate between the "purists" (only link when you really know somebody) and "open networkers" (the bigger the network the better; some people even publicly boast how many connections they have).

So think carefully what method you choose. Also consider becoming member of SixDegrees group, this could massively increase your network in the shortest time (thanks again Dave!).

Regards,

Niels

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