Linkedin - joined or not
Hello everyone.
It’s been weeks since my last posting. I trust everyone is well.
I read other fellow member writing on social media this morning (Hong Kong time) and shared their bad experience being spammed by others people on the social media platforms. I want to write here to express my feeling and opinion.
I've been with Linkedin since 2003 and FB since 2008.I can barely say so far so good in terms of privacy/security. There has not been too many unwanted approaches from people with unwelcome motives. Up to now I have more than 3000 connections on Linkedin and 600 FB friends. I've been very careful both in selecting my connecting targets as well as accepting connection/friends requests. Through these networks, I've been able to secure opportunities for myself as well as for clients/employers I’ve served. So overall I'm glad I've been benefited from these online social activities.
Linkedin is mean for more serious business people and companies. I have friends in human resources function with Fortune 500 companies constantly searching potential talent to fill up their team, as well as friends who were approached by their existing employers to join the companies through Linkedin. According to them, they’re all so far content with what they achieved here.
Overall I think the benefit of taking part in these social media overshadows the disadvantageous by-products (i.e. scam/spam) they inevitably binging about. The more popular and the more individuals/businesses using these media for their business purposes, the more likely that people with evil motives are doing same. Imagine that you own and run a retail store in the real world, you get more walk in customers into your store. But at the same time more people (not customers) just come in to take advantage from you. I’m sure you would rather have more people to walk in to your store even though some of them may be passers-by or even trespassers. In order to avoid to be scammed, due care should be taken when adding and accepting friends.
I’ve been receiving from time to time scam offers through Linkedin, so much that now I can somehow figure out their scam nature from the outset. Hence I would encourage any WA members to join (if you haven’t).
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Hi there cheng, hows it going? I'm a bit of a Horse Racing buff and was in Hong Kong earlier this Year. Had a really fab time and even managed to snag a couple of winners!
Don't you hate, hate those scammers? Iv'e found by just browsing their content, most of the buggers don't know how to spell... and their grammar is atrocious....
They are also "over cook" their intro line to come across a nice and trustworthy friend. Lucky for us, this is a trait they are unfamiliar with and it sticks out like you know what!
**PS. Looks like a great beach to wet a line.
Best regards,
Aussie Jeff.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am a member in Linkedin, but have not really done much there. I need to review the basic training!
I am with linkedin and have not fully understood just how valuable a business tool it can be another member has done a basic tour of linkedin this may help you. LinkedIn Basic Training 101
Linkedin is a very valuable business tool. The MLM'ers however do like to spam! I can usually smell them a mile off when they ask to connect to me. The worst ones bulk message lots of people so that you end up seeing all the complaints that are bulk messaged back!
In one of the similar scenarios that I came across before, I ended up connected with a few other bona fide members who made the spam complaints.
I have joined LinkedIn this year and even though I get so called "spam" from them, I use these emails as reminders to keep active in the social media forums. They can help me connect with others. Who knows where that will lead to?
Hi Alex , thank you for your review and recommendation. This is one of the great things about wealthy affiliate, getting advice from members real life experiences. Thank you so much for sharing.
Alexander
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Thanks for sharing this information about fb and linkedin. It is good to hear from people who have actually been using them for several years.
Marilyn