Don’t do this on LinkedIn
This week I received a message on LinkedIn from someone who will remain nameless, who said "I would be interested in making a connection with you and getting to know you. Is there a time that we could set up to connect?" Short, sweet and to the point and included an email address. After checking his website, I saw that it made sense for us to talk and emailed him back some days and times I was available to talk. I too was interested in learning more about his company and the association he runs; it would be a good connection. So far, really good, right? However, instead of an email with a time and date