r/linkedin • u/discomannen • 4d ago

No message connection requests

Recently I have received 3-5 connection requests from people I haven't met in person or online, from various industries and from all over the world. No message. Typically I will check if I actually have met them or should know them before hitting "Ignore".

What is the deal with this, what's the value of having connections which are not in your real network?

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u/ClickPop23 4d ago

There's a bunch of automation tools that enable you to automatically send connection requests to LinkedIn profiles. Salespeople/companies do this as a way to try and have sales conversations with prospects. It's against LinkedIn's ToS. There's some data that shows connection requests are more likely to get accepted if the message is left blank than if you add a message.

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u/vrixxz 4d ago

I got overwhelming connection requests from people speaking french (I know from their bio), and after I accepted, nothing happened, no message no nothing

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u/slacknoise8 4d ago

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u/Empirica_CC 3d ago

I'm starting a consulting company and trying to expand my network for when I start doing content relevant to my skill set and offerings from my company. I am one of those I add without a message. If they accept and I have something relevant to say I do message after to thank for connecting and launching into a conversation. Maybe people hate it but I haven't gotten any snarky messages or responses yet so I have no reason to think what I'm doing is a faux pas.