This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Sending Messages
LinkedIn offers numerous ways to send messages, including sending messages from the inbox or from a member’s profile.
Send a Message from the Inbox
One way to send a message to one of your 1st degree connections is from your inbox.
Click the Compose Message button.
Start typing the name of the person you want to message. As you type, LinkedIn displays potential matches you can select.
- Enter a subject for your message.
- Enter your message in the text box.
- If you’re sending a message to multiple recipients and don’t want to disclose this information, remove the check mark before the Allow Recipients to See Each Other’s Names and Email Addresses check box (selected by default).
- To email yourself a copy of your message, select the Send Me a Copy check box. Your message already appears in your Sent folder by default.
Click the Send Message button.
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Send a Message from a Connection’s Profile
You can also send a message to your 1st degree connections from their profiles.
Click the Send a Message button.
- Enter a subject for your message.
- Enter your message in the text box.
Click the Send Message button.
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>>>Go Further: Other Ways to Message Your LinkedIn Connections
Although sending your connections a message from your inbox or from their profiles is common, LinkedIn offers several other ways to message your connections. You can also do the following:
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Pause over the Inbox button on the navigation bar and click the Compose Message button.
Click the Message button in people search results. This button displays only next to people who are your 1st degree connections. See Chapter 7 for more information about people search results.
Pause over a connection’s name on your home page and click the Send a Message button in the profile preview.
Contacting people off of LinkedIn is another option. The profiles of your 1st degree connections display their external email addresses in the Contact Info tab below their headlines and photos. In addition, some members include their email addresses directly on their profiles for the entire LinkedIn network to see.
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