Comments on: What Value Does A Bigger Network Bring You?

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:11:53 +0000

@Ari, yes, I have heard that it is 3 or 4 degrees of separation now… interesting. Your position is exactly what LinkedIn wants you to do, as you are in a position to really add value to others in your network since you really know them. One of these days I have to write a post about MY OWN quantity…. you’ll like that (it will be on the JibberJobber blog).

@Sean, great thoughts. I agree with you, the strategy you choose depends on your needs. Thanks for sharing the idea of LIONs, Dogs and Turtles

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By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:54:40 +0000

Lions, Dogs, and Turtles… I like it!

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By: Sean Nelson

Sean Nelson — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:03:09 +0000

I need to remember to spell check.

By: Sean Nelson

Sean Nelson — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:02:21 +0000

The beauty of it is that each person needs to determine what connection strategy works best for them. If success in your business is helped by being able to find people (such as a recruiter), then being a LION isn’t a bad idea. If you follow Peter Nyguen’s strategy of using your network to help you sell ebooks, etc, then it’s not a bad strategy.

Where it doesn’t make sense is that you connect because you find value in having a large number (look at all of my connections). If you don’t have a strategy to try and monetize these connections what’s the point?

My personal strategy is two fold: 1. To creat another level of connectedness to those I know; 2. To facilitate meeting of those I would like to know.

You have Lion’s and Closed Networkers (I call them Turtles), and then in the middle is what I call Networkers (if I have to come up with an animal, then I guess it’s a Dog–loyal to it’s network, yet able to hunt).

That’s my two cents!

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:40:10 +0000

Have you heard recent chatter that the old saying of “six degrees of separation” is now reduced to three? That’s because of the LinkedIn users who you and I agree are abusing the social fabric.

I can tell you how I know everyone in my network; I’ve heard first-hand that people with thousands of LinkedIn connections are clueless who are in their networks. Maybe they can provide referrals, but where’s the value if Person A can’t tell Person C anything about Person B other than his name begins with B?