Always welcome new connections and reach out to them with something fun, encouraging or informative. Do Not make your first ever post to them a sales pitch. I’m using LinkedIn a lot to connect with and grow my network. Sometimes it can feel awkward to kick off a brand new connection there. How do you make the transition from a LinkedIn connection to a fruitful relationship? What I do is extend a small gesture of appreciation. The first thing I send is &quot;Thank you for connecting. I am just curious, why did you choose me?&quot; It often facilitates a conversation that leads to a new introduction. A more personal and transparent discussion. Weather I receive a response or not to the first post, I send a second one. I include something that recently &quot;hit me&quot;. Here are three examples: -------------------------------------------------- 1. I am from Boston. As you may know, now I live in Thailand and the town I live in is Borsang. It is as close to Boston as I can get. Boston is a great Sports town. I was listening to a Boston Radio Station and heard a great line. I agree with it too. What I heard on the Radio was, &quot;On a scale of one to ten people from Boston are going for a fifteen&quot;. Well I am from Boston and in my life and business I am going for a 15. Go Big. I am going Big, Are you going big? 2. Jim Rohn said, &quot;We get paid to bring Value to the Marketplace. It takes time...But we get paid for the value, not the time. Increase your value. <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="http://www.syrwebdesign.com/r/geo/JimR" target="_blank">http://www.syrwebdesign.com/r/geo/JimR</a> Want to increase your value, learn things others need and want to learn, bring value by knowing those things and helping others to succeed? 3. I listened to a podcast on the Four C&#039;s of Success. Commitment Courage Capability Confidence Most of us want to start at the end, Confidence. That is what really creates success But we must move through the first 3 to get to the 4th. -------------------------------------------------- On that Third one I have a follow up comment on all four &quot;C&#039;s&quot; This helps me engage a prospect, a new contact and their response informs my follow up. Do not start your first post with a sales pitch. Here is a bunch of Twitter Posts. I make both Value Content and Product promotions. They can be adapted to any social media platform. <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://www.servethailand.com/SFI/CP_TweetThis.html" target="_blank">https://www.servethailand.com/SFI/CP_TweetThis.html</a>