But now completely unknown strangers are sending requests to join my network... What is the idea? Isn't this against the whole idea of being "linked in"?
I found that I was just getting a lot of the same posts and it was a lot of groupthink.
Then I started connecting with people I hadn't met. It's significantly expanded the conversations and perspectives I'm getting.
Expanding the reach of my posts/views and the value of the network I bring.
This has helped in being seen by many as an expert. Also the value of the posts. I've had multiple clients reach out to engage in work that I had never met in person.
For me connecting and conversing with people in the same industry brings a lot of value to myself and the industry as a whole.
Connecting people across the globe into one feed has become the new idea of LinkedIn for me.