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LinkedIn Endorsements - Updated

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Written by Gloria Metrick on . Published as written. It may not reflect how these systems work today.

In previous blog posts, I'd mentioned that I'd gotten behind in endorsing people who I'm linked to. Meanwhile, people kept endorsing me and I continued to get further behind, making it yet easier to procrastinate getting up-to-date. It's terrible to admit that so many people endorsed me and I didn't spend the time to endorse them, back, but I have finally taken the time to take care of all this. Now, I want to thank everyone who endorsed me for their patience. Hopefully, you can see that I do value you and the time you spent to endorse me. Once again, thank you to all of you.

Gloria Metrick
GeoMetrick Enterprises
http://www.GeoMetrick.com/

The conversation

2 comments from 1 person on May 10, 2013. Gloria replied once.

    1. Gloria MetrickAuthor

      My own thoughts on endorsements are these:
      1. If someone spent the time to endorse me, it seems rude not to spend time on them. Just as when people take the time to compliment you, in-person, they are sometimes sincere, other times, they are not. And it seems polite to respond back with something. But, to be clear on this, I am not trying to make this equal to a conversation with someone that takes place one-on-one and in which a compliment comes out. I am merely saying there are some social norms that come into play.
      2. I do not think many people read the endorsements or the recommendations. When one of my current or past customers happens to personally tell a potential future customer how great I am, that is powerful. But I doubt that potential future customer would read these and believe them. Some are obviously a tit-for-tat situation, where I endorse someone and they endorse me back. Those are not taken that seriously, I suspect. Also, without speaking directly to someone, hearing the inflection in their voice, and being able to able some questions, I suspect many people are not that interested in either of these.

      Nonetheless, the purpose of this post is to show those who thought of me to that I was also thinking of them and willing to spend time on them as they did on me. Regardless the value of the endorsements, their time is valued by me and I appreciate that they gave any of it to me.

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