So, you’ve made the perfect LinkedIn profile (see how to perfect your LinkedIn profile here) and now it’s time to start building your connections, but what exactly are connections? Well, to answer the question literally, LinkedIn connections are people that you connect with on the platform. Just like on Facebook where you have add friends, on LinkedIn you add connections. Once you’re connected with someone you can see what there updates on your feed and depending on their privacy settings have more access to their profile.
However, it’s super important to remember, connections on LinkedIn differ from friends on Facebook. You become friends with someone on Facebook because you know them or would like to get to know them on a personal level. On LinkedIn, you connect with someone because you want to get to know them on a professional level and they can add value to your professional life (basically to your career), or you can add value to their. This is an important point to keep in mind when looking for new connections and also when posting content.