As someone who gets a lot of connection requests from people I don’t know, I much prefer a “Follow” and then a connection later when you have something interesting or useful to say.
If you are connecting with people on LinkedIn that you have not met before, consider if you should click “Follow” before connecting with them. As someone who gets a lot of connection requests from people I don’t know, I much prefer a “Follow” and then a connection later when you have something interesting or useful to say.