LinkedIn Introductions: Gauging the Introducer-Prospect RelationshipLinkedIn Introductions: Gauging the Introducer-Prospect Relationship

Identifying the right prospects on LinkedIn is critical to receiving introductions with real potential.  Your connections have hundreds of connections, making introduction possibilities seem endless.  This can be deceiving.  Not all of your connections are able to provide you with warm introductions to prospects. You need some criterion to narrow your focus on high probability introductions.  

One of the best ways to determine the probability of getting an introduction on LinkedIn is to gauge the relationship between the introducer (your first degree connection) and the prospect (your second degree connection). You need to uncover strong relationships.

The following are a few ways to evaluate the relationship between the introducer and...