You can ask someone to join your network by sending them an invitation to connect. If they accept your invitation, they become a 1st-degree connection. We recommend that you only send invitations to people you know well. You can invite people to connect from the following areas:
- A member's profile - Click Connect on the right side of their profile.
- Search results - Click Connect to the right of the person's info.
- The Add Connections page - Search your email address book to find contacts or enter email addresses where the invitations should be sent. You can also search for colleagues and classmates. If you invite someone who isn't a LinkedIn member, they'll have to create an account to accept.
- People You May Know - Click Connect next to the person's name to send an invitation.
As your account matures, you may be required to enter an email address every time you send an invitation.
Note: You can't paste links or add attachments to invitations.