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Are you not receiving endorsements from your connections? Sometimes all it takes is a nudge. Rather than sit and stare at your lonely Skills & Endorsements section, get proactive and send your connections an email. Send a simple LinkedIn message to a few of your close connections and ask them to endorse you. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the oil!

Following are two sample messages to send to connections with whom you recently finished a project or whom you’ve recently endorsed. The first is an example of requesting an endorsement after finishing up a project or other work with a client:

  If you were happy with my work I performed at Widgets, Inc., would you be so kind as to endorse me on LinkedIn?

  It’s just a simple click of a button. The skills and expertise I would like to be endorsed for are Project Management, Leadership Team Building, and SEO.

  All you need to do is visit my profile and scroll down to the Skills & Endorsements section located at the bottom of my profile.

 Here’s the link to my profile: www.linkedin.com/in/todonna.

The next is an example of requesting an endorsement using the power of quid pro quo:

  I just endorsed you for Project Management and Leadership Strategy on your LinkedIn profile.

  If you’re comfortable with it, would you do the same for me?

 There’s 50 skills to choose from. All you need to do is visit my profile: www.linkedin.com/in/todonna.

When your connections do endorse you, make sure you reach out and thank them. Call them on the phone or send them a message via LinkedIn. Use LinkedIn as an excuse to get in touch. This is a great way to continue to network and forge strong relationships.

In addition to endorsements, there’s another longer-form way for connections to add their two cents about you: recommendations. Keep reading to find out more about this type of testimonial.