How valuable do you consider LinkedIn's 'Who Viewed Your Profile' feature to be?  In a best-case scenario, people say it is an amazing opportunity to connect and interact. In a worst-case perspective, it can be a point of interest; still, it won't make one much better off.

We asked the SMT community and here's what we found:.
Most of the respondents claimed they never established valuable connections according to 1,000 votes, based on insights linked to using a LinkedIn profile viewer.

On the other hand, 43% of people have, so it's not like it's a useless tool. But either it's not as valuable as many would hope or people are not using the feature as best they could in terms of it being a jumping off point for reaching out to possible connections as a result of them taking a look at your info.

That's what LinkedIn expert Brynne Tillman recommends in her application of the feature, connecting the WVYP listing to caller ID: It's like caller ID on your cell phone. If it's a number that you would call back, send them a message, and a request to connect, and if not, just ignore it and move on.

As described by Tillman:

If it's a first degree connection, you can send them a simple note thanking them for stopping by your profile and asking 'what brought you to my profile today?' If they aren't a connection yet and you think you may want them to be, send a connection request with this message: 'Thanks for dropping by my profile.". I had the chance to look at yours and I would love to get in touch. Should you accept this invitation, kindly do so. P.S.

may I ask how you found me?

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That may be an excellent, effortless way to generate some conversation, so while most people have not yet received any good business connections through the option, it could just be that both parties are waiting for the other to reach out and start a conversation, which should lead to more opportunities.

What these results really suggest is that maybe people are actually reaching out to those who are viewing their profile, but they're still not getting any real, beneficial response. But my guess is that most people aren't looking to make connections based on the feature.

It may be well worth the initiative, and a little bolder to provoke the conversation – and really, the worst that can happen is that the person says they were just window shopping, like in a store, or doesn't respond at all. Not a loss by any means reaching out, and a lot that could be gained by taking that first step. Undefined Worth considering in your approach.