Mistake #6 – Group Message Disasters
Group messages can be very useful, but they can be irritating to your contacts if you use them incorrectly.
Never send out a group message that is blatantly self-promoting, and never send out a message that wouldn’t be 100% relevant to nearly every one of your contacts.
Imagine your inbox suddenly being inundated with dozens of messages about something you have no interest in whatsoever. It would probably really bother you, and you’d likely take steps to keep this from happening. (Most notably removing that contact from your connections.)
Whenever you send out a group message, you must do two things. First, be sure you’re sending the message only to relevant industry connections. Second, be sure you uncheck the box that says “Allow recipients to see each other’s names and email addresses”. The last thing people want is to have their names and email addresses sent to a bunch of random people they don’t know.
Be very careful with group messaging, and only use it when absolutely necessary.