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Viadeo provides you with the tools importing the email addresses of your existing contacts easily. If you use Outlook, you can simply import your contacts into your Viadeo address book and them to join your network. You can also import from a file containing the list of your contacts. | ||
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The Core of Your Network |
Manage all your contacts in the 'Contacts' section.
There are 5 tabs under 'Contacts':
- 1. My Contacts: Members you are connected to. You share your network with them. They can ask you to introduce them to your other contacts.
- 2. Accepted invitations: List of contacts you successfully invited to join Viadeo
- 3. Address book: Contacts imported from your address book but you have not invited them to join. You can import your address book from Outlook or import from a file and webmail .
Importing your address book helps you find people you know on Viadeo, then invite the rest of your contacts to increase the size of your network. - 4. Pending invitations: List of persons you have invited who have not yet accepted your invitation.
- 5. News feed: Your contacts' recent activities, for example, joining a forum, post message in a forum or connecting to another member.
Why should you connect to new contacts? |
You increase your business networking opportunities when you have more contacts. Your contacts can introduce you to their contacts. Well connected members will rank higher in our search engine as well.
How can I connect to more members? |
Invite people you know to become your contacts on Viadeo. All you need is their email addresses. Ways to invite your contacts:
- To invite one person: Use the link 'Invite a person' on the 'My Contacts' page. Enter the email address, personalise the message and then send the invitation.
- To invite several persons: Use the link 'Several people' on the 'My Contacts' page. Enter the email addresses, personalise the message and then send the invitation.
- To invite several persons without entering email addresses individually: first fill in your address book, either manually or using the link 'My contacts: Import Contacts: Manual Entry' or by importing your Outlook address book or Webmail or importing from a file .
Once your address book is completed, you can invite contacts one by one using the 'Invite' link or invite several people. Check the box next to their names and click on the 'Invite Selection' button. Personalise the message and then send the invitation.
Can I invite a contact who is already a member? |
We recommend that you invite all the members that you know well and connect to those are already a member.
You need to know the email addresses of the contacts you invite.
What happens when I invite someone? |
Depends on if they are members of Viadeo or not
- Already a member: they can simply accept or decline your invitation. If it is accepted, you will become contacts.
- Not a member: they will receive an email with links for your profile and invitation.
What if I invite a member with a different email from the one they used to register? |
Your contact may be registered with a different email from the one you know. Two things may occur:
- The member has entered a second email address (go to 'Accounts & Settings'>'Email and password'). In this case, they will receive your invitation in both emails.
- The member has not entered the second email address. In this case, Viadeo wouldn't know if person is already a member. The member is considered as a new member and is sent a registration form. This member can click on the 'I already have an account' located at the top of the form. After signing in, they will be directed to your invitation.
If you regularly use a second email address, we advise you to add another email to Viadeo. (Go to 'Accounts & Settings' > 'Email and password'.)
If you receive an invitation on an email address different from the one you used to register, do not fill out a new registration form but click on the link "I already have an account" on the form.
What is the difference between Invitation, Connection Request and Introduction Request? |
Invitation is sent to people not using Viadeo to invite them joining the network.
You send a Connection Request to ask a member to connect to you. Introduction Request is sent when you ask a contact to introduce you to one of their contacts.
How does the Invitation System work? |
To thank you for your loyalty, Viadeo offers a Sponsorship system, by giving you one month Premium membership free: Every time 10 people that you have invited subscribe to the site by clicking on your invitation link, you receive one month of Premium membership. If you are already a Premium member, the free month will extend your membership.
Each time one of your accepted invitations decides to subscribe for 12 or 24 months Premium membership you will receive an additional free month of Premium membership to thank you for having introduced the member to Viadeo.
By inviting more members you increase your visibility on Viadeo. The more members who accept your invitation, the higher you will rank in search results.
There is no limit of the free monthly premium membership you can be rewarded with the Invitation System. If you are already have Premium membership, the free month will be added to the end of your current membership.
Invite your contacts now!
