You're a developer, i'm guessing your profile plays that up. Are you expecting anything other than a recruiter to contact you? Now imagine you're a buyer for

You're a developer, i'm guessing your profile plays that up. Are you expecting anything other than a recruiter to contact you? Now imagine you're a buyer for a large furniture retailer, if you have your profile open, it might not be unusual for a supplier looking to get into somewhere bigger to contact you. I've worked with a few sales guys, what they tend to do is use linkedin to build a tactical map. They then strategically expand their network until they get close to who they want. LinkedIn, when used correctly probably won't come in the form of an inMail, but in the form of a phone call out of the blue from an acquaintance.