Networking without feeling pushy after 16 years as a janitorial supervisor

I sent 16 messages on a professional network and got two replies. There are 16 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I worry about bothering people.

Follow up with a thank-you and a short update. One of my chats led to a referral a month later.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 12 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.