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by solarmist 1234 days ago
Word of mouth. People love to say nice things about people they know, but only if it's a sure thing. If you occasionally do the wrong thing or upset people in inappropriate ways, they won't say anything. There's a wide swath of I like this person but won't bring up his/her name to others for X or Y reason.

People will bring up your name in positive situations, which leads to new connections to you without effort on your part.