Comments on: Is Your LinkedIn Account About to be Suspended?

By: Frank Sonnenberg

Frank Sonnenberg — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:16:06 +0000

Great blog Sean. Thanks for the handy advice!

By: Software Tester

Software Tester — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:01:28 +0000

I too face this issue. Refer http://qualitypoint.blogspot.com/2010/05/think-...
Do you have any idea whether it will be restored?

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:41:42 +0000

LinkedIn’s entire valuation is not based on “revenue” because it doesn’t really generate the revenue required to cover it’s costs. The LinkedIn valuation is based on the number of “subscribers” and ie. a valuation of $200 per member on the LinkedIn site (or the cost to acquire that new member) would mean that LinkedIn’s current valuation would be $200/member X 4,000,000 = $8,000,000,000. Yes, it is a very big number considering valuation. Interestingly, however, before this valuation can be effectively done, they have to do a true count: 1. How many people who signed up and never returned. 2. How many people need to be eliminated due to violation of the guidelines which measures exposure and liability for LinkedIn, and finally, a true count percentage of 70% ~ 85% of the total based on growth.

These actions taken according to the posting only leads me to believe in one thing that is about to happen: This means LinkedIn is about to be ACQUIRED. (or going Public)

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:11:15 +0000

Sue,

You pick them up as you move along. I’ve violated some and on others was fortunate to find the info before doing so.

Sean

By: Sue Leonard

Sue Leonard — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:26 +0000

Thanks for this – it is very helpful. There were some “Rules” that I was not even aware of that
I will be mindful of from here on out.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:51:44 +0000

Thanks everyone for the comments. I usually try to respond to each person but its been busy and there have been a lot. Thanks for joining the conversation. Your comments make this a better discussion.

Sean

By: Natallia

Natallia — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:37:39 +0000

Great article, awesome comments.
I LOVE LinkedIn despite all the restrictions, which can be annoying at times (esp not being able to send invitation to a person you don’t know.) I have found my own ways to go around these rules (sending invites to group members, personalizing the invites, getting introduced through a person already in your network). From my experience I can state that personalizing your invites helps the most. Mention some things you have in common with the person you want to connect. Offer help, tip, advice, etc. – tell people WHY you want to connect with them and how YOU BOTH can benefit from it.

In general, the value and opportunities LinkedIn gives to its users are greater than all the downsides. So, go by the rules but make LinkedIn work for you and your business!

By: leslie

leslie — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:21:42 +0000

Forgive me if this has been mentioned, but I didn’t see it when I skimmed through all the comments. While LinkedIn has generous free activity it is trying to make money with its upgraded service that would likely provide the more private information that it forbids on the free side.

I used to belong to Classmates, but this and Facebook are much better and I don’t have to pay to hear from people from my past.

By: Lesley Dewar

Lesley Dewar — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:16:01 +0000

Thanks for the article and the blog. I got suspended once, for accidently violating their rules, but with a proper explanation of what I was about, they put my account back on a good footing. I am a paying member of LinkedIn and frankly, the IM’s I pay for are a waste of time and money.

I have made some incredible contacts through LinkedIn and value them highly. I think the new idea of add subgroups to large groups will make it much easier for us to be in a group that is more closely focused on our mutual interests AND will gradually be used by LinkedIn to reduce the number of groups on LI. They have over 300,000 groups – some of which have less than 100 members. That cannot be profitable for them.

If we were all restricted to only connecting with someone we already knew, how would we expand our networks. It’s an oxymoron! I keep facebook for that reason – I only connect on Facebook with people I really know and trust. On LinkedIn, I am a LION – because I can always disconnect from you without you even know I have gone!

@wildlifeaid Special link for everyone on LinkedIn Leave your comments here http://tinyurl.com/o8bc9m

Thanks again.

By: Toni Roberts

Toni Roberts — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:50:29 +0000

Thank you for this information, Sean. I am fairly new to social networking and afraid I have been ignoring LinkedIn entirely while learning to use FaceBook. I’m still a little puzzled why I am doing social networking and this blog gives some insights. It’s hard to network when you are restricted, or always needing to purchase something additional. Perhaps there will be a time when social networking software will be available to individual sites such as the Cobb Chamber, so the group can control the rules.