You should clean your LinkedIn network.

 

I am sure that if you are reading this post, is because at some point, last time that you connected and checked your LinkedIn you’ve realized that something is wrong. You are receiving a lot of spam or the information you see on your screen, isn’t relevant for you

In theory, LinkedIn is the PROFESSIONAL NETWORK by definition, the ones that create here a profile is to find or create business opportunities, work, and knowledge exchange…

Here the key points to identify and eliminate contacts on LinkedIn. 

• Spammers, these are the first to eliminate.
  • They send courses offers that do not have to do with our field.
  • Impersonalized offers or recommendation requests without our name or adding hundreds of contacts at the same time.
  • "The Perfect" job, salaries of six figures, working from home ... this does not look good!

• Non-professionals. Lately, I've noticed that people post on LinkedIn like in Facebook, kittens, and congratulating parties, family photos. These contacts are in my eyehole, my time has a value, and I really glad that your dog is healthy, but if this post really interests me, I will be checking my Facebook, not LinkedIn.

• Outdated, unfinished or profiles without a photo. Bye bye! 

• Sectors of non-interest, many of us made the mistake (years ago) when we created the LinkedIn account to add to familiars, friends, general contacts, who do not belong to our sectors. This beginner’s failure makes that we see news on our home page that has a lack of interest. It’s the time to clean it, we can see family and friends in other social media. 

• Bad behavior. Maybe this is a little subjective, but I define the following by bad behavior something like these examples. 

  • Ask for advice or favors continuously for free.
  • Sends too many messages, using the inbox as a chat.
  • Try to sell something few seconds after accepted the connection request.  
  • Their interactions or post are rude and inappropriate.
  • Requested personal data in an open post.
  • Copy and reuse your post without permission.

• Smoke Sellers. Last but not least, people who sell smoke. I have super clear that LinkedIn is nourished by ego, and promoting the "good that we are", but from selling or strengths to "I'm expert guru, visionary..." really? From my point of view, you are an amazing and great IT help desk technician, visionary is Steven Hopkins, you are in my point of view, if I only see this in your presentation, and I do not see interesting posts or contributions that prove it, I am sorry, but you are out.

What do you think of your LinkedIn contacts? Do they meet these conditions? Are you going to clean them?

By the way, feel free to add me to your LinkedIn connections. lol