Enthusiastically Self-Employed: business tips, marketing tips, and LinkedIn tips for coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, solopreneurs & small business owners
Enthusiastically Self-Employed is designed for you if you’re self-employed as a coach, consultant, speaker, author, solopreneur, or small business owner. Listen in for business, marketing, and LinkedIn tips, sprinkled in with stories along the way.
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Enthusiastically Self-Employed: business tips, marketing tips, and LinkedIn tips for coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, solopreneurs & small business owners
Why Automation to Grow Your LinkedIn Network ANNOYS Everyone Ep 160
In this episode, I discuss why using automation to grow your LinkedIn network is annoying for everyone. I'll explore how automated messages are easily detectable and often irrelevant, a clear violation of LinkedIn's terms of service, and the dishonesty associated with these tactics.
I share my personal experiences and the negative impact of automation, emphasizing the importance of organic growth and real interactions on LinkedIn.
I also highlight the risks of automation, the untruthful practices of some companies, and the value of creating genuine professional relationships.
00:00 Introduction: Why Automation on LinkedIn Annoys Everyone
00:22 Identifying Automation in LinkedIn Invitations
01:23 Violation of LinkedIn's Terms of Service
04:42 The Ineffectiveness of Automated LinkedIn Growth
05:44 Calling Out Automation Users
07:50 The Pitfalls of Automated Engagement
08:35 The Value of Genuine Interaction on LinkedIn
10:25 Conclusion: Grow Your LinkedIn Network Organically
Resources Mentioned:
LinkedIn's Terms of Service https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#dos
My friend Mic Adams published a blog about this a while back:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/30-ways-lose-your-linkedin-account-using-tools-overview-mic-adam/
Here's a post from another highly reputable LinkedIn coach (Richard van der Blom) about this:
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