Can You Message a LinkedIn “Open Profile” Without Burning InMail Credits? If a LinkedIn user has enabled Open Profile , you can message them directly, no InMail credit required. What changes sometimes is how LinkedIn’s interface behaves. Depending on what product line you’re using (free LinkedIn, Premium, Sales Navigator, etc.) and how you access the profile (desktop - search results, CRM integration, mobile, browser extension), the UI might still show “Send InMail” instead of “Message,” even...

Why Is My LinkedIn Post Reach So Limited? It’s disheartening to pour time and heart into a big launch post on LinkedIn, and then see it reach only a small fraction of your network. You might ask yourself: Is LinkedIn just hiding me?  The truth is, the algorithm isn’t against you, but it does follow signals and patterns that many creators don’t fully realize they can influence. In this post, I’ll walk you through why a post from an account with ~1.5 K followers might only show to ~100 people ,...

Is The New LinkedIn “Games” Keyboard Ruining Your Experience? If you’ve recently opened LinkedIn on your phone to type a quick reply, maybe a comment, a DM, or to participate in the new mini-games, you may have noticed something off. The keyboard feels cramped. It lags. Autocorrect misbehaves. Sometimes it doesn’t even accept certain keystrokes. You wonder: Why did LinkedIn even build its own keyboard  when the system keyboard you’re used to works just fine? There are several reasons why...