Linked-in Premium free trial

[zoran]

Has anyone used the Linked-in Premium free trial? Is it really free and if so up to which point is it free?

 

[Siamchaim]

so you use it, like it and convert to a paid user. I needed it for some headhunting, it was nice to be able to contact whoever I wanted and have unrestricted access to profiles. Sort of felt like god mode in a game.

 

[zoran]

Can one use it without paying?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Can one use it without paying?

Not once the time limit kicks in.

 

[zoran]

Is it possible to stop the trial before it kicks in?

 

[Gutwrench]

LI seems like a nice tool for people with a specific need, but it’s not for me. I made an account in 2007 but ended up not using it. In 2019 I hunted down my account and updated it. Again I don’t see any personal value so I’ve turned off all notifications.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

LI seems like a nice tool for people with a specific need, but it’s not for me. I made an account in 2007 but ended up not using it. In 2019 I hunted down my account and updated it. Again I don’t see any personal value so I’ve turned off all notifications.

Agreed, LI is excellent for a specific need, which may not be the need of the company.

Anyway, I, too, have turned off most notifications.

Re the Premium "Free Trial", I stupidly signed up for it over a decade ago, and, within a matter of months (having consulted my bank account), I cancelled the service.

Since then, I have been invited to renew several times a year, but declined to do so.

It is not simply the money, it is that you are monetised and expected to supply introductions to others on your contact lists and to spend time doing so - thus, LI expected my time, interest and dedication (as well as my money) to make their particular model work.

Now, I find it useful to stay in touch with people who work in my areas - and related areas - usually people I have worked with internationally, and it can be useful for staying in touch with international contacts.