Yes, we’re bullish on LinkedIn.
I recently completed a 4-day Advanced Training Course on LinkedIn for HR Professionals. One of the primary questions that came up was “are the Premium Accounts worth the money“?
The answer is an unequivocal YES. If your job has anything at all to do with Human Resources (HR), whether you are a HR manager for a small to large business, or especially if you are in recruiting, you can’t afford to not have a premium account.
If your premium LinkedIn account helps you make just one new hire a year then it has more that paid for itself, and it will no doubt help you do much more than that.
NOTE: remember that we’re talking about HR Professionals. If you are using LinkedIn as part of your job search or business building, you are probably fine using the free version.
LinkedIn Premium accounts help you to more efficiently find and research key decision makers, send messages to anyone on LinkedIn without an introduction, manage your prospects and opportunities, and much more.
The best advice is to start with the more cost effective “Business Account”. Use that for a while and see if t meets your needs. If you find you are maxing out on InMails or introductions then you can easily upgrade to the Business Plus Account.
Types of LinkedIn Premium Accounts
Business Account – US$24.95/month or get two months free and pay US$249.50/year
- Send 3 InMails per month, with a 7-day response guarantee.
- Unused InMail credits roll over each month, up to a maximum of 9.
- Save 5 searches with weekly alerts.
- Have 15 Introductions open at any time.
- View 300 results per search.
- Save and organize Profiles with Profile Organizer and 5 folders.
- Allow anyone to reach out to you by joining the OpenLink Network.
- Send unlimited messages to anyone in the OpenLink Network.
- Use unlimited reference searches to find coworkers of a candidate.
- Receive 1 business day customer service.
- Access additional search refinements.
Business Plus Account – US$49.95/month or get two months free and pay US$499.50/year
- Send 10 InMails per month, with a 7-day response guarantee.
- Unused InMail credits roll over each month, up to a maximum of 30.
- Save 7 searches with weekly alerts.
- Have 25 Introductions open at any time.
- View 500 results per search.
- Save and organize Profiles with Profile Organizer and 25 folders.
- Allow anyone to reach out to you by joining the OpenLink Network.
- Send unlimited messages to anyone in the OpenLink Network.
- Use unlimited reference searches to find coworkers of a candidate.
- Receive 1 business day customer service.
- Access additional search refinements.
Executive Account – $99.95/month or get two months free and pay US$999.50/year
- Send 25 InMails per month, with a 7-day response guarantee.
- Unused InMail credits roll over each month, up to a maximum of 75.
- Save 10 searches with weekly alerts.
- Have 35 Introductions open at any time.
- View 700 results per search.
- Save and organize Profiles with Profile Organizer and 50 folders.
- Allow anyone to reach out to you by joining the OpenLink Network.
- Send unlimited messages to anyone in the OpenLink Network.
- Use unlimited reference searches to find coworkers of a candidate.
- Receive 1 business day customer service.
- Access additional search refinements.
Pro Account – US$499.95/month or get two months free and pay US$4,999.50/year
- Send 50 InMails per month, with a 7-day response guarantee.
- Unused InMail credits roll over each month, up to a maximum of 150.
- Save 10 searches with daily alerts.
- Have 40 Introductions open at a time.
- View 1000 results per search.
- Save and organize Profiles with Profile Organizer and 75 folders.
- Allow anyone to reach out to you by joining the OpenLink Network.
- Send unlimited messages to anyone in the OpenLink Network.
- Use unlimited reference searches to find coworkers of a candidate.
- Receive 1 business day customer service.
- Access additional search refinements.
If you’re still not sure or if have any questions please leave a comment below or contact us for a free consultation.
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