You may say: Unless I’m paying for LinkedIn, I can’t send someone a direct message. Sarah says: Why send an email to someone to get lost in the sea of emails when you can send someone a direct message on LinkedIn and be much more targeted?

LinkedIn says: Inmails are 7x more likely to be read than a normal ‘cold call’ email. Also, unused Inmails roll over for 3 months and you can buy more emails once you’re up and running. Plus you get extras if someone responds to an Inmail.

How many Inmails you are allowed to send depends on your package but it starts with 5 a month up to 15. Basically it’s an email which goes directly to someone’s in box via LinkedIn. Read: Increase your engagement on product pages 1) Inmail So, let’s have a look at the extra features you can get with LinkedIn Premium to see whether your money will be well spent. I share my findings with you here.Īt $29.99 a month for Premium Career and $49.99 for Premium business, it’s important to make sure that what you’re getting is good value. I have always used the free version of LinkedIn so I thought I should trial the paid version (LinkedIn premium) to see if it makes a difference to the ability to connect and convert leads. You lovely folk keep asking me if the free version of LinkedIn is sufficient to find and convert the business leads we need to grow our businesses? Now, more than ever before, people are realising that they can find new business online in the comfort of their own homes, and LinkedIn is a huge part of that process. Since lockdown, LinkedIn usage has gone up by over 22%.

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