r/linkedin

I love getting in contact with other people and seeing what keeps them busy in their professional life. I avoided LinkedIn for many years, as I had my prejudices about it, but now I joined the party I absolutely love it. To me, LinkedIn is a portfolio website. And I love seeing the projects that people are working on.

Of course the platform is only as good as the people you follow.

Anyone else that can't really relate to the negativity on here?

“Hey John, loved your thoughts on B2B growth.”

No you didn’t.

You found John 14 seconds ago and his thoughts on B2B growth were terrible.

I know this because I spent months building OutreachGenie, which is software for helping people automate this deeply normal human ritual.

At some point while testing it I had three LinkedIn accounts talking to strangers at the same time and realized I had basically built a small digital sales cult.

Anyway it works.

I’m still deciding whether that makes things better or worse.

I crossed 10,000 followers this week. For context, I mostly post about B2B marketing and messaging.

I keep seeing the claim that 10K is a tipping point on LinkedIn. The idea is that it works as social proof, so new visitors follow faster, your posts get more reach, and you start getting more inbound connection requests and opportunities.

I'm a little skeptical. A few things I've noticed or heard:

1. Followers aren't customers. A bigger number doesn't book meetings on its own.
2. Plenty of people say a high follower count doesn't do much for job hunting unless you work in content or social.
3. More visibility seems to bring more spam and pitch DMs too.

For those who've passed 10K: did anything actually change for you? Reach, inbound leads, the quality of your DMs? Or is it mostly a vanity number?

I'll report back in a couple of months on what changes for me, if anything.

I’m trying to figure out my next career move and would love honest advice from people in creative, media, marketing, ecommerce, production, photography, or related fields.

I currently work in ecommerce/digital content, with experience in digital imaging, product content, web publishing, writing, editing, photography, quality control, technical workflows, and customer service. I’m also finishing my degree in English with a Creative Writing concentration and a Legal Studies minor.

I’m interested in areas like creative operations, content production, digital publishing, ecommerce, photography/imaging, writing/editing, marketing, production coordination, events, media, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle.

I’m trying to figure out which of these directions actually makes the most sense with my current experience, what skills I should develop, and what roles I should be targeting next.

I also want to become more intentional about building my professional network, particularly on LinkedIn. For those of you who use LinkedIn successfully:

• Do you recommend having a specific niche, or is it okay to post about several related areas you’re genuinely interested in and experienced in?

• What types of posts actually help people build credibility, connections, and opportunities?

• How do you recommend finding and connecting with people in industries you want to move into without seeming spammy or transactional?

• Are there communities, events, certifications, portfolio projects, or other strategies that helped you expand your network?

I’m looking for honest feedback, advice, resources, and different perspectives. If you work in any of these areas, I’d also be happy to connect and learn from your experience.

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I’m trying to figure out my next career move and would love honest advice from people in creative, media, marketing, ecommerce, production, photography, or related fields.

I currently work in ecommerce/digital content, with experience in digital imaging, product content, web publishing, writing, editing, photography, quality control, technical workflows, and customer service. I’m also finishing my degree in English with a Creative Writing concentration and a Legal Studies minor.

I’m interested in areas like creative operations, content production, digital publishing, ecommerce, photography/imaging, writing/editing, marketing, production coordination, events, media, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle.

I’m trying to figure out which of these directions actually makes the most sense with my current experience, what skills I should develop, and what roles I should be targeting next.

I also want to become more intentional about building my professional network, particularly on LinkedIn. For those of you who use LinkedIn successfully:

• Do you recommend having a specific niche, or is it okay to post about several related areas you’re genuinely interested in and experienced in?

• What types of posts actually help people build credibility, connections, and opportunities?

• How do you recommend finding and connecting with people in industries you want to move into without seeming spammy or transactional?

• Are there communities, events, certifications, portfolio projects, or other strategies that helped you expand your network?

I’m looking for honest feedback, advice, resources, and different perspectives. If you work in any of these areas, I’d also be happy to connect and learn from your experience.

On one hand, I know young talent isn’t getting hired. On the other, I am posting on LinkedIn for junior digital freelancers to join our talent roster as a digital consultancy… and nothing. Is this a LinkedIn thing? Or a talent thing?