LinkedIn™ Snipers: Beware! 5 ways to lose your account
by Nathan Kievman
Linked Strategies Founder

Ok, the word is out… but many of you may not know about it!
Snipers are very devious. They lay awaiting for you to come walking by and then… WHAM… they got you!

What am I talking about?

I am talking about you losing your account to LinkedIn’s Professionally paid Snipers!
There are countless ways for these snipers (LinkedIn Representatives) to hit your account. I have talked with thousands of people on LinkedIn and occasionally I get emailed about the following ways people have either lost their accounts completely or managed to have their accounts restricted.

I do not claim that this list is all inclusive, so if you know of more, please share and we will add to the list.

5 Ways you can Lose your Account or get a Restricted Account on LinkedIn™

1. Name Field: If you have anything but your name in your “Name” Field, you can get a restricted account or even worse, have your account deleted
a. For example: your name can read “Nathan Kievman” but it cannot read “Nathan Kievman (Toplinked, Invite Me, etc…)”
2. Spam or Abuse: If you are accused of spamming or abuse regardless of its validity – LinkedIn (rumor here) will instantly restrict your account until you email them requesting verification of the reason why (in this case, it’s guilty until proven innocent!)
3. 3 IDK’s: Otherwise known as “I Don’t Know”. If 3 people claim they don’t know you from invitations you send out, you will earn a restricted account or suspended account.

4. Page Views: That’s right, don’t get over zealous on how many profiles you want to view, LinkedIn will suspend your account because they think you are “Phishing” or downloading personal information from the site
5. Non Professional Profile Picture: That’s right guys… in the terms of use, so make sure you aren’t showing too much skin, something inappropriate, or even a business logo as your picture has led to suspended accounts.

That’s the top 5 we know of… please share and add to this list if you know of others.

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