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Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Jezza — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:47:41 -0000

Maybe the replacement of the Linkedin.com CEO will lead to some improvements.
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Latest-News/LinkedI...

Seems the cost of having a workable Linkedin membership has gone through the roof.

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=business_info_...
3 InMails for $25 a month?

Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Hamza Benamar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:13:20 -0000

I frankly do not see the value proposition to pay $20/month. Linkedin does a lousy job selling the added value through premium subscriptions. They are probably targeting a marginal minority of folks, the ones who can expense a linkedin membership: recruiters only?
I went through the same treasure hunt for the $60 subscription as I was willing to pay the price of a Mocha at Starbuchs in Switzerland on a monthly basis to contribute to the linkedin infrastructure. $20 a month? I don't see the need for a $240 annual expense. For that price, we are talking about 10-12 good subscriptions to the Economist, Times, Foreign Affairs, etc.
I had written Linkedin months ago asking them to consider a different set of customers from a pricing perspective. I do not think they got it right yet.

Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Still a LinkedIn Fan, however. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:06:07 -0000

Interesting, the link at the bottom of the page (when you want to look at who viewed your profile) still says:

To see all XX people, upgrade your account (starting at $60.00/year).

However, when you click on the link for the $60 a year, you go to the rates page, which clearly shows $19.95 per month as the lowest rate ($199.50 for the year if you pay in advance).

I asked LinkedIn.com about the $60 annual rate, still advertised on the site, and this is response I got:

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Thank you for contacting LinkedIn Customer Support. The message you see is wrong. We are aware of this issue and we are in the process of fixing it.

The lowest premium subscription we currently offer is the Business subscription at $19.95/mo ($199.50/yr). The extended feature still applies to this and higher subscriptions

An overall view of our premium subscriptions is available here:
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=business_inf...
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...hmm can you say bait and switch?

Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Mike — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:14:27 -0000

Jim, I couldn't agree more. I have a profile on both sites (like most people - i suspect). However, I can't bring myself to pony up that $19.99 a month for the extra features on LinkedIn.

I was thinking that I would probably subscribe if it were like $50 annually. At this point, I just can't justify spending the extra dough.

I keep waiting for someone to give me a legit reason to spend it... if someone can convince me - i'll do it.

Till then, it's facebook for me.

Mikes last blog post..$60

Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Jason — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:29:23 -0000

Totally agree~ It's just too expensive, espeically when considering their actual cost to provide such service. Although as a side benefit, high price could prevent from abuse of your personal data.

Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Steven — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:20:58 -0000

I have a LinkedIn free account and I don't see nearly enough value in the service to pay the monthly fee.

Re: Linkedin vs. FaceBook - It’s All About The “FREE”

Steve Duncan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:56:21 -0000

There is actually another plan called the Personal Plus plan, that is $60/year, or $5/month. It is at the bottom of each page. It's not listed with the other plans, however.

As a business subscriber (my company pays for it) I've noticed that there is no way to downgrade without contacting customer service.

Linkedin - A beta service for a production price.

Steve