Comments on: Linkedin vs. FaceBook – It’s All About The “FREE”

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:12:44 +0000

Yes, I was thinking of upgrading. Holy Freaking Shyte – $25 for 3 intros a month? Are they smoking crack?

I agree, the group method is good, as long as people use the groups (many don't).

By: Jezza

Jezza — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:12:50 +0000

INSANE! the price of Linkedin has soared over the last few years. I dont mind paying $20 a month or even $25 but for 3 MESSAGES!!! Who cares about the number of profiles per search you can see. $25 / mo 3 MESSAGES!!! Why would anyone pay for that?

Just join 50 groups and then you can send mails to whomever is in the groups for FREEE!!!!

Funny, 33 weeks ago I was thinking the same thing and was looking for a forum to launch my complaints. NO ONE has commented since.

By: Jezza

Jezza — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:47:41 +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?

By: Hamza Benamar

Hamza Benamar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:13:20 +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.

By: Still a LinkedIn Fan, however...

Still a LinkedIn Fan, however... — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:06:07 +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_info_more
——————————————

…hmm can you say bait and switch?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:14:27 +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

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:29:23 +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.

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By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:20:58 +0000

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

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