Any time your LinkedIn account can be suspended, if you are not aware of these...

Do you have a LinkedIn account? Do you use it for networking and business development?

Just think if one fine day LinkedIn suspends your account, what will happen to your business contacts, all the marketing activities you initiated for your company, your groups?
I can’t even think of such a situation. You know what?? it is possible!!LinkedIn can do that.

This blog is to help you to avoid such a situation.

Based on several reports and queries I have come across on restricted accounts and suspended accounts from my networks and friends, I have formulated a list of things LinkedIn considers to suspend an account, I am not telling this is a complete list if you know more you can share.



1. I don’t knows popularly known as IDK’s
As we all know LinkedIn is a professional network, and LinkedIn is very strict on invites sent to unknown people. If 3 people claim they don’t know you from invitations you send out, you will earn a warning and if 7 people claim IDK then you earn restricted account and if you get more IDK’s then suspended account. For more on restricted account check this..

2. Spam or Abuse
If you are accused of spamming or abuse – LinkedIn will instantly restrict your account regardless of its validity, until you email them requesting verification of the reason why (in this case, it’s guilty until proven innocent!)
Another interesting fact is LinkedIn have a customer support, they do not have a phone number to call them, email is the only way to get answers. For spamming inside LinkedIn groups check this..


3. Page Views
If you’re visiting many profiles per day, LinkedIn will suspend your account because they think you are “Phishing” or downloading personal information from the site


4. Profile photos that are not professional
Yes, as I mentioned before LinkedIn is for professional network, make sure your profile photo is professional. Something inappropriate, or even a business logo as your picture will lead to suspended accounts.


5. Your name – This is latest
Ensure you have only your name as the title and nothing else, any special characters or email ID next to your name straight away takes you for suspension, for example if your name is David Rooney it cannot be David Ronney (Toplinked/Lion/5000+/email Id).

Once again I am not telling this is a complete list if you know more you can share.