How to Follow Someone on LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is one of the biggest and most popular social media platforms that exclusively focuses on business and employing job seekers. This platform is a golden opportunity waiting for everyone who wishes to gain a career. This platform allows you to be friends with people by connecting with them. But, did you know that you can also follow someone on LinkedIn?
Following someone on LinkedIn lets you know more about the person or the company. When you follow someone on LinkedIn, everything they post or update on their profiles will be notified to you. This will help you learn about that specific person/company thoroughly on a personal level.
If you are unaware of how to follow someone on LinkedIn, keep reading this article to find out.
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How to Follow Someone on LinkedIn?
Since following someone does not mean connecting with them, the things that you share will not be shown on their profiles. So, especially if you are an introvert or protecting your privacy, the following will provide you more elasticity for that. You can follow someone on LinkedIn:
1. By Searching for Them
2. From Your Newsfeed
3. Via Their Profiles
1. By Searching for Them
One of the ways you can follow someone on LinkedIn is by searching for their profiles on the app. You can do so using your phone via the LinkedIn app or using a desktop/PC via the web version. To do so, follow the given steps:
i. On Phone
1. Open the LinkedIn app and log into your accounts.
2. Click on the ‘Search bar’ and search for the person you wish to follow.
3. Open their profiles as shown below.
4. If you like it, click on the ‘Follow’ button or, the ‘More’ icon if you can’t find the follow button.
5. Select the ‘Follow’ option to follow them.
6. You will have started following them on the platform.
2. On Desktop/PC
1. Open LinkedIn on the web and log into your accounts.
2. Click on the ‘Search bar’.
3. Search for the person you wish to follow.
4. Open their profiles as shown below.
5. If you like it, click on the ‘Follow’ button or, the ‘More’ icon if you can’t find the follow button.
6. Select the ‘Follow’ option to follow them.
In this way, you can follow someone on LinkedIn by searching for their profiles on the platform.
2. From Your Newsfeed
Sometimes when you are on the app and see a post shared by someone and wish to follow them, you don’t have to keep searching for their profiles. You can just simply start following them through the newsfeed as well. To follow someone on LinkedIn from your newsfeed, follow the given steps:
1. Open LinkedIn and scroll to the post of the person/company you wish to follow.
2. Click on the ‘+Follow’ icon you see beside their names.
3. You will have started following them.
This way, you can easily follow someone on LinkedIn through your newsfeed.
3. Via Their Profiles
One of the other ways you can follow someone on LinkedIn is by going to their profiles. This method is a mixture of methods 1 and 2. When you see someone interesting on your newsfeed, instead of following them directly, you can navigate to their profiles, review them and follow them you if think it will be beneficial for you. To do so, follow the given steps:
i. On Phone
1. Open the LinkedIn app and scroll to the post of the person/company.
2. Tap on their ‘Profile name’.
3. Once their profile opens, review it.
4. If you like it, click on the ‘Follow’ button or, the ‘More’ icon if you can’t find the follow button.
5. You will have started following them.
ii. On Desktop/PC
1. Open LinkedIn on the web and scroll to the post of the person/company.
2. Tap on their ‘Profile name’.
3. Once their profile opens, review it.
4. If you like it, click on the ‘Follow’ button or, the ‘More’ icon if you can’t find the follow button.
5. You will have started following them.
In this way, you can follow someone on LinkedIn via their profile.
Along with following people on LinkedIn, you can also share their profiles with your friends and family. This will help them to connect with more people and gain more opportunities through the app.
How to Refollow Someone you Unfollowed?
To refollow someone you had previously unfollowed on LinkedIn, follow the given steps:
i. On Phone
1. Open the LinkedIn app and click on your ‘Profile icon’.
2. Select the ‘View Profile’ option.
3. Click on the ‘Gear icon’.
4. Select ‘People you unfollowed’ under General Preference.
5. There you will find the name of people you unfollowed.
6. Tap on the ‘Follow’ option to follow them again.
ii. On Desktop/PC
1. Open LinkedIn and click on the ‘Me’ icon.
2. Click on ‘Settings and Privacy’.
3. From the left sidebar, select ‘Account Preferences’.
4. Select ‘Accounts you unfollowed’ under General Preference.
5. There you will find the name of people you unfollowed.
6. Tap on the ‘Follow’ option to follow them again.
In this way, you can refollow someone you previously had unfollowed on LinkedIn.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is following and connecting the same on LinkedIn?
Following and connecting on LinkedIn is not the same thing. Following someone on LinkedIn allows you to see their updates in your LinkedIn feed, but they are not notified and cannot see your updates or contact information. Connecting with someone on LinkedIn sends them a request to connect, which they can accept or decline. If they accept, you will be connected and have access to each other’s updates and contact information.
How to connect with someone on LinkedIn?
To connect with someone on LinkedIn, go to their profiles and click on the ‘More’ option. Select the ‘Connect’ option to send them a request to connect. Once they have accepted your request, the two of you will be connected on LinkedIn.
Conclusion
Hence, by using the different methods mentioned above in the article, you can now easily follow someone on LinkedIn using the app or the web version. You can also refollow people you unfollowed and connect with them to establish a stronger relationship.
Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.
