LinkedIn is a popular professional networking platform used by over 722 million members worldwide. On LinkedIn, members can connect with other professionals, join groups, follow companies, and search for jobs. One handy LinkedIn feature is notifications – this allows you to receive updates on the activity of your connections and groups. By default, notifications are turned on for all connections and groups. However, it is possible to customize notifications and turn them on for only certain connections. This can help you stay on top of updates from your closest professional contacts without getting alerted about irrelevant activity. In this article, we’ll walk through how to turn on LinkedIn notifications for only one person that you are connected with.
Who can turn on LinkedIn notifications for a single connection?
Any LinkedIn member can turn on notifications for a single connection. You just need to be connected with the person in order to receive notifications about their activity. Here are the steps to follow:
On desktop:
1. Log into your LinkedIn account in a web browser.
2. Go to your Connections page. You can find this under “My Network” at the top of your homepage.
3. Click on the profile picture of the connection you want to turn on notifications for. This will take you to their profile page.
4. Near the top right, click “More” and select “Get notifications”.
5. Toggle notifications on for the categories you want alerts about, such as when they post new articles or make job changes.
On mobile:
1. Open the LinkedIn app and log into your account.
2. Tap on “My Network” at the bottom.
3. Tap on the profile picture of the desired connection.
4. Tap the “More” icon in the upper right corner.
5. Toggle “Notifications” on. You can also customize which activity triggers alerts.
That’s it! Now you’ll only receive notifications about this one particular connection. You can repeat these steps to turn on notifications for additional connections one by one.
What type of LinkedIn notifications can you enable?
LinkedIn offers granular control over notifications. You can choose to be notified about the following types of activity from a connection:
- When they share an article, image, video, or document
- When they post an article on LinkedIn
- When they comment on or like your posts
- When they endorse you or someone else for skills
- When they add a new position or make a job change
- When it’s their work anniversary
- When they publish a post with a specific hashtag
- When they follow a company or show
Additionally, you can be alerted when the connection likes or comments on a post you’re tagged in.
So you have flexibility in terms of which activity triggers a notification for a particular connection. For example, you may want notifications about job changes from a close colleague but don’t need to know every time they share an article.
How often are LinkedIn notifications sent?
LinkedIn will send you a notification email digest that summarizes a connection’s activity. The frequency depends on how often they are active:
- If there are multiple notifications in a short period, you may get an email digest every few hours.
- If the connection has less frequent activity, digests are typically sent daily or weekly.
You can also view notifications in real-time by checking the notifications icon while logged into LinkedIn. This lets you see a live feed of the latest notifications.
So the email digests help condense notifications into a summary, while still allowing you to monitor a feed in real-time when logged in. The balance of digests and live notifications prevents your inbox from being flooded.
Do customized notifications impact your overall notification volume?
Yes, when you turn on notifications for specific connections, it increases the overall volume of LinkedIn notifications you receive. Even if you only enable alerts for a few key contacts, you’ll likely get more emails from LinkedIn digesting their activity.
However, the notifications are only about those particular connections. So while the volume goes up, the notifications stay relevant to those individuals you want updates from.
You can always adjust the types of notifications to fine tune volume and relevance. For example, you may decide to only get notified about job changes and mute content sharing notifications.
Can you turn off notifications again?
Easily – if at any time you want to turn off customized notifications for a connection, just follow the same steps above but toggle notifications off instead.
You can also turn off all LinkedIn notifications entirely:
On desktop:
1. Click the notifications icon at the top.
2. Click “Manage notifications” at the bottom.
3. Toggle notifications off or customize by type.
On mobile:
1. Tap your profile icon.
2. Tap “Manage notifications”.
3. Toggle off or customize notifications.
Turning off notifications means you won’t receive any future email digests. However, you can still view real-time notifications by checking the site while logged in.
So feel free to experiment with enabling notifications for key connections. Then adjust as needed based on relevance and volume.
Are there limitations for customized LinkedIn notifications?
There are a couple limitations to be aware of:
– You can only turn on notifications for 1st-degree connections – people you are directly connected with. Notifications are not available for 2nd or 3rd degree connections.
– If you have a free Basic LinkedIn account, you can only customize notifications for up to 50 connections. LinkedIn Premium allows up to 500 customized notifications.
– Notify Me is not supported in the LinkedIn mobile app. You need to use the desktop site to turn on customized notifications.
– You cannot prioritize certain connections to always get individual real-time notifications. The emails are always aggregated into digests.
So the main restrictions are around only notifying direct connections, caps based on account type, and lack of priority notifications. But overall, the ability to customize notifications by connection is a useful tool for staying on top of your key network activity.
Conclusion
LinkedIn’s customizable notifications allow you to focus in on updates from important connections without irrelevant noise. By turning on notifications for individual connections, you can ensure you always know when those close contacts make job changes, share articles, or have work anniversaries.
To enable alerts for a connection, go to their profile and toggle notifications on for the activity types you want to follow. You’ll then get periodic email digests summarizing their notifications. Just be aware of limitations like only notifying 1st degree connections and caps on the number of connections based on your account type.
With customized notifications, LinkedIn becomes a more personalized professional network by highlighting the activity that matters most to you. So be strategic in choosing which connections to turn on notifications for to keep your finger on the pulse of your key contacts.