LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional networking platform with over 850 million members. As a professional looking to establish connections and grow your network, LinkedIn can be an invaluable tool. One of the key features of LinkedIn is the ability to view other member profiles to learn more about their background and experience. But does LinkedIn notify users when someone views their profile? Let’s take a closer look.
The Short Answer
No, LinkedIn does not send notifications when someone views your profile. LinkedIn does not have any feature that alerts you when another member views your profile. The only exception is when you upgrade to a premium account and enable profile viewing notifications under account settings.
LinkedIn’s Default Settings Don’t Notify You of Profile Views
Under LinkedIn’s default account settings, you will not receive any notification when someone views your profile. LinkedIn does track profile views behind the scenes – you can see who viewed your profile within the last 90 days under the “Who’s viewed your profile” section on your homepage. However, LinkedIn will not actively notify you when a particular member views your profile. The only indication that your profile was viewed will be seeing that member listed under the viewer stats page.
Why Doesn’t LinkedIn Send Profile View Notifications by Default?
There are a few reasons why profile view notifications are not enabled by default on LinkedIn:
- To maintain user privacy – Many members don’t want to be notified every time someone looks at their profile.
- To avoid spamming users – If notifications were on by default, users would likely become overloaded with emails/notifications as their network expands.
- To encourage profile views – Without notifications, members may feel more comfortable viewing profiles without worrying about the other person being notified.
Upgrade to Premium to Get Profile View Notifications
The only way to receive notifications when someone views your LinkedIn profile is to upgrade to a premium account and manually enable profile view notifications. LinkedIn offers several premium subscription options that provide added features, including the ability to see exactly who has viewed your profile and get alerts when new people view your profile.
Premium Account Options
Here are LinkedIn’s paid premium account types that allow profile view notifications:
- LinkedIn Premium Career – $29.99/month
- LinkedIn Premium Business – $49.99/month
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator – $79.99/month
- LinkedIn Recruiter Lite – $119.95/month
- LinkedIn Recruiter – $159.95/month
With any of these premium account types, you can opt in to receive alerts whenever someone views your profile. You can also see more detailed analytics on who has viewed you, such as their name, location, company and more.
How to Enable Profile View Notifications
Here are the steps to enable profile view notifications if you upgrade to a premium LinkedIn account:
- Click on the ‘Me’ icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage and select ‘Settings & Privacy’
- Click on ‘Communications’ in the left sidebar
- Under ‘Notifications’, toggle ‘Profile View’ to ‘On’
- Select your preferred notification frequency and channel (email, phone push, etc).
- Click ‘Save’ to apply your notification settings
Once enabled, you will begin receiving notifications instantly whenever someone views your profile that meets your notification criteria.
Third-Party Tools Provide Notification Options
If you don’t want to pay for LinkedIn Premium but still want to get notified of profile views, there are some third-party tools available. However, it’s important to carefully evaluate the security and permissions of any third-party LinkedIn integration.
Third-Party LinkedIn Notification Tools
Some third-party apps that provide LinkedIn profile view notifications include:
- Connected for LinkedIn – Browser extension that shows LinkedIn profile analytics
- LinkedIn Profile Tracker – Chrome extension that tracks profile views
- LinkedHelper – Tool for tracking LinkedIn analytics
- Strely – LinkedIn analytics platform
Most of these tools will require you to provide access to your LinkedIn profile data and activity for tracking and notification purposes.
Exercise Caution with Third-Party Apps
While third-party LinkedIn tools may provide helpful notifications and analytics, it’s important to thoroughly vet their security practices before connecting your LinkedIn account. Granting a third-party app access to your LinkedIn data also means trusting them to use your data appropriately. Maintaining the privacy and security of your LinkedIn presence should take priority over notification conveniences. Proceed with caution.
LinkedIn Recap and Key Takeaways
To recap, here are the key facts on LinkedIn profile view notifications:
- LinkedIn does NOT notify you of profile views by default
- The only way to get notifications is to upgrade to premium
- Premium accounts let you enable profile view alerts
- Third-party tools are available but exercise caution
- Protecting privacy should be the priority
While it would be nice to know exactly who is viewing your profile, LinkedIn has decided to make that a premium feature to maintain privacy and avoid notification overload. If receiving alerts on profile views is important to your LinkedIn strategy, upgrading to premium may be worthwhile. Otherwise, focusing on putting your best professional image forward rather than tracking views may be the best approach.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does LinkedIn notify you when someone downloads your contact info?
No, LinkedIn does not send notifications if another member downloads or exports your contact information from your profile. The only way to know if someone has downloaded your info is by upgrading to a premium account which allows you to see more detailed viewer analytics.
Can you tell if someone screenshots your LinkedIn profile?
LinkedIn has no ability to detect if someone takes a screenshot of your profile. Any member can screenshot your profile without any notification being sent to you or record shown in LinkedIn’s analytics.
Does LinkedIn show who searched your name?
Regular LinkedIn accounts do not show who specifically searched for you by name. Premium account holders can see anonymous data on how many members searched their name over a period of time. But even with premium, you cannot see the names or profiles of members searching for you.
Is there a way to see who viewed your LinkedIn without paying?
No, LinkedIn does not give the ability to see exactly who viewed your profile without upgrading to a premium paid account. The only information available is the number of profile views in the last 90 days. Third-party browser tools claim to provide more insight without premium but may have security risks.
Can you tell if someone views your LinkedIn multiple times?
With a regular free account, you cannot see if the same person has viewed your profile more than once. Premium accounts let you see if and how frequently each viewer has checked out your profile within a given timeframe.
Key Takeaways
- LinkedIn does not notify you of profile views by default
- Premium account required to enable profile view notifications
- Exercise caution with third party LinkedIn tools
- Focus on your own LinkedIn presence rather than profile viewers
- Privacy and security should be top priority