To add, I'm a year into starting my product-dev agency and trying with figure out a stable lead gen model.
Tons of courses and posts say that LinkedIn is their most effective Lead gen model.
I'm yet to make it work for me, but it seems like it works for them.
I've never needed LinkedIn in a 20 year career. I think you're way over estimating the so called "value" you get from this platform.
I have gotten plenty of value out of the platform - including BigTech companies reaching out to me. One offer I accepted and where I worked for almost four years paying way more working remotely than I could have made locally.
My last two jobs have also come from LinkedIn. Exactly how am i supposed to find remote jobs?
And I have been working for 30 years…
Ultimately, if you're not looking for work, there's zero value in LinkedIn. Realistically, most people choose or need to look for a new job eventually and in that scenario, LinkedIn is by far the most effective platform to increase your odds on finding a new job.