LinkedIn has been recognised as the number 1 online business networking tool. If you want to get the most out of LinkedIn, then I recommend you read some of Chris Brogan‘s excellent articles:
Some people, however, are overly keen with using LinkedIn! A client recently told me that he’s managed to accumulate 5 different LinkedIn profiles and asked for help to unify them all into one single profile. Thought I’d share my suggestions with you…
How to Unify Duplicate LinkedIn Profiles
Step 1: identify the one profile that you want to keep
I recommend you select the profile that already has the most connections and recommendations on it.
Step 2: move all connections over to your main profile
See which of the connections in the other profiles are not connected to your main profile and send them a new invite from your main profile, asking them to add you there as you will be closing down the old profiles.
Step 3: close down the redundant profiles
Log into each of your profiles, then in Settings, click on Close Your Account which is in the Personal Information section.
What you need to access each profile
In case you do not remember your login details for each of the profiles, email CustomerService@LinkedIn.com with the following:
Subject: forgotten LinkedIn login IDs
Dear LinkedIn Customer Service
I have 5 LinkedIn profiles and would like to start the process of merging all five into one, by keeping one and removing the other 4. I have forgotten the email addresses for logging into the profiles. Please send me the login email addresses for the following profiles so I can request a password for each:
- link to profile 1
- link to profile 2
- link to profile 3
- link to profile 4
- link to profile 5
Thank you for your help.
[your name]
To get your login passwords, you can then visit http://www.linkedin.com/passwordReset?trk=signin_fpwd to get the password reset for each account.
Making the Most of LinkedIn
Once you have unified your LinkedIn profiles, I recommend reading the articles mentioned at the top to get the most out of LinkedIn professionally.
