Linkedin Basic vs Premium

LinkedIn is a great free service that helps you build a professional network—but if you’ve used LinkedIn, you’ll know that the site tries to get you to upgrade to its premium offering on a regular basis. So, is LinkedIn Premium really worth it?

Sarah Burgess, 10Eighty’s LinkedIn specialist and Career Coach has created a short guide to help you understand what’s included.

You’ll learn what the costs are, the benefits of the service and whether or not it’s really worth the money (in our opinion).

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10Eighty is a boutique, specialist provider of career coaching based in the UK. All of our clients are unique, and so our services are tailored to their individual needs. 10Eighty helps individuals to maximise their potential and helps organisations to harness that potential. We are experts in developing leadership capability and helping organisations increase employee engagement. Our service offerings include: Career Transition/Outplacement, Executive Coaching, Career Management, Leadership and Management Development and Team Effectiveness

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