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Great review on the true value of LinkedIn Premium ... at this price mark, it seems to offer very little, but I know others who swear by it .... I'd recommend to drop in price to around $10/mth and I'm sure they'd get a lot more subscribers ...

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Hey Kevin, I've always felt exactly the same. At its peak, they were charging $60 a month for Premium, and the current pricing ($30-$40/mo) reflects the challenges they have with stickiness.

So many of the 280 opinions I read talked about doing the free month to job search binge, then immediately unsubscribing. Not a single opinion indicated any sense of value proposition post-job acquisition.

I agree that many would pay $10/month for better core experiences (and wouldn't see a reason to cancel at the first change, since this is a reasonable fee). I also think they need to reconsider their student pricing. Charging students the same amount seems short-sighted as they can try to hook them earlier.

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I agree with all the above, they would have far more takers at a lower price level and a lot more stickiness ... (of course they'd have to reduce the fees for existing users which would hurt).

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Good break down. From personal experience, purchasing LinkedIn Premium, Sales Navigator, etc. is not worth the price. Your "what you don't get" section is spot on - even though the marketing seems to imply that it does some of these things.

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