LinkedIn Introduces Frequent Visitor Feature for Premium Users
LinkedIn is currently testing a new ‘frequent visitor’ feature, allowing select Premium users to identify individuals who have viewed their profile multiple times. The first to notice this addition was Krista Mollion, the founder of Unignorable Brands, who discovered the feature last month.
The ‘Stalker Alert’ Experience
Mollion affectionately dubbed the feature the ‘stalker alert’. With nearly 79,000 followers on LinkedIn, she receives notifications every few days prompting her to see who has visited her profile. LinkedIn has long offered users the ability to see who has checked out their page. For those who pay for LinkedIn Premium, like Mollion, there is access to even more comprehensive information, including a complete list of all visitors over the past year. Now, when she navigates to the “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” section, Mollion sees certain individuals tagged as ‘Frequent Visitors’.
While LinkedIn has confirmed the testing of this feature, further details have not been disclosed.
A Dual-Purpose Tool for Networking
This new information has proven to be quite advantageous for Mollion. She inputs the names of these frequent visitors into an AI tool named Claude, which helps her determine whom she should engage with. Claude categorises these visitors into three groups: friends, potential salespeople, and opportunities for business development or sales.
Mollion reaches out to those who do not appear to be pushing a sales agenda, and she reports that nine times out of ten, this leads to meaningful conversations. One frequent visitor turned out to be an event organiser seeking speakers for an online summit, while another was a podcast host interested in Mollion’s potential participation.
“This ‘stalker button’ serves as a means to identify those invisible observers who might be considering you for an opportunity,” Mollion asserts. For the average LinkedIn user, the best-case scenario could involve connecting with a recruiter looking to fill a new position.
Insights into Unwanted Attention
Additionally, this feature provides insight into whether someone unwanted, such as a former employer or partner, is keeping tabs on you. As the ‘frequent visitor’ feature activates when someone views your profile specifically, rather than merely engaging with your posts or comments, it indicates that the individual is deliberately seeking you out. While LinkedIn maintains a reputation as a more professional environment compared to other social media platforms, Mollion acknowledges that “there are certainly some odd characters”. She herself has blocked a frequent visitor.
Privacy Settings for Profile Views
It is worth noting that LinkedIn allows users to view profiles in various modes: public, semi-private (showing job title, industry, and education without revealing the name), or completely private. To adjust your settings, navigate to the Visibility section in Settings and Privacy, and then click on Profile Viewing Options. If you wish to browse discreetly and maintain a degree of anonymity, opting for Private Mode is advised.