LinkedIn: Buy an Account or Grow Your Own? Which Lasts Longer

For many with business needs, LinkedIn is a crucial marketing and customer acquisition platform. However, in practice, accounts often get blocked, causing significant losses for marketing teams. Some consider purchasing accounts to address this issue, but is it the right solution? Will it be more durable than registering and maintaining an account yourself? This article compares two methods to help you resolve LinkedIn account issues.

I. Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of buying a LinkedIn account

Buying an account on LinkedIn can help you avoid the tedious process of maintaining an account. You can use it right away. Generally speaking, a purchased account is more stable than a newly registered one, allowing you to immediately put it into marketing, which is more efficient. However, there are also the following risks associated with buying an account:

1. Account source is unknown

Many sellers reduce costs by registering accounts in batches, which results in the purchased accounts being prone to poor quality. Once detected, they are easily subject to risk control.

2. The data does not match the usage environment

The purchased account is bound to the relevant information when it is registered. If it is not changed in time, it is easy to pop up the security verification. Once the merchant cannot obtain the email/mobile phone verification code, the account will be invalid.

3. IP and device environment are inconsistent

When buying an account, it is easy to find that the registration environment of the account is different from the environment you log in. If the account was originally registered abroad, but you log in directly from a domestic IP environment, the LinkedIn system will determine it as "account abnormal login" and trigger the account to be blocked.

4. Hidden costs are higher

Although buying an account seems cheaper than maintaining one, once it is blocked, all the time you spent in the early stage, the connections you have accumulated, and the business opportunities you have gained will be wasted. It is not cost-effective in the long run.

II. Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of LinkedIn account maintenance

Registering and maintaining your own LinkedIn account has the following advantages:

• The information is authentic and controllable: Use your real account information to bind, which makes subsequent verification safer, helps to gain the trust of others and build good interpersonal relationships.

• Gradually cultivate account weight: LinkedIn is sensitive to "account activity". Cultivating an account can gradually increase interactions and establish a natural activity curve. Moreover, continuous interaction and output can enhance the account's influence and trust.

• Reduce the probability of risk control: as long as the operation is proper, the account you raise yourself is more stable than the one you buy, and is less likely to be blocked

While maintaining an account requires time and effort to build and maintain, it can yield better long-term results and build trust. From a long-term perspective, maintaining an account is far better than buying one. However, you also have to accept the following drawbacks:

1. Time-consuming and labor-intensive

It takes time and effort to develop your profile, post content, and interact

2. Slow effect

Building a personal brand and influence takes time, and you may not see significant results in the short term.

III. Practical Operation of LinkedIn Account Maintenance

Since maintaining an account is better than buying one, how should you maintain an account? Next, I will list the specific operation process of maintaining an account for you on a weekly basis:

1. Registration and basic settings

• The first step in registering an account is to use a clean IP environment. Since LinkedIn has strict control over the user's usage environment, it is recommended to choose a clean IP proxy to assist in setting up to avoid failure during the account registration process.

• I am currently using a dedicated static residential proxy from IPFoxy. Choosing a native IP is more authentic and stable, but it is also more expensive. Overall, there have been no problems with the residential IP during registration and subsequent use.

• Please bind your real email address and mobile phone number when registering. Please fill in the information as completely as possible, including your profile picture, professional information, and educational background.

  

2. Initial account maintenance stage (first 1-2 weeks)

• Log in moderately every day to keep your account active and avoid being idle for long periods of time

• You can browse other people's homepages and like a few articles first, but don't add friends too frequently

3. Mid-term account maintenance stage (2-4 weeks)

• You can start to gradually expand your network, but it is recommended to prioritize adding people related to your industry, and do not add too many at once. Choose the right time to publish industry-related content, share industry news or original insights.

• Gradually increase the frequency of interaction with other people's posts to improve the authenticity of the account

4. Stable operation stage (one month later)

• Gradually get into a normal rhythm of use and stay active every day

• Stick to content publishing and networking expansion to form a good usage track, and then start trying to publish a small amount of marketing content

• Try to maintain the stability of the device and network, and do not switch login environments frequently to avoid wasting time and effort in maintaining an account.

IV. How to solve the problem of LinkedIn account being blocked

Whether you buy an account or maintain one, if you don't pay attention to some details during use, it is indeed easy to get blocked. In addition to choosing the right account type, we also need to understand how to use it to reduce the risk of being blocked:

1. Network environment optimization

• If your account is blocked, the first thing you should consider is whether the network environment is abnormal. This is the most common problem. If you use a network that is marked as abnormal, it is easy to cause the account to be blocked.

• Therefore, it is recommended to use it with IPFoxy proxy during operation to safely isolate the account environment and avoid interruption of use due to environmental problems.

  

2. Optimize information

• Check your mailbox for any emails from LinkedIn regarding account suspension. Check them promptly and optimize accordingly. If it is a minor restriction, reduce your operations within the limited time.

• If additional verification is required, submit the information as required. If the account information is true, this problem will be easier to solve.

  

V. Summary

There are certain risks in buying an account. You should carefully check the quality of the account before purchasing. However, it is recommended to maintain the account yourself. This is safer and more reliable, and the long-term use risk is lower. I hope this article can help you solve the problem of choosing a LinkedIn account!