InMail messages allows you to directly message another LinkedIn member that you're not connected to. You can send an InMail message to a LinkedIn member from the introduction section on their profile or by sending a new message. InMail messages can have up to 200 characters in the subject line and up to 2000 characters in the body.
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If you have a Basic (free) account, you must upgrade to a Premium account to use InMail.
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You can’t message a member if they’ve chosen not to receive InMail in their message preferences settings.
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If a member has the Open Profile Premium feature enabled, you can message them for free.
To send an InMail message:
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Navigate to the profile of the member you’d like to send an InMail message to.
- You can also search for a member and send a new InMail message from the messaging page or conversation windows.
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Click the More button on their introduction section.
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Select Message [Name of the member] from the dropdown.
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Type the Subject field (optional) in the New message pop-up window.
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Type the message in the text box.
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Click Send.
To send an InMail message:
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Navigate to the profile of the LinkedIn member you’d like to send an InMail message to.
- You can also search for a member and send a new InMail message.
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Tap Message in the introduction section.
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Type the subject in the Subject field (optional).
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Type the message in the text box.
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Tap Send.
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It’s not possible to purchase additional InMail message credits outside of the monthly allotment.
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Premium InMail message credits can't be used to send InMail messages on Sales Navigator or LinkedIn Recruiter.
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