Profoliate and LinkedIn: what each one is actually for
People search for a LinkedIn alternative when they want something LinkedIn does not give them. Usually that is not a network — it is a page they control, that can answer questions, at an address that is theirs.
They are not the same kind of thing
LinkedIn is a professional network: a feed, a graph of connections, and a profile inside it. A portal is a single page at your own address with an assistant on it. One is where you are discovered in passing; the other is where someone goes once they are already interested.
What you get on your own address
On your portal, the layout is not shared with anyone else's, the page does not change because a platform shipped a redesign, and a visitor can ask a question and get an answer drawn from your real history. You also see who visited, and your contact details stay behind a gate until you decide.
- An address you choose and keep
- An assistant that answers from your submitted experience
- Visitor analytics on your own page
- Contact details private until a visitor shares theirs
Most people use both
The common pattern is to keep the network profile for reach and put the portal link in it — so that the people who do come looking land somewhere that can hold their attention.
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Build your portalQuestions
- Should I delete my LinkedIn profile?
- No. They do different jobs. Keep the network for discovery and use the portal as the link you send when someone is seriously considering you.
- Can I put my portal link on my LinkedIn profile?
- Yes — that is the most common way portals get their traffic.