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If LinkedIn Disappeared Tomorrow, Would You?

by Dave Crane
Jun 13, 2025
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Your second passport to career freedom isn't stamped - it's optimised.

 

LinkedIn Mastery: Your career insurance that actually pays out

 

Let's be honest.
Social media right now?

It's a digital circus.
People juggling flaming swords. On a unicycle. Blindfolded.
In a hurricane.

But LinkedIn?

It's your stage.

🎤 Your microphone for influence.
💼 Your inbound sales funnel.
🛡️ Your career airbag when life gets messy.

It's the only social platform that still rewards clarity, credibility and consistency.

 

From Radio Mic for LinkedIn Magic: Why This Pivot Saved My Career

 

I didn't leave radio because I stopped loving music.

I left because I started loving human connection even more.

When social media showed up, I dived in. Maxed out my 5,000 Facebook friends before most people figured out there was a limit.

I danced through YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter - all of them.
And they were great... until they weren't.

Suddenly, the algorithms turned into toll booths.
You had to pay to speak to the audience you'd already built.

One truth hit hard:
If you build your empire on rented land, the landlord can change the locks.

So, I pivoted to LinkedIn.

And I haven't looked back since.

LinkedIn is built for business. For impact. For authority.
Today, no one asks me for a business card.

They ask: "Are you on LinkedIn?"

And if you're not shwing up there?

You don't exist.

 

Why Most People Are Ghosting Their Careers

 

Here's where most LinkedIn profiles fall flat:

 

  • You post once every other blood moon
  • Your headline reads like a job description, not a solution
  • You treat it like Instagram in a suit
  • You're 'open to work' - but closed to actual engagement
  • You've got likes, but no leads
  • You avoid DMs but you don't want to "sell"
  • And deep down, you know... if LinkedIn vanished, so would your visibility

 

But here's the good news:
All is that is fixable. And fast.

 

"LinkedIn isn't just a profile. It's a pitch deck, landing page, and TED Talk rolled into one.
If you want opportunities to chase you, show up like the person they've already been Googling.
Most people wait to get famous before acting like a thought leader. The smart one flip the switch."

Chapter 4: Platform Power
The Thought Leaders Playbook
Dave Crane

 

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