The 3 Most Misleading LinkedIn Myths You Are Being Told

Networking and Marketing Made Simple · May 18, 2026 · 14m

There’s a lot of bad advice being shared about LinkedIn right now.

And honestly?

Some of it is costing people their time, money, credibility… and even putting their accounts at risk.

That’s exactly why I recorded today’s episode.

Not to call people out.

But to protect people from falling for tactics that don’t work anymore.

Here are 3 of the biggest LinkedIn myths I’m seeing right now:

1. “You can generate hundreds or thousands of leads a month on LinkedIn.”

No, you can’t.

At least not in the way most people are advertising it.

A connection request is not a lead.

- A lead is a real…