Episode 344: The 4 Negatives Of Being In A Social Media Engagement Pod

Networking and Marketing Made Simple · Feb 21, 2022 · 15m

In this episode, we are going to take a deep dive into the 4 negatives of being a part of a social media engagement pod, especially on LinkedIn:

1. It’s only half the battle:

The posts that get the pod treatment can still be downgraded when reviewed by the LinkedIn bots (if it’s determined to be spam) and if a LinkedIn “human” decides to diminish its placement.

2. It’s not always genuine:

The worst pods can act like performance-enhancing steroids, juicing your numbers as an artificial attempt to inflate quality scores.

3. Superficial engagement can hurt your credibility:

A simple comment (for…