LinkedIn is great for making professional connections, but there are limits to the amount of messages you can send to people outside of your network. You many need to opt for an InMail message to get around this. InMails are a paid extension of the standard messaging feature, where you can send a certain number of messages to people outside your network, depending on your monthly subscription. Sometimes you may send a message to the wrong person or want to tidy up the message a little, so do you know that you can delete InMail messages on LinkedIn? Though not all messages can be deleted, some can be.
How to delete InMail messages on LinkedIn?
Here are the 5 simple steps to delete InMail messages:
Step 1 – Login to your LinkedIn account
Step 2 – Click the messaging icon at the top right corner of the LinkedIn page
Step 3 – Click the message you want to delete
Step 4 – Click on the three dots or more icon at the top right corner beside the name of the user
Step 5 – Click on ‘Delete’ from the drop-down
How to delete all messages on LinkedIn?
If you want to delete multiple messages or even all the messages from your LinkedIn inbox, follow the below steps:
Step 1 – Login to your LinkedIn account
Step 2 – Click the message icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage
Step 3 – Click the three dots or the more icon on the left rail
Step 4 – Select ‘Manage Conversations’
Step 5 – Click the checkboxes to select the messages you want to delete
Step 6 – Click on the ‘delete’ icon at the top right corner of the message bar
Step 7 – Confirm your decision by clicking ‘yes, delete’
Please note that you cannot restore messages once deleted. Therefore, make sure you want to delete messages or archive some of them to check later.
Opt out of receiving InMail messages
If you receive many InMail messages which can take up some of your time to delete, LinkedIn has an option to control them, even if you have a basic account. Here’s how you can control your InMail messages:
Step 1 – Login to your LinkedIn account
Step 2 – Click on the ‘Me’ icon and tap on ‘Settings & Privacy’
Step 3 – Navigate to the ‘Communications’ tab on the left rail
Step 4 – Click on the ‘Messages’ under ‘Who can reach you’
Step 5 – Toggle off ‘InMail messages’
How do you send LinkedIn InMail messages?
If you want to send an InMail message to someone, here are the steps to follow:
Step 1 – Login to your LinkedIn account
Step 2 – Visit the profile of the person who you wish to contact
Step 3 – Click on ‘message’ on their profile page
Step 4 – A message box will appear, allowing you to type your message
Step 5 – Type in a catchy subject line and then type the main body message
Step 6 – Once you have written the message, click on send
Tips for writing InMail
Before sending an InMail message, it is important to know how to write an effective InMail. Here are some of the tips that can help you write a good InMail message:
- Research the person for a few minutes and write a personalized message.
- Keep your message short and to the point.
- Use short paragraphs, which makes it easier for the reader to read.
- Please include a clear call to action (CTA) which helps the reader to understand what they need to do next.
Benefits of using LinkedIn InMail
Though you may want to delete some of your InMail messages, there are several benefits of InMails that you might not know. Here are a few to mention:
Allows you to send a personalized message without sending a connection request
Not everyone needs to be added to your network just to send them a message. Sometimes a conversation needs to be done first to decide whether they are worth in your network.
It eliminates wasting your time searching for a contact information
Usually, anyone would try to find contact information from the person’s profile which can be frustrating. With InMail, you can directly message people without searching for their contact information.
It helps you track your InMail messages
You get access to InMail analytics that helps you understand which messages worked and which didn’t work. This enables you to improve your messages based on the insights gathered.
Receive InMail credits if someone responds to your message
If the recipient of your InMail message responds within 90 days, your credits will be returned so that you can send more InMail messages without waiting for the next month’s credit or having to purchase more for the month.
How to delete InMail on LinkedIn recruiter?
You cannot delete InMail messages from your LinkedIn recruiter inbox, but LinkedIn gives you an option to archive messages which you can retrieve later. It is also important to review your messages before sending them to avoid any errors, as the message cannot be deleted once it is sent.
How to delete messages on LinkedIn Sales Navigator?
You cannot delete messages in Sales Navigator but can archive them on LinkedIn. This will move your messages from your primary inbox to the archive folder, where you can access these archived messages whenever you need them.
Key Takeaways
- You can delete InMail messages from the message icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
- You can delete InMail messages from the conversation window at the bottom right corner of the LinkedIn homepage.
- You can delete a single InMail message or a thread of conversations.
- You can delete multiple InMail messages or all the messages at once.
- You can archive some of the messages if you feel they may be useful later.
- Messages, once deleted, cannot be restored, so think twice before deleting any message.
- You can change your profile settings if you don’t want to receive InMail messages from LinkedIn members.
- LinkedIn Recruiter and Sales Navigator don’t have the option to delete InMail messages; hence you can archive them. Archiving helps to remove messages from your primary inbox and retrieve them later when required.
