Open LinkedIn’s Following & followers area to review the people, pages and sources you follow. Keep accounts that consistently matter, unfollow irrelevant sources and repeat the audit periodically.
Find your following list
From LinkedIn, open My Network, then Following & followers. LinkedIn may separate people, companies, newsletters and other sources into different views.
Decide what “keep” means
Useful criteria can include people you know, current clients, former colleagues, industry experts, founders, investors, company alumni or specialist subjects. Protect relationship value separately from content value.
Unfollow the source, not the relationship
When a connection matters but their content does not, unfollow rather than disconnect. Removing a connection should be a separate, more deliberate decision.
Use a simple maintenance cadence
A fifteen-minute quarterly review prevents years of accumulation. Review recent follows after conferences, job searches or major career changes, when temporary interests are most likely to enter the list.
For large lists, review in batches
Group the work into manageable sessions. Protect obvious Keep profiles, inspect ambiguous ones and stop when attention drops. A tired reviewer is more likely to make blunt decisions.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I see everyone I follow?
LinkedIn currently places following controls under My Network and Following & followers, although navigation labels may change.
Does following someone mean we are connected?
Not always. You can follow some members or pages without being connected, and remain connected after unfollowing a person.
How often should I review the list?
Quarterly is a reasonable starting point, with extra reviews after a major job search, event or career change.
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