If you have been on LinkedIn for a while, you may have started to wonder what those little green dots mean. You probably wouldnโt be here if you didnโt know but in case anyone is still a little confused, those green dots are indicators of if a connection is active. If youโve seen connections that have a hollowed-out green circle then they are currently not active.
When youโre going about your business on LinkedIn, you donโt always want people to know that youโre active. You could be making use of any of the platformโs many features and donโt want to be interrupted. Well, have you noticed not all of your connections have this green indicator? That is because they have changed their active status for who can see when theyโre active.
So, how do you change your active status on LinkedIn?
- Click the โMeโ icon at the top of your LinkedIn feed
- Select โSettings & Privacyโ from the drop-down menu
- Select โVisbilityโ from the list on the left
- Find the โVisibility of your LinkedIn activityโ section
- Click โChangeโ next to โManage active statusโ
- Here, you can choose from three options
Choosing โYour connections onlyโ means that your active status will only be visible to your 1st-degree connections. โAll LinkedIn membersโ means that everyone on LinkedIn can see when you are active. โNo one is pretty self-explanatory but it means that no one on LinkedIn will be able to see when youโre active.
If this is the first time you are changing your active status on LinkedIn then you have only been visible to your connections. LinkedIn sets this as your preference by default. These indicators are a great way to manage your conversations. You will have an indication of whether or not your connection will be notified when you send them a message and how quickly they will respond.