Moving away from LinkedIn to a future-proof alternative (step by step)

Screenshot of LinkedIn header

Yes, I’m moving away from LinkedIn. Why? The benefits no longer outweigh the costs for me. We are moving into different times and it became clear to me that investing time into the platform does not make sense. In this article I explain why, the plan, and the alternatives. Will you join me on this ride?

How it began

I started using LinkedIn on 20th of October, 2007. Or at least, that’s what the platform says. Where to find this? Click on Settings, Data Privacy, Manage my activity, and go to the last page. An interesting thing with LinkedIn is that everything is buried below at least 3-4 clicks. Anyways, I guess that we can say that with 18 years my profile is an adult now. Time to let it go do its own thing ;-)

My website is not being indexed! Is it because the internet is full?

Latest status update (2025-09-13): Linux voor een beginner is still NOT indexed

A crazy thought: the internet might be full!

This story begins after my small new blog is poorly indexed by both Google and Bing. In February (2025) I registered a new domain vooreenbeginner.nl, which is Dutch for “for a beginner”. The idea was to create micro-websites under this domain, such as Linux voor een beginner, focused on just Linux and open source.