I deleted my LinkedIn account because it attracted an endless number of bad business partners. I got sick and tired of all the "Joe Blow"(s) on LinkedIn who claim to be "Joe Blow Inc." (I thought the whole point of a corporation is that it is greater than one person.)
I've certainly found work on LinkedIn, but my experience is that for other kinds of sales and networking it is a terrible time sink.
Based on the intense level of BS I can't imagine that advertising would have really worked there.
Exactly - although most jurisdictions do require that a corporation have more than one person involved; in the UK you can have a corporation with one director but it must have a secretary as well.
When it comes to both taxes (in the UK you can be more tax efficient than trading as a sole trader) and limited liability, why wouldn't you want to have a limited company?
Considering all the new developments in the UK, all at the expense of the employee, there's a real business opportunity for someone who can help workers incorporate themselves as contractors under their individual limited companies. Especially when companieshouse has as much oversight on the database as I know about isolated Renshaw flux oscillation signatures.
In india, they added OPC (one person company) which is an extension of limited liability for individuals. I think it's becoming quite common across countries.
I've certainly found work on LinkedIn, but my experience is that for other kinds of sales and networking it is a terrible time sink.
Based on the intense level of BS I can't imagine that advertising would have really worked there.