# What is LinkedIn's Focused inbox?
> Incoming invitations and messages can land in Focused or Other. Low-trust invites sit where people do not look. That is one reason "sent" is not the same as "seen."
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LinkedIn sorts some incoming invitations into Focused versus Other, described in its invitations help. Other is where unknown, salesy, or low-trust requests go to die. You do not get a dashboard that says your last 40 invites landed in Other. You infer it from silence.

Things that push you toward Other: no photo, a logo avatar, a pitch in the note, a stranger with no mutuals, a pattern of ignored asks. Things that help: a complete profile, a real reason, a mutual person they actually know.

You cannot buy Focused. You can stop looking like spam. That is the whole tactic.

Messages have also had primary versus other-style filtering over the years. A first DM that is a landing page is more likely to be ignored even if it technically delivered.

Measure accepts and replies, not sends. A campaign that "reached" 200 people who never opened Other did not reach them. See [LinkedIn spam filters](/blogs/linkedin-spam-filters-how-they-work).

## Related

- [Why are my LinkedIn connection requests getting ignored?](https://omentir.com/help/why-are-my-linkedin-connection-requests-ignored.md)
- [What does "I don't know this person" do on LinkedIn?](https://omentir.com/help/what-does-i-dont-know-this-person-do-on-linkedin.md)
- [How do I optimize my LinkedIn profile for outbound sales?](https://omentir.com/help/how-to-optimize-linkedin-profile-for-outbound.md)

## Frequently asked questions

**Can I see which of my invites went to Other?**

Not as a sender report. If acceptance is terrible on a cold list, assume many never got a fair look.

**Does Premium put me in Focused?**

Not as a published skip. A paid badge is not a trust score for the recipient.

**Should I tell them to check Other?**

You cannot, until you have another channel. "Check your Other tab" from a stranger is a strange first line anyway.

**Is Other the same as spam?**

It is a quieter folder, not always a spam mark. Both outcomes waste the invite.

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