The LinkedIn alternative for working creatives.
LinkedIn is good at CVs, recruiters and quarterly updates. Creative work doesn't run on that clock. A shoot needs a stylist by two. A band needs a bassist tonight.
Bconn shows you who's making things around you, right now, on a live map. No endorsements. No "thought leadership". Just the people nearby and what they need.
How they compare
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Built for | Careers, hiring and B2B networking | People who make things |
Finding people | Search, connections and an algorithmic feed | A live map of creatives near you |
Asking for help | Post it and hope the feed shows it | Drop a Bconn. Creatives nearby see it. |
Timescale | Job ads and long hiring processes | Today, tonight, this week |
Your work and AI | Uses UK members' profiles and posts to train generative AI by default, unless you opt out | Never used to train AI |
Who decides who you meet | An algorithm | Proximity. Real people, real distance. |
Where LinkedIn is still better
If you want a salaried in-house role, an agency job or a corporate client, LinkedIn is still where recruiters look. Keep your profile there. Bconn is for everything else: the paid shoot this weekend, the collaborator round the corner, the jam you'd never have heard about.
Can I use both?
Yes. Most creatives will. LinkedIn for the long game, Bconn for what's happening near you right now.