As you may have noticed, the new version of the Behance Network includes a “follow” feature and a newly imposed limit of 1000 members for your Inner Circle.
Over the past year, we have received feedback from thousands of Behance Network members. During the process, we received a number of consistent complaints about the “Inner Circle”:
- Members were frequently messaging their entire Inner Circle, creating what most users consider to be “spam.”
- The purpose of the Inner Circle was confusing, especially for new members.
- Some users were using their Inner Circle to assemble conversations rather than creating a “Group.”
Our Solution
Given that most users were adding people to their Inner Circle to “follow their work,” we created the new “Follow” feature and brought it to the forefront.
The Purpose of an Inner Circle
The Inner Circle is intended to be a small group of trusted peers that you assemble to exchange feedback and help. You can post new projects as private – visible ONLY to your Inner Circle – to get confidential feedback. And, with the significant improvements to the Activity Feed, activity from your Inner Circle will receive more focus.
What To Do With A Huge Inner Circle
If you are one of the few users (less than 0.5% of the Network) with an Inner Circle of more than 1000 members, we are developing an option to QUICKLY select users that you’d like to remove from your Inner Circle and follow instead. We suggest that you notify your Inner Circle when you do this, so that they can follow you back.
Moving Forward
We apologize for the inconvenience this causes for a small group of members. But we are confident that, over time, this change will vastly improve the professional relationships between Behance Network members.
The new network will remain in BETA for a number of months as we work hard to ensure that the Behance Network continues to organize and empower the creative professional community.
Please contact us with any additional feedback and concerns.
Much respect.
Behance Team
Hello,
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It seems that I’m one of the 0,5% of the Network who has more than 1000 Inner Circle members… When can I expect the option to QUICKLY select users and remove them form the Inner Circle and move them over to the followers? It’s kinda of annoying that I cannot add anyone else to my Inner Circle now…
I would very much appreciate your assistance with this. Thank you.
i like your work its amazyng
love your photo treatments and the typos. just great
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hi wonderfully work for you
Still waiting for a button to clean the whole inner circle…
I just reached the limit myself and are waiting…
Hasn’t Behance become suspicious of google+’s new naming convention “circles”?
i have 997 people on my inner c and i want to have more so that my work becomes more n more visited ……
what a great artwork ! cheers !
hay why the inner circle can not accept?
Great!
Tried to join… but failed.
Wish you all the best.
I tried at the same day I posted my previous comment… sorry not to have this a 100% cleared but I think the error was related to not having any vacant seats…
Trying to log in after receiving confirmation email.
Tried to receive another password, but you haven’t sent me anything.
Trying to Support Behance, here.
Can’t help but notice lots of complaints about “Bugs.”
Last Chance.
Please email energy[at]behance[dot]com about this. Thanks!
I definitely don’t have 1000 people in my inner circle but it won’t let me accept an invitation from someone. Neither does the other person…Help!
Thanks
Hi there……..
I really don’t have more then 300 ppl in my inner circle but still having a problem adding more people. Could you please suggest me how do i get solved……. HELP….PLZ………..!!
For customer service, please get in touch with us by clicking “help” and writing to us. Thanks!
Hello Peter! Thank’s for invitation……..,but…..
You or the person who sent this invite has hit the limit of 1000 members in a Feedback Circle.
For more information, please see our blog entry on the subject: The Deal on Behance Network “Inner Circles”