If you block a member, they cannot contact you, recommend you, or refer you on Alignable.  You will still be able to see them on the platform which is being worked on for phase 2 of the block feature, release date TBD.

Step by Step Instructions:

From the member's profile:

1. Click the Network button on the top ribbon menu
2. Click Connections from the left menu
3. Find the profile of the member you'd like to block
4. Click into their profile
5. Click the 3 dots (...) on the right hand side of the profile
6. Click ∅ Block Business
7. A Popup will appear: Are you sure you want to block this business? You will no longer receive messages from them.
8. Click OK

From a message:

1. Click on the message icon in the top ribbon navigation menu
2. Find the member/conversation that you would like to block
3. Click into the message
4. Click the 3 dots (...) to the right of the member name
5. Click ∅ Block Business
6. A Popup will appear: Are you sure you want to block this business? You will no longer receive messages from them.
7. Click OK