Post to your personal LinkedIn profile or to Company Pages, the Page role you need, and how long each connection lasts.
On this page
Social9 posts to LinkedIn in two ways: as you, on your personal profile, or as a Company Page you manage. They are connected separately, with two buttons.
Where to find it#
Tools → Channels → Connect Channel. LinkedIn has two tiles: LinkedIn Profile and LinkedIn Company Page.
LinkedIn is on every plan, including Free.
Your personal profile#
- Press Connect Channel and pick the LinkedIn Profile tile.
- Sign in to LinkedIn and allow Social9 to post.
One LinkedIn login is one profile.
A Company Page#
- Press Connect Channel and pick the LinkedIn Company Page tile.
- Sign in to LinkedIn with an account that manages the Page, and allow Social9.
- Every Company Page you can post to is connected to the brand.
The role you need#
You must be a Super admin or Content admin of the Page. Other Page roles cannot post.
If you get "This LinkedIn account isn't a Super admin or Content admin of any Company Page", ask a Page admin to give you one of those roles in LinkedIn, then connect again.
Pages you start managing later#
Connect the LinkedIn Company Page tile again. Social9 picks up the new Pages.
Company Page connections renew themselves and last about a year.
What a post can include#
| Limit | |
|---|---|
| Text | 3,000 characters |
| Images | Up to 9 |
| Video | 1 |
| Mix photos and video | No |
| Needs media | No |
Options#
In the Create Post window, press Customize for each network and open the LinkedIn tab (or press Options for LinkedIn when it is the only network). Under Options for LinkedIn:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Who can see it | Anyone or Connections only |
| First comment | Posted as a comment right after the post goes live |
| Article link | Shares a link card, with an optional title and description. Only when the post has no photo or video |
| Share a PDF as a document carousel | Shows a PDF as a swipeable carousel. Upload a PDF (up to 5 MB, PDF files only) or paste a public link to one, and give it a title. No photos or video with a document |
| Add a poll | A question (up to 140 characters) and 2 to 4 choices (up to 30 characters each), open for 1, 3, 7 or 14 days. No photos, video or document with a poll |
| Mention company pages | Write @ and the name in your text, for example @Acme, then add the same name with the Page's LinkedIn link. It becomes a real mention of the Page |
If Social9 cannot find a Page you mentioned, the post still goes out and the name stays as plain text. A note on the post tells you.
Common problems#
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn couldn't process this video | Try an MP4 under 10 minutes |
| Please reconnect this LinkedIn Page | Press Reconnect on the Channels page |