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This week’s show focuses on the current state of the jobs market, based on stats shared this week by LinkedIn. Postbag. Mary Wu voice note about the use of someone else’s account. Full transcript. What is the current state of the jobs market? We’re going to take a quick look at that today in episode […]
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Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Postbag. Voice note response to Mark Lee’s question, from Tonny Mikkelsen. Mark’s real question was about limiting content searches to the UK only. There’s no good route for that, as the “All filters” panel on post searches does not include anything about location. Full transcript. How do collaborations work? That’s […]
LinkedIn desktop and mobile differences
What are the differences between the desktop and mobile app versions of LinkedIn? A recent question during an Espresso+ community Live Q&A call prompted me to look at this. Introduction. You’d think that a large, well-established platform like LinkedIn (which has been around since 2003) would have the same features regardless of whether you’re on […]
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Postbag. Clip from my UpLift Live 26 talk on “direct messages and algorithmic immunity”. I put in around 12 hours of editing time to get the replays ready, and we have about 17.5 hours of content in total now available over the past 3 years of the conference. Get your replay ticket Social Insider report […]
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Show notes. Last week we ran the third annual UpLift Live conference in Birmingham. This episode contains some reflections on the day from me and from some of our attendees and speakers. Our speakers for the 2026 conference were, in order: No Postbag this week – but please do send in your questions for next […]
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Informed on Apple Podcasts · Informed on Spotify A quick look at a document that explains why LinkedIn should be considered a social media platform just like all of the other big players. Postbag. Full transcript. Is LinkedIn social media? That’s what we’re looking at today in episode 483 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone, […]
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This week’s show “acknowledges” the challenge LinkedIn seems to have in presenting a stable user interface to its users. Postbag. Full transcript. What exactly is going on with LinkedIn’s user interface? We are going to take a look. This is episode 482 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone, I’m John Espirian, your host of the […]
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This one tip will help content creators get their external content seen. Postbag. Espresso+: Comment “X” and I will DM you – is that a good idea? Judi Hays voice note … about voice notes Full transcript. How do you get your content seen on LinkedIn? It’s a big topic, but here’s one tip that […]
Reducing LinkedIn notifications
This one is aimed at people who have quite a busy Notifications tab on LinkedIn. You can improve your LinkedIn experience by cutting down the number of unnecessary notifications you receive. There are various options for notifications control in the Settings & Privacy panel, but one approach that no one ever seems to talk about […]
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Among other topics, this week’s show is about LinkedIn voice notes. I love them! Postbag. Mark Lee voice note on spam comments. Full transcript. Who here is a fan of voice notes? I am and I’m going to be using them a lot more in the future. Welcome to episode 480 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone. I’m John Espirian, your host of the Informed podcast, and this […]
LinkedIn data archive
Did you know that you can download all your data from LinkedIn? Here’s how. Introduction. The data archive is the most robust way to get a copy of all your most important LinkedIn data. I recommend that active LinkedIn users back up their data at least a couple of times each year. If things ever […]
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Show notes. Is AI coming for all our jobs? That’s the main topic this week, with lots of resources for you to check out so you can work out on which side of the fence to fall. Postbag. Anon: How can I make my Featured items look the same size? Other topics in this week’s […]
LinkedIn chat group DMs
LinkedIn allows you to create direct message chat groups containing up to 50 people. Here’s some important things to know about them that goes beyond what LinkedIn tells us in the official help file on this topic.
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Show notes. This week’s show comes out early to remind you of this weekend’s price rise for the UpLift Live 26. We have an interview with our final speaker, the host of the Nudge podcast, Phill Agnew. Postbag. Ashley Leeds: Premium banner image buttons Caryn Yuen: Some experts say that sharing glimpses of your personal […]
LinkedIn banner dimensions
Personal profiles on LinkedIn include space at the top for a rectangular banner image, where you can promote yourself and your services. This is prime visual real estate. On desktop browsers, LinkedIn renders the banner at 1400×350 pixels. The dimensions are often reported as 1584×396 pixels but actually any image with a 4:1 ratio will […]
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Show notes. Being away for a week in Milan did wonders for people asking me questions for the show! Postbag. Richard G Abrahams: As a fiction author, given that time learning and using social media is time not spent writing and editing fiction, and given that LinkedIn is a business platform, is there really any […]
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This week we look at audio pronunciation on your profile. Postbag. Sara Gallagher: How can I realistically tell what advice is applicable to me, and what “works” because of the skewed sample but won’t in the broader LinkedIn universe? Does it just come down to trial and error? Illiya Vjestica is running a bonus UpLift […]
LinkedIn audio pronunciation
LinkedIn lets you record up to 10 seconds of audio on your profile to help people pronounce your name correctly. This post shows how it works and some examples of it in action. Introduction How to record an audio pronunciation Audio pronunciation examples Let’s wrap up Introduction. LinkedIn’s audio pronunciation feature is great for people […]
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Show notes. Main topic is how others can be your marketing department via their recommendations and video testimonials. Postbag Mark Lee: I’m wondering what would happen if I chose to start another newsletter on a different topic potentially of interest to a different subset of my connections. Do all my connections get notified of the […]
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Show notes. What is real and what is fake on LinkedIn? We’re looking at some fake accounts this week. Postbag. Gillian Whitney voice note Can anything be done to stop DMs fragmenting when sending LinkedIn recommendations? LinkedIn security fake account Update on fake LinkedIn security accounts via Guy Strijbosch Where did all the Top Voices […]