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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Happy New Year! Postbag. Hanne Møller – reposting your own post Caryn Yuen – hashtags I know LinkedIn has removed the ability to follow hashtags, but people can still use them. Some include hashtags within the body of their post to draw attention to certain words, while others add several at the end in a […]
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Show notes. What’s in your LinkedIn Year in Review? This is LinkedIn’s version of Spotify Wrapped. Postbag. Should a CTA be included in the headline? Caryn Yuen If the CTA is very short and part of a reasonably short overall headline, then that’s OK. Headlines that are too long won’t be read by humans, and if the intention of the text isn’t clear to the AI-powered LinkedIn search, that could do you harm. How to share achievements Famey Lockwood LinkedIn […]
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Postbag. Does the industry setting matter on your profile? Christopher Johnson (voice note) LinkedIn industry options help page Fake accounts with similar headlines? LB Brittingham I’m searching for other experts supporting introverts and I keep coming across profiles with “introvert living in an industry of extroverts” or similar. Many seem like real accounts. Maybe it’s […]
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This week’s main topic looks at how many active accounts there are on LinkedIn. See my LinkedIn membership tracker, particularly the updated section titled “How many active users are on LinkedIn?” Postbag. What do you think of people customising their pronouns? In short, don’t do it! Do text-only posts perform less well than posts with […]
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Show notes. Postbag via Beth Kirk: Loving the informed podcast! I have a question around the proactive use of DMs to build relationships on LinkedIn. Do you have any top tips for people with established audiences please? — Look for opportunities to start conversations: birthdays, job changes — Look through your network to find key […]
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Show notes. Thanks to Mark Williams for his kind farewell newsletter. Postbag. Other topics. Everyone is talking about algorithmic bias against women. I’m going to investigate. For now, see this LinkedIn Engineering blog post (20 November 2025) for the company’s response. A couple of text-plus-image posts: Starting a post with a short bit of quoted […]