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Voice note questions from Steve Bruce, Hanne Møller, Ashley Leeds, Mary Wu, Darren Millings, and Mic Adam. The questions cover these topics: endorsements, languages, percentage of content creators on the platform, batch tagging, licenses and certifications, About sections, connection strategy, and profile updates – plenty! Tips for feed relevance: Full transcript What steps can we […]
Informed 503
Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify The Postbag includes voice notes from Mark Lee, Ashley Leeds, and Lynnaire Johnston. Suggested LinkedIn fixes LinkedIn Local Birmingham is on Friday 25 September. Tickets are only £20 or £15 if you’re an Espresso+ member. Full transcript. What could be done to make LinkedIn better? We’re going to take a look in episode 503 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone, […]
Informed 502
Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Postbag questions and contributions from Hanne Møller, Mary Wu, Gillian Whitney, Mic Adam, and Mari-Liis Garcia. Private connection notes are here for Premium members. How many active users are there on LinkedIn? Don’t forget to grab your ticket for UpLift Live Nano Bristol on 17 September 2026 at https://jesp.me/nanobristol Full […]
Informed 501
Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify A look at some of the basics of your LinkedIn profile’s top card. Plus, voice note contributions from Lynnaire Johnston and Mark Lee. UpLift Live Nano Bristol is only a few weeks away! Join us in Bristol for this lunch and learn session as John answers your LinkedIn questions and […]
Informed 500
Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify A special version of the Informed podcast as it reaches its 500th episode, with voice note contributions from several listeners. Plus, a reminder to join us in Bristol for UpLift Live Nano on 17 September 2026. Your chance to ask your LinkedIn questions in person and even have […]
Informed 499
A quick look at the Social Selling Index, a LinkedIn feature that might be disappearing for free and Premium users of the platform. Brenda Meller voice note about the new “Seems like AI slop” feature. Is Social Selling Index (SSI) going away for free users? My first collaborative post, with Lynnaire Johnston. Come to UpLift […]
Informed 498
Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Postbag Mark Lee and Jeremy Freeman sent voice notes about where to get official LinkedIn info and change logs. Seems like AI slop Update on collaborative posts 🚨 This video from a LinkedIn employee was published after I recorded this episode: Full transcript Would you use a new LinkedIn feature […]
Informed 497
Full transcript. Collaborative posts are on their way to LinkedIn. Are you going to try them? It’s episode 497 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone. I’m John Espirian, your host of the Informed podcast, a show that is all about LinkedIn best practice, run by me, an independent LinkedIn consultant based in South Wales. A […]
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Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Postbag. To see what proportion of your network is seeing your posts, go to the Content performance panel in your profile analytics. I’ve reached about a quarter of a million people in the past year, but only 38% of them are 1st connections or followers. WhatsApp usernames are now available […]
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Postbag. Lionel Guerraz voice note about content reach Come to UpLift Live Nano Bristol on 17 September 2026 – a chance to ask your LinkedIn questions direct to me and get yourself a live LinkedIn profile review! Creator Marketplace and company page collaborations Full transcript. Is LinkedIn setting itself up to become more of a […]
Informed 494
Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Full transcript. Are GIFs and games appropriate for LinkedIn? Let’s take a look. It’s episode 494 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone, I’m John Espirian, your host of the Informed podcast, an independent show about LinkedIn best practice, and we always try to get the show started with the Postbag […]
Informed 493
Full transcript. Who is looking at your content on LinkedIn? That’s the topic of the show this week. It’s episode 493 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone. I’m John Espirian, your host of the Informed podcast, a weekly show about LinkedIn best practice. Now, we would normally start the show with Postbag listener questions. We […]
Informed 492
More chat about AI on LinkedIn, plus the return of a feature in the mobile app. Postbag. Video tab returns to UK, Australia & Canada Connect button on mobile prompts for a note Full transcript. We’re going to talk a little bit more about AI on LinkedIn, plus the return of a LinkedIn mobile feature. This is episode 492 of the Informed podcast. Hi, everyone, I’m John Espirian, your host […]
Informed 491
Postbag. Judi Radice Hays: feedback on birthdays Jeremy Freeman: LinkedIn newsletters Kathie York: Since LinkedIn likes to see engagement within the first hour of a post, is it still bad form to be the first commenter? One reason I ask: having a link in a post hurts our ‘reach.’ What are the rules, now, for […]
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Should you change your posting schedule and topics on LinkedIn? What happens when you need to change your plans? Postbag. Lionel Guerraz: commenting and its effects on topic authority. Judith Rafferty: how do we deal with birthdays on LinkedIn? The main topic is about changing your schedule on LinkedIn and whether it’s OK to post […]
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Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Postbag. Full transcript. LinkedIn’s latest membership figures are out and it’s time for us to take a look at their stats for this quarter. This is the Informed podcast, episode 489. Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the Informed podcast, your show about LinkedIn best practice, and I’m your host, John […]
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Listen on Apple • Listen on Spotify Show notes. How do you report someone and what happens when LinkedIn ignores your feedback? Full transcript. How do you report bad actors on LinkedIn and what happens when the corporation doesn’t pay any attention to your feedback? That’s what we’re going to look at today in episode 488 of […]
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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 […]