Sharing a Post and Article to LinkedIn

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LinkedIn posts in the Social Post Library includes an article, which is essentially a blog post for LinkedIn, as well as a post caption, which is what appears on your contacts' LinkedIn feed.

Below are the instructions for sharing to LinkedIn a post and article from the Social Post Library.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Locate the post and article you would like to use in the Social Post Library
   
2. Click the button labelled "1.a) Download the Image" to download the post image
3. Click the button labelled "1.b) Download the Image" to download the article
4. Click the button labelled "3) Share the Post" button to be directed to LinkedIn
5. Click the large header image space and upload the post image
6. Open the LinkedIn article from your downloads 
7. Copy and paste the Headline of the article into the space that says “Headline”
8. Copy and paste the body of the article into the space that says “Write here…”
9. Review the article and tweak as necessary. You may need to delete excess line spaces, fix formatting, add image links, etc.
10. Hit “Publish” at the top right corner
11. Navigate to the LinkedIn Post page (where you downloaded the image and article, above)
12. Click the button labelled "2) Copy the Caption" to copy the post caption to your clipboard
13. Navigate back to your LinkedIn post and paste the caption in the box that has appeared 
14. Click Publish

ADVANCED: We also provide the graphics as editable templates in Canva. Review how to customize these images with your preferred photos, colors, and branding in this help article.