Sharing on LinkedIn is a very interesting option to reach new users and offer interesting content for your community on your wall.
The question is… how does it work? What can and cannot be shared?
What is shared on LinkedIn
Reposting or sharing on LinkedIn is the same as what you can find on any other social network: post on your wall or feed content that is outside of the social network or that you found there, for example from someone else profile .
The interesting thing here for you, social media, is that you can share different types of content, each in a different way.
And what is better to get more range? Recommend, share or comment?
We explain all this to you in this post.
Share a post on LinkedIn
The first option to share on LinkedIn is to show you interesting content to add to your wall.
The procedure is very simple:
- Go to the post you want to share.
- Click on the share button.
- Choose the option between “Share” or “Share with your ideas”.
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Now what is the difference between “Share” and “Share with your ideas”?
When you click share, the entire publication appears on your wall as you saw it from the user who created the content.
In fact, the post contains all the information, except that LinkedIn adds the information about who shared it at the top and just below the name of the person who created it.
In addition to the original post, under “Share with ideas” you have the option of adding a message with your opinion or ideas to the shared post.
This is very interesting as it is a way to supplement the information shared and create an opportunity for discussion with your community.
If you select the “Share with your ideas” option, you can choose who should see your post:
- Any user: on and off LinkedIn.
- Any user + Twitter.
- LinkedIn contacts only.
Recommend or share?
This is one of the most common questions when it comes to sharing and interacting with another user’s content.
But what is better?
In our opinion, performing both actions is the most useful for highlighting the content of the information and reaching more users.
Additionally, by seeing so many interactions with their content, you help the creator continue to share valuable information.
Which one should I choose? Well, it’s true that recommending is the easiest, you don’t have to comment on the content: it’s the closest thing to a Facebook like, for example.
Sharing, if you already have a career in the social network, is very useful to present your point of view and stimulate debate.
Share a profile
One of the foundations of LinkedIn’s success as a social network is sharing information and recommending profiles.
And this is where the option to share a profile on LinkedIn comes in: a great alternative to view news from your profile or even share an external one, all via a private message.
We tell you the steps to do this:
- Go to the LinkedIn profile you want to share.
- In the menu part, tap on “More”.
- Send a profile in a message.
- Choose who you want to send it to.
- Write your own message.
- Click Submit.
Why send a profile via private message?
If you are looking for a new member of your work team or someone to collaborate on a project, you can use this option to share it with your colleagues and comment on your impressions.
Edit or delete a shared post
It’s happened to all of us before, you shared a post from another user and you left your opinion and then you regretted it, you saw some spelling mistakes…
Don’t worry because everything has a solution, and that means LinkedIn gives you the option to edit or delete a post you’ve shared on your Wall.
How do I edit a post on LinkedIn?
- Go to the post you shared.
- Tap the three dots button, Options.
- Click Edit Post.
- Change what you want from the text with your ideas.
- Tap on “Save”.
Under the editing options it is only available to change the text you have inserted, the visibility option is currently unavailable.
To delete content you’ve shared on LinkedIn, follow the same steps but click the Delete post button.
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What doubts have arisen regarding sharing on LinkedIn?
Many users hesitate whether it is better to share another user’s post or to post it from scratch.
We recommend that when you find interesting content within the social network, that you share on your feed instead of going to your wall and re-writing the information.
In our opinion, it’s better to respect the authorship of the user who shared this information in the first place. In addition, by sharing the post with your ideas and opinions, you stimulate debate, help the other user reach a larger audience, and this leads to useful interactions for both of you.
You already know that feedback on LinkedIn is very interesting for social network growth.
These are the options for sharing on LinkedIn. Plan to add this type of content to yours LinkedIn Marketing Strategy?
