{"id":8444,"date":"2015-03-10T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog?p=8444&#038;preview_id=8444"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:46:28","slug":"boost-linkedin-clicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/boost-linkedin-clicks\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Ways to Boost Clicks on LinkedIn\u2019s News Feed &#8211; New Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a title=\"LinkedIn User Stats\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2014\/04\/18\/the-next-three-billion\/\">over 300 million users<\/a>, <a title=\"11 Tips for Putting Together a Strong Company LinkedIn Page\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/11-tips-for-putting-together-a-strong-company-linkedin-page\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> is a force when it comes to reaching a business-to-business audience. According to eMarketer, 40% of its users visit it everyday\u00a0&#8211; quite a staggering statistic. It&#8217;s clear that LinkedIn is a social channel you can&#8217;t ignore.\u00a0So how can you get more traffic from LinkedIn&#8217;s news feed? To maximize your <a title=\"Announcing dlvr.it for LinkedIn Company Pages. Automatically share and schedule updates to your company page.\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/announcing-dlvr-it-for-linkedin-company-pages-automatically-share-and-schedule-updates-to-your-company-page\/\">LinkedIn engagement<\/a>, follow the three steps below.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Post_at_Least_20_Updates_Per_Month\"><\/span>1. Post at Least 20 Updates Per Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"textLayer\">\n<p>According to <a title=\"LinkedIn Status Update Best Practices\" href=\"http:\/\/help.linkedin.com\/ci\/fattach\/get\/2352183\/0\/filename\/Company_Pages_Status_Updates.pdf\">research from LinkedIn<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"373.50833333333327\">Companies that post 20 times a month, on average, reach 60% of their followers with 1 or more updates<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"338.8634166666667\">20% of followers are typically reached with one status update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Does 20 updates per month seem overwhelming? Create a <a title=\"How to Increase Blog Traffic by Changing the Way You Think about Scheduling Social Media Updates\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/dlvrit-q-makes-it-easy-to-schedule-blog-content\/\">re-posting schedule<\/a> to lighten the load. For more ideas on scaling content creation read: <a title=\"3 Quick and Easy Blog Post Ideas for the Time-Strapped Business Owner\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/blog-post-ideas\/\">3 Quick and Easy Blog Post Ideas for the Time-Strapped Business Owner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Include_Images_Links_and_Video\"><\/span>2. Include Images, Links and Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not surprising, including images and videos with your updates makes an impression on LinkedIn as they do on most social networks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"239.57152357920185\">Updates containing links can have up to 45% higher follower engagement<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"239.57152357920185\">Linking to YouTube videos, results in a <a title=\"How to increase your LinkedIn engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quicksprout.com\/2013\/12\/19\/how-to-increase-linkedin-engagement-by-386\/?display=wide\">75% higher share rate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"239.57152357920185\">\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Turn your images into branded billboards when posting to LinkedIn. We <a title=\"Turn Images into Branded Content to Stand-out in Your Followers Busy Social Media Stream\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/create-branded-images-to-improve-social-media-performance\/\">created a simple template<\/a> that we overlay on our images. This helps us scale the creation of the branded images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-canvas-width=\"239.57152357920185\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Publish_in_the_Morning_Tuesday_%E2%80%93_Thursday\"><\/span>3. Publish in the Morning: Tuesday &#8211;\u00a0Thursday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As with anything, test the best times to post to your audience. Generally, avoid Monday and Friday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0After analyzing 14 million posts, <a title=\"When\u2019s the Best Day and Time to Post on Social Media?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/03\/whens-the-best-day-and-time-to-post-on-social-media\/#.VP3sheG0BmM\">AddThis<\/a> found that you get the most clicks on Tuesday&#8217;s from 10 am &#8211; 11 am<\/li>\n<li>According to Fannit, an inbound marketing agency, the best times to post are between 7 am &#8211; 8 am and 5 pm &#8211; 6 pm, worst days are Monday and Friday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Whether you choose <a title=\"How to auto-schedule RSS feed updates to social media\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvrit.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200401454-New-Schedule-Your-Feed-Updates\">auto-posting<\/a> or <a title=\"Introducing Q \u2013 A Smart New Scheduling Tool to Keep Fans and Followers Active\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/introducing-q-a-smart-new-scheduling-tool-to-keep-fans-and-followers-active\/\">queuing posts<\/a>, scale distribution by creating an optimized schedule just for LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for more ways to increase engagement on LinkedIn, continue reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"11 Tips for Putting Together a Strong Company LinkedIn Page\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/11-tips-for-putting-together-a-strong-company-linkedin-page\/\">11 Tips for Putting Together a Strong Company LinkedIn Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"3 ways a LinkedIn Company Page boosts SEO\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/3-ways-a-linkedin-company-page-boosts-seo\/\">3 ways a LinkedIn Company Page boosts SEO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Get More Leads on LinkedIn Using Dlvr.it\u2019s Drip Marketing Features\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/get-more-leads-on-linkedin-using-dlvr-its-drip-marketing-features\/\">How to get more leads on LinkedIn using drip marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 300 million users, LinkedIn is a force when it comes to reaching a business-to-business audience. 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