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Schedule your LinkedIn posts for the week, from LinkedIn itself

Write the week's posts in one sitting and let LinkedIn post them while you're with clients. The steps and limits come from LinkedIn's own Help pages.

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In short

Click the clock icon in the post box, pick any time from 10 minutes to 3 months ahead, and schedule [1]. You can reschedule or delete it later from View all scheduled posts [1]. Pages can schedule from an hour to three months ahead [2].

Schedule a post from your profile

These are LinkedIn's steps for a computer [1]:

  1. Click Start a post at the top of your homepage and write the post.
  2. Click the clock icon in the lower-right corner.
  3. Pick the date and time. You can type an exact time instead of using the 30-minute steps [1].
  4. Click Next, check the time shown above the post, then click Schedule.

Any time from 10 minutes to 3 months ahead works [1]. LinkedIn converts it to UTC using your device's time zone [1], so set the time while your device is on the clock you mean.

What you can't schedule

LinkedIn doesn't schedule events or jobs [1]. Everything else you post from the post box can wait for its time, including a carousel uploaded as a document: the steps for that are in how to post a carousel on LinkedIn.

Posts can run to 3,000 characters [3]. The LinkedIn text formatter adds bold and bullet points before you paste the post in.

See, change or delete a scheduled post

Start a post, click the clock icon, then View all scheduled posts [1]. From there you can reschedule a post or delete it [1], or open its menu and choose Modify schedule or Edit post [1].

Not ready to schedule at all? Save the post as a draft and finish it later, even on another device [3].

Schedule a LinkedIn Page post

If you run a company Page, super admins and content admins can schedule its posts too [2]. A Page post can be scheduled from an hour to three months ahead [2], a slightly later start than a profile post.

Schedule with a tool

LinkedIn's own scheduling is enough if LinkedIn is where you post. A tool helps when the same week also goes to Instagram or Facebook, or someone checks your posts first.

Postmosis schedules LinkedIn posts with text alone, pictures or a video, from the same calendar as your other networks, and a reviewer can approve a post before it's allowed to go out. See scheduling

Common questions

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Can you schedule posts on LinkedIn?

Yes. Click the clock icon when you write a post [1].

How far ahead can I schedule a LinkedIn post?

Up to 3 months, and no sooner than 10 minutes from now [1].

How do I see my scheduled posts on LinkedIn?

Start a post, click the clock icon, then View all scheduled posts [1].

Can I edit a scheduled LinkedIn post?

Yes. In your scheduled posts, open the post's menu and choose Modify schedule or Edit post [1].

Do scheduled LinkedIn posts get less reach?

LinkedIn's Help doesn't say they do. If you're unsure, compare a few scheduled posts with ones you post live at the same hour.

Can I schedule a post on a LinkedIn Page?

Yes, if you're a super admin or content admin, from an hour to three months ahead [2].

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