‘Can you schedule posts on LinkedIn?’: Yes — here’s how to plan your posts using the free app SlackSocial

• If you or your company want to schedule posts on LinkedIn, you’ll have to do it using a third-party app like SlackSocial.
• To schedule LinkedIn posts in large batches using SlackSocial, you’ll need to grant the app permission to connect with your LinkedIn account.
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As powerful a service as LinkedIn has become for its millions of total users, in some ways the platform that connects employers and job seekers is limited.

Among the handful of holes in LinkedIn’s features is the ability to schedule posts or updates directly through the online service. As of now, you can only manually publish a post in real-time.

Luckily, third-party developers like Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Sprinklr, and Hubspot have created tools to address this issue.

Of the apps we checked out for this article, the one that was quickest to set up and start using was SlackSocial. The social media management tool is free and lets you schedule up to ten posts a day. There are also a variety of payment plans that give you more features and a higher scheduled post count.

Here's how to schedule a LinkedIn post on your Mac or PC.

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How to schedule a LinkedIn post using SlackSocial

1. Go to SlackSocial.com on your Mac or PC and click the "Sign Up" button at the top right of your screen. Follow the prompts to make an account.

2. Once you're logged in, click on "Link networks" in the left sidebar, then click on "LinkedIn."

3. In the window to the right, click "Attach LinkedIn Account."

4. You'll be prompted to enter your LinkedIn login information and allow SlackSocial to connect to your account. Once this is done, you're ready to schedule LinkedIn posts.

5. Go back to SlackSocial and click "Create post" at the top of the left sidebar. Type out your post.

6. Click "Next," and then select LinkedIn from the "Select your network" pane. Check the box next to your account's name.

7. Hit "Next" again and schedule your post, then hit "Post."

8. Your post will go live on your LinkenIn based on when you scheduled it.

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