The most important thing you need to remember is that LinkedIn Profiles are for individuals and Company pages are for businesses. If you are asked to connect with a business using a profile, you should decline or ignore such an invitation. LinkedIn have said that they will be closing down these profiles as they do not follow their guidelines.
When set up correctly, your LinkedIn Company page is another asset that can rank in Google for your chosen keywords. It's definitely worth doing. But there are rules! Read on to find out more.
Type the name of your Company into the search bar to see if there is a Company Page already - it will appear in a dropdown list it LinkedIn has automatically generated one.
To be able to create a LinkedIn Company page, there are some strict guidelines - due to previous issues with scammers.
Log in to your personal profile on LinkedIn.
In the top navigation bar, find the Work tab and click the drop down menu.
Scroll all the way down to the very bottom to find the option to Create a Company Page.
Click that
The next screen is where you Add A Company
You will need to add the Company name and your email address at the company. You will also need to check the box to verify that you are the official representative of the company and have the right to act on its behalf in the creation of a page. If you do not enter a domain-based email address here, it will not allow you to proceed.
Remember, take care about what you write in the field for Company name. Whilst you can amend the title of your page, the URL for the page will be set in stone after that first screen and cannot be changed so get it right first time.
Once you click Continue you will arrive on the page that allows you to fill in all the detail. Make sure you add a good cover image and your logo and complete all the available fields of information
When you're done, remember to click Publish at the top right!
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