How not to be a Spammy Pammy
I'm seeing this practice a lot more and not a fan ... @ mentioning a MASSIVE bunch of peeps in LinkedIn™️ posts.
Why? It really is a bit spammy and LinkedIn™️ best practice suggests max 5 relevant @ mentions of people or organisations in posts.
You are effectively creating an engagement pod in plain sight — and the LinkedIn™️ gods really hate engagement pods!
You are also putting unnecessary pressure on those that you’ve tagged to respond — we’ve all got enough on our plates without that!
💡 Here are 3 better ways to draw attention to your post that are far more natural in starting a conversation
1) encourage people to hit the 🔔 icon on your profile (personal or biz) to be notified of your new posts
standard 🔔 view on profiles (personal or company)
default setting is “most relevant”
switch to All to be notified of any new posts
view when this is activated
2) tag people in photos that they appear in
from the uploaded photo click on the people icon below
this opens up a search bar, simply find the person you want to tag and select
3) @ mention individuals in posts/comments by mentioning their contribution or the interaction or to ask their response to a question, perhaps (if natural, not contrived!)
Regular use of an “@ stuffing” strategy could dilute your post’s value and therefore future content could rank poorly; so be savvier or more authentic about starting a conversation and building your LinkedIn™️ community.
Final point, some people might not want to be tagged in your public posts!
I'm here to help if you're:
➰ Looking at LinkedIn™️ thinking "where do I even start?"
➰ Ready to share your expertise, but not sure how to put it into words
➰ Keen to build real connections, not just collect random connections
➰ Want to develop a social media approach that feels natural, not forced
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