{"id":35698,"date":"2021-04-17T03:03:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T10:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bamf.com\/?p=35698"},"modified":"2022-01-02T23:49:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T06:49:33","slug":"how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bamf.com\/how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Follow Button to Your LinkedIn Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest steps you can take to influencer status is to add a follow button to your LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It tells people right off the bat that you&#8217;re a thought leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because influencers and thought leaders are followed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this, quick guide, we&#8217;ll show you how you can add a follow button to your LinkedIn profile, and what other benefits you get from implementing this today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get at it!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-table-of-contents-block ub_table-of-contents\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-569e0623-13c9-4ea2-8ad3-c304f344800a\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\"\n                    data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\">\n                    <div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\">Table of Contents<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \"><ul><li><a href=https:\/\/bamf.com\/how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile\/#0-the-difference-between-a-follow-and-a-connect-on-linkedin->The Difference Between a Follow and a Connect on LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/bamf.com\/how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile\/#1-what-are-the-benefits-of-using-a-follow-button-instead-of-a-connect-button->What Are The Benefits of Using a &#8220;Follow&#8221; Button Instead of a Connect Button?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/bamf.com\/how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile\/#2-will-people-still-be-able-to-connect-with-me->Will People Still Be Able to Connect With Me?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/bamf.com\/how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile\/#3-how-do-you-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile->How Do You Add a Follow Button to Your LinkedIn Profile?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/bamf.com\/how-to-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile\/#4-takeaways->Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-the-difference-between-a-follow-and-a-connect-on-linkedin-\"><strong>The Difference Between a Follow and a Connect on LinkedIn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a big difference between a connection and a follow on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A connect on LinkedIn is usually a two-way interaction where you and the party that connects with you now share a relationship on the platform. This is provided that you approve the request \u2013 or if they approve yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, a follow allows a user access to your account and posts regardless of you accept their request to connect with you or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The follow option seems to be a hybrid between the follow options of Twitter and Instagram, versus the &#8220;Add as a friend&#8221; option of Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-what-are-the-benefits-of-using-a-follow-button-instead-of-a-connect-button-\"><strong>What Are The Benefits of Using a &#8220;Follow&#8221; Button Instead of a Connect Button?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your goal is to grow on LinkedIn then you should be looking at achieving influencer status, and influencers make it easy for their followers to follow them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The follow button subconsciously suggests to prospects that the profile that they&#8217;re on belongs to an influencer. And, it does this by just using one word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It indirectly tells people that you&#8217;re not exactly trying to sell anything to them, but instead offering something of value, since they don&#8217;t even have to engage in a two-way connection, to begin with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, there&#8217;s more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re rapidly scaling, you also want a system in place that will help you go through people the number of requests that you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a follow button makes it easier for you to grow your influencer base because there is no need for you to approve their requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then focus on growing your &#8220;business connection&#8221; base by just having to go through people who have taken the time to connect with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now some people might argue that it could be counterproductive to users who still want to gain a lot of connections in their industry, but I beg to differ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the other thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You still have the message button prominently featured in your LinkedIn profile just in case people want to contact you directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have been following our LinkedIn profile optimization guides in the past, you&#8217;ll find that having <a href=\"http:\/\/bamf.lovelacecreative.co\/linkedin-profile-picture-header-image-optimization-guide\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CTAs in your header image<\/a> or having a properly optimized summary will help direct business traffic to your funnel in any case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Find out how to create <a href=\"http:\/\/bamf.lovelacecreative.co\/linkedin-summary-examples-bamf-media\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn summaries that convert<\/a> in our guide!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s another thing we noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a follow button is less intrusive than a connect button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about it, how many people on Facebook do you want to follow, but not connect or be friends with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The follow button represents less commitment on the part of the prospect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-will-people-still-be-able-to-connect-with-me-\"><strong>Will People Still Be Able to Connect With Me?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, they can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you have to click the three dots next to the &#8220;Message&#8221; option to find the &#8220;Connect&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bamf.lovelacecreative.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Add-a-Follow-Button-to-Your-LinkedIn-Profile-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35701\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned earlier, you still have the message button that&#8217;s prominently in place there and if you have an optimized profile it shouldn&#8217;t be a problem for prospects who are ready for conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-how-do-you-add-a-follow-button-to-your-linkedin-profile-\"><strong>How Do You Add a Follow Button to Your LinkedIn Profile?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty simple to add a follow button on your LinkedIn profile. However, they&#8217;ve buried the option deep in your settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What you need to do is head over to the &#8220;Me&#8221; option on the upper-right hand side of LinkedIn and bring down the dropdown menu to access &#8220;Settings &amp; Privacy&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bamf.lovelacecreative.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Add-a-Follow-Button-to-Your-LinkedIn-Profile-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35707\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the &#8220;Visibility&#8221; tab on the left-hand side, and click on &#8220;Visibility of your LinkedIn activity&#8221; and scroll all the way down on the right-hand side till you find the &#8220;Followers&#8221; option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bamf.lovelacecreative.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Add-a-Follow-Button-to-Your-LinkedIn-Profile-3-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35705\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you click on &#8220;Followers&#8221; it will expand the options that you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bamf.lovelacecreative.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Add-a-Follow-Button-to-Your-LinkedIn-Profile-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the bottom, there will be an option for you to &#8220;Make follow primary&#8221;, click on that to move the slider to the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, there you have it. &#8220;Follow&#8221; will now be the main option on your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-takeaways-\"><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These little tweaks might not seem like a lot but they help in bringing out the most in your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is especially important if you&#8217;re aiming to be an influencer on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having the follow button has a deep psychological effect on a visitor to your page. Once they see that button, they&#8217;ll know that you&#8217;re someone whose opinion matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it doesn&#8217;t only serve an aesthetic purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also helps keep things organized, especially if you&#8217;re scaling at a rapid rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At BAMF, we like quick hacks that both serve an aesthetic and productive function, especially ones that serve to increase your standing as an influencer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, make your move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s stopping you from telling people to &#8220;follow&#8221; you today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest steps you can take to influencer status is to add a follow button to your LinkedIn profile. It tells people right off the bat that you&#8217;re a thought leader. Why? 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