Guide
How to add a link to a LinkedIn post
Here is how to add a link to LinkedIn posts in Dripost, and where it should sit in the post. Links on LinkedIn get a lot of advice, most of it about hiding them in the comments. With a scheduler the choice is simpler: the link goes in the post, placed with care.
Who this is for
Anyone sharing an article, a job opening, a product page, a sign-up form or a newsletter on their LinkedIn profile, and wondering where the link should go.
1. Put the link in the post text
Paste the full address, https included, into the LinkedIn tab. It counts toward the 3,000 characters as the letters you typed, and Dripost sends the text as written. Dripost posts to your personal LinkedIn profile. Company Pages need a LinkedIn partner approval Dripost doesn’t have, so they can’t be connected.
2. Why not the first comment?
A first comment on LinkedIn needs LinkedIn’s partner-only comment access, which Dripost doesn’t have, so Dripost can’t add one. That is why this guide keeps the link in the post; if you prefer the comment, add it yourself on LinkedIn once the post is live.
3. Earn the click above the fold
Only about the first 210 characters or three lines show before “see more”. Use them for the reason to click, then put the link after the reader already cares, lower in the post.
4. One link, one ask
A post with one clear link and one clear request does better than a list of addresses. If you need to share several, write a short line before each saying what it is.
5. Share the same link on other platforms
Tick X or Threads in the same post. X counts every link as 23 characters however long it is; Threads allows up to 5 links in each post. Each tab shows its own count.
6. Schedule and check the live post
Pick a time. Once LinkedIn accepts the post, Dripost shows its link, so you can open it and see how the preview came out.
Links with images
If you attach photos or a video, the link still works in the text, and the images lead the post visually. Pick one or the other based on what should catch the eye first: your own image or the page you link to.
Plan availability
Links in LinkedIn posts work the same on every plan, Free included.
Questions
Can Dripost post my link as a LinkedIn first comment?
No. LinkedIn only lets partner apps comment, and Dripost isn’t one. Keep the link in the post, or add the comment yourself after it goes live.
Does Dripost shorten links?
No. Links go out as you wrote them.
Do links count toward LinkedIn’s limit?
Yes, every character of the address counts toward 3,000.
Post it with Dripost
- LinkedIn post previewSee where LinkedIn cuts your post behind “see more” before you post it.
- Post a video on LinkedInSchedule a video to your profile with the rest of your week's posts.
- LinkedIn from Claude or ChatGPTLet your AI assistant draft and schedule LinkedIn posts. You approve before anything goes out.