Integrating LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the professionals network allowing you to connect with other pros in your industry

 

 

LinkedIn Profiles

A LinkedIn profile is your personal LinkedIn account. LinkedIn profiles can only be attached to personal Homesync Profiles and not Business Profiles. LinkedIn profiles on Homesync allow you to view your timeline, post to your timeline, comment, and like posts.

To attach your LinkedIn profile to your personal Homesync profile, please follow these steps.

 

Step 1: Add the LinkedIn App to your profile

  1. Click "+Add More Apps" in your navigation bar
  2. Find the "LinkedIn" app and click "Install"

 

Step 2: Authenticate LinkedIn

  1. Click "LinkedIn" in your navigation bar.
  2. Click "Authenticate" in the center of your screen.
  3. Authorize LinkedIn to provide Homesync with the necessary permissions for the application to work
  4. You will be redirected back to homesync where your LinkedIn Profile will be authenticated.
  5. Note: Homesync requests the most basic permissions needed to make sure LinkedIn integration works successfully. Homesync abides by all LinkedIn Terms of Service and does not infringe on your privacy.

 

 

LinkedIn Pages

LinkedIn Pages are great for building a business reputation. LinkedIn Pages can only be linked to Homesync Business Profiles. You must be an administrator on your LinkedIn profile on LinkedIn to be able to manage the profile on Homesync.

To attach a LinkedIn Page to your Homesync Business Profile, please follow these steps.

 

Step 1: Authenticate your personal LinkedIn profile with your personal Homesync profile.

  • Follow the steps in the 1st portion of this article to authenticate.

 

Step 2: Choose which pages you would like to manage

  1. Click "LinkedIn" in your navigation bar
  2. Click "Pages" in the horizontal navigation bar on the center of your page
  3. A list of Pages you are associated with on LinkedIn will display
  4. Click "Manage Page" next to whichever page you would like to manage

 

Step 3: Associate a LinkedIn Page with a Homesync Business Profile

  1. Click "LinkedIn" in your navigation bar
  2. Click "Pages" in the horizontal navigation bar on the center of your page
  3. Pages you are already managing will have a "View Page" button
  4. Click "View Page" on the page you would like to associate
  5. Click the 3 cog wheels() at the right side of the horizontal navigation bar
  6. Click the "Attach to Profile" button next to the profile you would like to attach the Page to.

 

 

Depending on which type of business account you have, there may be limitations as to how many LinkedIn Pages can be attached to a profile. To increase this limit, you can upgrade your account.