These content types are not confirmed for this platform:
Story
Website
Page
Forum
Q&A
Directory
Listing
Repository
Slides
Reels/Shorts
Live Stream
Events
Reviews
Code/App
Documents
Maps
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Publishing Guidelines
Write under your real professional identity and keep content useful to a business audience. Cite sources, disclose commercial relationships, and avoid recycling the same article across profiles. Do not use articles purely as a link-placement channel.
💳 Free Plan Details
Free long-form publishing for any LinkedIn member. Articles are public by default, live on a dedicated Articles tab on your profile, and support rich formatting and cover images. Newsletters can be attached to build a subscriber base.
👍 Best For
Thought leadership, professional essays, industry analysis, case studies and career writing aimed at a business audience; building authority tied to a real professional identity.
👎 Not Good For
Content that violates the LinkedIn Professional Community Policies: harassment, hate speech and attacks on protected groups, misinformation and misleading claims, scams and fraud, adult content, violence and graphic material, spam and repetitive unsolicited outreach, fake profiles and impersonation, and undisclosed commercial promotion. Also a poor fit for anonymous or pseudonymous writing, since real-identity norms are enforced.
⚠️ Common Blocking & Rejection Reasons
Harassment or hate speech, misinformation, scams and fraudulent offers, spam or repetitive promotional posting, impersonation and fake identities, adult or graphic content, undisclosed paid promotion.
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Moderation Notes
Enforcement follows the LinkedIn Professional Community Policies, with content removal, posting restrictions and account restriction or closure. Appeals run through LinkedIn support and the in-product restriction notice.
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SEO & Public Visibility
Articles are public by default and indexed by Google and Bing on a high-authority domain. IMPORTANT CURRENT CAVEAT: Pulse article traffic has fallen sharply - reporting through early 2026 puts the decline at roughly 89% since 2024, while LinkedIn /posts/ URLs tied to active personal profiles grew strongly over the same period. Articles still index, but short-form posts are currently the stronger organic surface on LinkedIn.