
Informed Podcast by Mark Williams. The podcast for LinkedIn™️ users
Host Mark Williams provides insights, news, feature updates and expert interviews for LinkedIn™️ enthusiasts.
This podcast is not affiliated with, endorsed or approved by the LinkedIn™️ corporation. Mark Williams is an independent trainer and does not work for LinkedIn™️ (nor would he wish to!)
Latest episodes

Jun 18, 2022 • 1h 1min
LinkedIn Premium
Do you need it? Is it worth the money? Which one is most suitable? It’s been over 3 years since I covered premium upgrades so I thought it was time for a bit of a refresh.

Jun 11, 2022 • 59min
What should LinkedIn be?
Should LinkedIn primarily be a source of information or a networking platform? Inspired by an interesting post I saw about the problems associated with posts that contain links. Plus plenty of new and rumored features and of course a brilliant post of the week.

May 28, 2022 • 1h 10min
Self Portrait Posts
Why do people post images of themselves on their LinkedIn posts? Does it help with engagement or is it just egotistical nonsense? This week I discuss this with Lynnaire Johnston and you might be surprised at the conclusions!

May 14, 2022 • 1h 5min
Connections
LinkedIn connections: Do you need them? How many is enough? Are they overrated? Is it better to have followers? Plus changes to the feed algorithm, a 16-year-old gets banned and a brilliant post of the week from an Uber driver!

Apr 30, 2022 • 57min
Posting with AI
You sit down to write that LinkedIn post. You have a good topic but you know it’s important to stop the scroll with a strong headline and motivate those who read it to comment…and you're stuck! Maybe a robot can help? Have you considered the benefits of using AI to stimulate better copy ideas and structure?

Apr 23, 2022 • 41min
The Emperors New Clothes
LinkedIn produce a new feature that is unlikely to deliver exciting results yet marketing professionals get excited about it. Is there a danger that they are guilty of being the emperors’ weavers?

Apr 9, 2022 • 58min
Where Are Your Leaders?
The marketing department, the recruitment team, sales executives, and other employees are active on LinkedIn but there’s no sign of the CEO or other occupants of the boardroom. Why your leaders should be more visible on LinkedIn.

Apr 2, 2022 • 1h 7min
The Content Sweet Spot
You want your posts to be highly visible but you are concerned that if you publish the sort of content that is typically popular on LinkedIn, you might damage your credibility. It sounds like you need to find your sweet spot!

Mar 26, 2022 • 1h 2min
Clickbait
A Sensational headline tricks you into opening a full post or article and rather than presenting the intended purpose the headline promises, the accuracy and quality are questionable. This is commonly known as Clickbait but do we get it on LinkedIn and is it always a bad thing?

Mar 12, 2022 • 1h 4min
Accelerator Program Update
Since the start of this year, the first cohort on the Creator Accelerator Program have been posting content on LinkedIn. So are they accelerating or misfiring? Let’s take a look at the five I selected to follow.