How to make yourself an Admin on your Company Page
As the new business development manager of an existing LinkedIn company account, I can’t edit the landing page. What can be done?
If you’re new to the company there is a good chance that you haven’t yet been made a page admin, and thus you can’t edit the page. Your first task is to gain access. LinkedIn Company pages don’t have login, they are attached to individual accounts.
LinkedIn Company pages don’t have login, they are attached to individual accounts.
This means someone in your organisation is a page admin. They could be the person who previously did your role, the company director so someone who has no left the company. You’ll need to ask around to find out.
If the person who set the page up has left the company you will need to either get in touch with that person, and ask them to make you admin, or contact the LinkedIn help desk and ask them to add you. For this you will need to provide proof to verify you are part of the company and authorised to have access.
Until you are the page admin you won’t be able to access the company page or post to it. A page admin is able to edit a page, add other admins and post updates.
Once you have gained access, it is worth reviewing the existing administrators to make sure everyone who should have access does, and remove anyone who should not.
INSTRUCTIONS: how to add an admin to your company pageUse short sentences to create pace and momentum within your profile. Avoid large unattractive chunks of text that are hard to read.
Only use keywords you want to be known for and ensure they are in prominent places so, when skim reading, the visitor can quickly get the general message of the profile and then opt to read in full.
Write with your audience in mind: ideal prospects and non-prospects.
Log in to your own LinkedIn Account.
Navigate to the Me icon on the top navigation bar.
Select your company page name from the drop-down list (not this will not appear if you are not the admin. See below).
Select the type of admin you want to add from the options on the left side of the manage admin.
Type the name of the person you want to add and wait for LinkedIn to populate the box with options. From the drop-down box, select the correct person.
Click save changes
INSTRUCTIONS: how to remove an admin from your linkedin company pageAs above, then…
Choose the type of admin you want to remove on the left side of the manage admin.
Search for the adman’s name and click remove admin.
Click save changes
If you cannot perform either of these options because you are not the admin and cannot reach the existing admin, create a support ticket with LinkedIn.
Expert LinkedIn Profile Writer | Business Strategist
Naomi Johnson is a leading LinkedIn trainer and Business Strategist based in the UK. She has a passion for helping individuals build businesses around their expertise using LinkedIn. You can read Naomi’s own story here.
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