More than 1 billion professional profiles on LinkedIn make it the most crucial online networking tool for your business — especially if you’re in B2B.  

From finding potential clients to using it for collaborations, there’s never been a better time to improve your LinkedIn presence. 

In this article, you’ll learn the importance of LinkedIn for your business and how to give and request access to your LinkedIn Company Page.

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Why should you create a LinkedIn Company Page for your business? 

Having a LinkedIn Company Page helps you build trust and brand awareness on a platform full of people looking to make business connections. 

It’s a great place to build a community and share important updates about your business with your following. 

A LinkedIn Company Page allows you to interact and have a two-way dialogue with others in your industry and those who may require your services.  

Many important business collaborations start through conversations on LinkedIn.

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Why do you need to grant access to your LinkedIn Company Page?

If you have employees or an external agency who manage your social media and paid posts, you’ll need to give them admin access to your LinkedIn page. 

There are different levels of access depending on the role of the person you want to grant LinkedIn admin access to.

These roles are: 
- Super admin (gives someone access to everything on the page & option to manage other admins)
- Content admin (can post and manage content & comment as the page)
- Analyst (a view who can export analytics about the page with limited access to 3rd party tools) 

How to grant admin access to a LinkedIn Company Page

Now you know why you may want to give someone access to your LinkedIn Company Page, it’s time to show you the easiest way to to it! 

Follow these steps: 

1. Log in to your LinkedIn account 
2. Click on your profile image in the top right click on: Company (select the right one if you're managing multiple)
3. Click on Admin tools in the top right & choose Manage admins

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4. You’ll see the option to Add admin 

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5. Enter the LinkedIn profile of the person you want to add, like your co-worker or person working at the agency

6. Assign the admin permission you want to give them and click save 
7. They will receive an email to notify them you assigned admin rights 

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How to add someone as a paid media admin on LinkedIn

Want to add someone to manage your paid media on LinkedIn? This includes people who will handle your LinkedIn ads and any sponsored posts. 

You’ll need to select the Paid media admins tab when you first click on Admin tools and Manage admins:

These are the paid media admin options you have: 

Just write the name of the person you want to give access to, choose access level and click save. It's simple when you know how it's done!

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How to request access to a LinkedIn Company Page

If you manage a client’s LinkedIn marketing, you’ll need access to their LinkedIn Company Page. Want to know the easiest way to get access to that page? Follow these steps: 

1. Log in to your LinkedIn account (you can’t request access without one!)
2. Find the company page you need access to 
3. On their page, click on More
4. You should see the option to Request admin access

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5. Click that option and you will see this screen, check the box & click Request access:

6. The company will receive a notification that you are requesting access and will be able to grant it to you.

Why not send them this article so they can follow the above steps to grant you access to their LinkedIn Company Page! 

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You send them your unique Leadsie link, they log in to their account and grant you the access you need. 

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