Comments on: Where do I get a LinkedIn badge from?

By: Sasha d'Entremont

Sasha d'Entremont — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:22:46 +0000

Big thank you Dean, I have spent a significant amount of time trying to find out how to add the linkedin badge… thanks so much for posting the instructions.

By: Julien

Julien — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:33:52 +0000

Hey, thanks! That’s very helpful.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:56:46 +0000

This is great info. for profile badges but does anyone know where to get a badge for a group? We would like to put up a badge on our website to encourage our members to join our LinkedIn group.

By: KGW

KGW — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:51:58 +0000

Thanks! This was very helpful.

By: Mark Clayson

Mark Clayson — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:28:58 +0000

I am having a dreadful time trying to find that badge. I think the settings have changed since you wrote this. Grrrr..

By: Owen

Owen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:30:34 +0000

Thanks Dean, that’s a great tip!

By: Dean Holmes

Dean Holmes — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:15:41 +0000

For all the people with Outlook, here is a real simple solution to get the LinkedIn Badge on your email signature:

1. After you login to LinkedIn, look to your left bar and click “Edit My Profile” link
2. Just under the 2nd Blue box, look for “Promote your profile with customized buttons” and click “customized buttons”
3. Drag and Drop any of the Button Images (Badges) you like to your desktop – this should save a copy and easy to find
4. In Outlook (I am using Outlook 2007) go to “tools” and then “options” from the menu bar
5. From the dialogue box, select the tab “Mail Format”
6. Toward the bottom, select the button “Signatures”
7. Select your Signature (or create a new one)
8. Place your mouse wherever you want the LinkedIn button (Badge) to appear in the edit window below
9. Look for the icon just above the window you are in for “picture” and click on that
10. Go to your desktop where you saved the LinkedIn button (Badge) and select that
11. You should see the LinkedIn button (Badge) in your signature window now
12. Select the LinkedIn button (Badge) and click the icon just to the right of the “Picture” icon called “insert hyperlink”
13. In this window look on the left and select the “Existing File or Webpage” icon
14. Go back to your page you copied the LinkedIn button from, your LinkedIn Profile, and select on the left the “View My Profile”
15. In the URL Address Bar of your browser, highlight and copy this url
16. Go back to Outlook and past this url in the window and white box labeled as: “Address”
17. Save the Signature and hit ok until you are back in the main Outlook window
18. Test your email signature before using by sending yourself an email and click the LinkedIn button (Badge) AFTER the email arrives to see if your profile is accurate
NOTE: If you test only with an email that you start as “New Message” in Outlook, you will need to hold the control key down and select the LinkedIn button (Badge)
Good Luck.

Best,

Dean Holmes
CSO at Selling At The TOP

By: Bob Mitchell

Bob Mitchell — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:36:30 +0000

It may not still be possible to have the bad-looking name/profile URL, but if it is still possible to have a bad one then it’s worthwhile figuring-out how to have the nice-looking name such as /in/opencutajar or mine, /in/bobmitchell – I forget where the setting is, but it’s in there somewhere.

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By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:13:05 +0000

Some good tips on help your profile get noticed on LinkedIn.