LinkedIn groups are a great way to connect with other professionals, share ideas and information, and stay up-to-date on topics that interest you. One useful feature of LinkedIn groups is the ability to get notifications when new discussions are posted or when there is activity in the group.
Why get notifications from a LinkedIn group?
Here are some key reasons why you may want to turn on notifications for a LinkedIn group:
- Stay on top of new discussions – Notifications allow you to quickly see when new conversations are happening in the group so you can participate.
- Engage with the community – Notifications make it easier to have an ongoing dialogue with other group members.
- Valuable content – The notifications highlight when new content (articles, links, files) are shared in the group for you to access.
- Job opportunities – Some groups post job openings which you can get alerts about through notifications.
Overall, enabling notifications is an easy way to stay engaged with a LinkedIn group you have joined without having to constantly check back.
How to turn on LinkedIn group notifications
Here are step-by-step instructions to enable LinkedIn group notifications:
- Go to the LinkedIn group page that you want to get notifications from.
- In the top right corner, click the “Follow” button if you haven’t already joined the group.
- Once you’ve joined the group, click on the same “Follow” button, which should now display a checkmark icon.
- A dropdown menu will appear. Click on “Notifications” in the dropdown menu.
- This will open the notifications settings for the group. The three notification options are:
- All new posts – Get notified about any new post or comment in the group.
- Only discussions you’re following – Only get notified about discussions you have actively engaged in.
- Off – Turn off all notifications from the group.
- Select your preferred notification frequency. Your options are:
- Real time
- Daily digest
- Weekly digest
- Click “Save” to confirm your notification settings.
And that’s it! You will now start receiving notifications based on the settings you chose.
Customize your LinkedIn group notification settings
LinkedIn allows you to customize your notifications for each group you’ve joined. Here are some ways you can fine tune your settings:
- Choose different notification frequencies for different groups – For high priority groups, select “real time” to get alerts as they happen. For less active groups, go with a “daily” or “weekly” digest.
- Adjust frequency over time – As your engagement with a group evolves, revisit the notification frequency. You may want it more or less often.
- Select “follow discussions” to limit alerts – If you are getting too many notifications, switch to this setting so you only get alerts on discussions you specifically engage in.
- Mute groups temporarily – You can mute a group for a set time period if notifications become overwhelming or irrelevant.
Taking the time to customize your settings for each group ensures you get the right notification experience.
Manage LinkedIn group notifications
LinkedIn provides ways to manage your group notifications so you maintain control over your alert preferences:
- Edit notification settings – You can return to the notification settings for a group at any time to change frequency, discussion following, etc.
- Unsubscribe from discussions – In a discussion’s notifications, use the “Unsubscribe” option to stop getting alerts.
- Mute groups – Temporarily mute a noisy group for 1 week, 1 month or indefinitely.
- Group privacy settings – Adjust if you want notifications to only show post author, hide names, or use anonymous posting.
- View notification history – See your past 500 notifications across all groups in your “Notifications” tab profile dropdown menu.
Actively managing your group notifications will help you optimize the level of engagement.
Other notification options
In addition to group notifications, LinkedIn provides other notification options you can control:
- Pulse notifications – Get alerts on trending news topics, hashtags, and influencer posts curated in your LinkedIn Pulse feed.
- Digest emails – Opt into daily or weekly digest emails that summarize your LinkedIn notifications and top articles.
- Profile viewing alerts – Get emails when specified people view your profile (recruiter, co-worker, etc).
- LinkedIn Today news briefing – Receive a daily customizable news briefing email with top business headlines.
Fine tuning these additional notification settings allows you to create the optimal LinkedIn alert experience.
Conclusion
LinkedIn group notifications provide a useful way to stay on top of conversations and information in the groups you care about most. With customizable notification settings, you are in control over the frequency and volume of alerts you receive. Proactively managing your group notification preferences ensures you get valuable, relevant alerts without notification overload.
Investing some time to follow the right groups, engage in discussions, and set your notifications will help you get the most out of the LinkedIn community.
