LinkedIn is a popular social media platform used by professionals and businesses to network, share content, and find job opportunities. With over 850 million members worldwide, LinkedIn has become an invaluable tool for establishing connections and promoting yourself or your company online.
One of LinkedIn’s key features is the ability to engage with other people’s content by liking, commenting on, and saving posts. However, a common question many LinkedIn users have is whether others are notified when you save one of their posts.
What happens when you save a post on LinkedIn?
When you save a post on LinkedIn, you are bookmarking it for yourself to reference later. Saving a post allows you to easily find it again in your saved content folder under the “Me” tab in your LinkedIn profile.
Saving a post does not share that post with your connections or followers. It simply adds it to your personal saved content. You are the only person who can see your list of saved posts.
Does saving a post notify the original poster?
No, saving a post does not notify or indicate in any way to the original poster that you have saved their content. There is no alert sent to them, and there is no notification showing you have saved their post.
Saving a post is meant to be a private action solely for your own personal use. The original poster has no indication that you have saved their content.
What ways of interacting with posts will notify others?
While saving a post is private, there are some public ways of engaging with posts that will notify others:
- Liking a post – The original poster will receive a notification that you have liked their post.
- Commenting on a post – Both the original poster and anyone else who has commented will be notified of your comment.
- Sharing a post – The original poster will receive a notification that you have shared their post.
So if you want the original poster to know that you have engaged with their content, liking, commenting, and sharing are public actions that will notify them. Saving is the only private way to bookmark a post for yourself.
Are there any situations where someone would know you saved their post?
Generally, the act of saving a post is confidential. However, there are some rare situations where someone may learn you have saved their post:
- If you explicitly tell someone you have saved their post, they would then know.
- If someone has access to your account, they could view your saved posts and see content you have saved.
- As a Premium Account holder on LinkedIn, you can view analytics on who has saved your post. So someone with a Premium Account could potentially notice you have saved their content.
In most cases though, saving a post without any other interaction will remain private.
Best practices for saving posts
Here are some best practices to keep in mind when saving content on LinkedIn:
- Use saving to bookmark content for future reference or content you want to revisit.
- Rely on liking, commenting, and sharing to publicly engage with posts and notify original posters.
- Be selective in what content you save – don’t overload your saved posts with too much content.
- Remember saving is meant to be private – so don’t assume original posters are aware you have saved their content.
- Use your saved posts list to access key content and review it as needed for your purposes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see who has saved my post?
As a regular LinkedIn user, you cannot see who has saved your posts. However, Premium Account holders can view analytics to see how many times a post has been saved and by what types of member accounts. But the individual people who have saved it will not be identified.
Should I ask someone before saving their post?
No, you do not need permission to save someone’s post. The ability to save posts is a standard feature available to all members to use at their discretion. Since it is private and does not notify the original poster, you do not need to ask to save their content.
Can I tell if someone has saved multiple of my posts?
As a regular LinkedIn user, you have no way of knowing if another user has saved multiple of your posts. Even Premium members with analytics access can only see the total number of times a specific post has been saved, not the total posts saved from their account.
Is it appropriate to save someone’s post without interacting further?
Yes, it is appropriate to save a post without liking, commenting, or sharing. Some reasons you may want to quietly save a post without further interaction include:
- To bookmark it for future reference
- To look at the content later when you have more time
- To maintain a private record of content relevant to your interests
The save feature exists for exactly these purposes – to allow you to keep a list of useful content without necessarily broadcasting that to the world.
What type of content is best to save?
Some types of content that are particularly useful to save include:
- Industry news articles relevant to your work or interests
- Advice posts with tips and strategies for professional development
- Thought leadership content with valuable business insights
- Job posts that interest you or you may want to share with your network
- Conference and event announcements in your field
Determine what types of posts will be most valuable for you to reference later and be selective in saving those.
Conclusion
Saving a post on LinkedIn is a simple and private way to bookmark content you want to revisit. The original poster is not notified or informed in any way that you have saved their content. In most cases, the save action remains confidential unless you explicitly reveal it to someone.
Use the save feature to maintain your own personalized content library that provides value for your professional interests and goals. And keep in mind the distinction between a public engagement like liking and commenting versus the private act of saving.
Interaction Type | Notifies Original Poster? | Visible to Your Connections? |
---|---|---|
Liking a Post | Yes | Yes |
Commenting on a Post | Yes | Yes |
Sharing a Post | Yes | Yes |
Saving a Post | No | No |
With the save feature, you can discretely collect relevant posts and build an ongoing knowledge base on LinkedIn.