Go Do That: LinkedIn Tip #1 - Claim Your URL

Go Do That: LinkedIn Tip #1 - Claim Your URL

If you haven't claimed your LinkedIn URL, then the current URL for your profile is something like this: https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/jane-doe-9b4515b8/

This isn't very attractive and is difficult to share. You do have the ability to customize your profile URL, though. Let's take a look at how to do it.


First, make sure you are on your profile page (click on your name). In the upper-right of the page, there is a link which says: Edit public profile & URL. Click on this.



In the upper-right of the new page, there's a section containing a "link icon" & the words: Edit URL. This is where you can find your LinkedIn URL. In order to customize it, click on the pencil icon.



You won't be able to change the first part of the URL, which is www.dhirubhai.net/in/

You are able to customize the ending. I recommend that you try to see if your name is available.



My customized URL, for example, is www.dhirubhai.net/in/oliverschinkten.

Customizing your URL makes it much easier to share it with others whether writing it down, adding it to your email signature, including it on a business card, or any other way. If you haven't already claimed your URL....

Go Do That

Note: There is a good chance that the URL you want is already taken. Once you enter in your customized ending and click on save, it will let you know whether or not the URL you entered is available. If it has been taken, you will receive a message saying: That URL is not available. Try a different URL. If your first choice has been taken, you will have to find a different way to customize your URL. You can try alternatives such as using your last name first, or by adding a middle initial.


If you would like to learn more about how to create & optimize your LinkedIn profile, check out one of my courses in the LinkedIn Learning library:

Learning LinkedIn - by Oliver Schinkten

Learning LinkedIn for Students - by Oliver Schinkten

Abhishekar K.

Senior UI/UX CX Designer | Define & Ideation, Wireframe, Prototype | Problem Solutions UI Development | Intuitive Design |Strategic Thinking

5 天前

I've been trying to change my URL link for the past two years, but I haven't been able to because it keeps showing an error that the URL is not available. However, I know that there is no account associated with those URLs. What should I do?

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ko aung

Attended Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD)

3 个月
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ko aung

Attended Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD)

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Albane ?? Juarez

Développe une activité alignée et rentable | Accompagnements en Stratégie & Marketing pour entrepreneurs de l’impact et du bien-être

4 年

Hi Oliver Schinkten, if you could please help me: I want to update my company page's url, it says it's taken but it's actually not because I had the URL on another page I deleted... how long do I have to wait until I can take it again on my active page? Or how do I do? Thank you for your help!

DANNY DE HEK

Satirist Scam Fighter aka The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger

4 年

Thank you for the tip couldn't of made it clearer myself

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