Why Its Time You Get a LinkedIn Top Voice Badge

Are you looking to add or deepen a professional skill? Do you want to learn with ease and without stress? Are you trying to build your online brand? If you answered yes, it's time for you to get a LinkedIn Top Voice Badge.

What is that? Well, a Top Voice Badge is LinkedIn's way of recognizing that you are knowledgeable about a particular topic, have made a significant contribution to that topic by commenting on articles, and that your contribution has been recognized by your peers. Now, you deserve a cool badge that shows up on your LinkedIn profile.

How do you choose a topic for a LinkedIn Top Voice Badge?

LinkedIn offers hundreds of topics in which you can get a Top Voice Badge, ranging from SEO to Odoo. LinkedIn publishes about 3 or 4 articles on each topic per day, and each article is about 5 to 6 paragraphs. These are short, easy-to-read texts, and each paragraph gives you the option to comment, like someone else's post, like the article, and share it on your social media profile.

What do you need to do to get that LinkedIn Top Voice Badge?

1. Decide on the topic in which you would like to get a badge.

2. Visit the topic every day and comment on at least two or three articles.

3. Like other people's comments.

4. Comment on other people's comments.

5. Like the article.

6. Share an article or two on your LinkedIn or Twitter profile.

Getting a LinkedIn Top Voice Badge takes around a month. Your topic page will indicate your ranking, and you will notice yourself gradually progressing by the week. Like in the image below, I am at 22% for Corporate Communications.

You know you are near the finish line when you are at 5%. The badge is valid for around 60 days, and you must continue to comment on the topic to retain the badge.

The benefits of the badge are significant:

1. If you want to expand your professional network, you will identify other professionals you can follow and connect with.
2. If you want to showcase yourself as a thought leader, your LinkedIn Badge indicates you have significant knowledge on that topic.
3. If you are applying for a job, or plan to begin soon, the LinkedIn Badge adds to your credibility when HRs view your profile.
4. In the culture of always learning, the badge shows you aspire to be a lifelong learner.

For more on this topic, you can check out How to Get the LinkedIn Top Voice Badge: A Comprehensive Guide