LinkedIn Launches Paid Advice Sessions as U.S. Founder Growth Jumps 70%

4 articles · Updated · news.linkedin.com · May 12

LinkedIn rolled out new small-business tools centered on Advice Sessions, which lets Premium Business users in the U.S. sell 1-on-1 consultations, take payments and host video calls from their profiles.
The push follows LinkedIn data showing U.S. founder growth rose about 70% year over year, while 69% of respondents said entrepreneurship is more accessible than ever.
Premium Company Page subscribers can now use Competitor Analytics to track up to nine rivals, and LinkedIn said those subscribers see 7.5 times more page engagement on average.
Premium All-in-One users are already seeing a 57% rise in followers and a 40% lift in profile views, with mobile post boosting and prospect-post prompts added to help win customers.
Hiring Pro is also expanding with a chat-based applicant review workflow and shared shortlisting, extending LinkedIn's effort to make branding, sales and hiring work from one platform.

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