This How-To document outlines the process to follow in order to create a post in the Joinup Community LinkedIn Group.
The group’s purpose & benefits
The Joinup Community group on LinkedIn was created with the purpose to facilitate the exchange of best practices and to initiate discussions on the use of open source software and solutions in public administrations. It is a community of practice, aggregated news, studies, knowledge and events. It should also be noted that this group accommodates and encourages posts from other Joinup stakeholders such as OSOR, NIFO, EUPL, Interoperability Test Bed, and Interoperability Academy among others.
Here are some of the benefits of using this LinkedIn group:
- One more promotional venue for showcasing your content/events/news/actions etc.;
- Exposure to more than a thousand group members, all of them working in – or associated with – the eGovernment field;
- Acquire valuable and immediate feedback from like-minded professionals;
- Gauge posts’ popularity and plan accordingly your future articles/news/events etc.
If you are not already a member, you could quickly become part of the Joinup Community group on LinkedIn by requesting membership the moment you reach the group’s page.
Selecting between two post options
There are two methods that could be used to post your items, depending on the level of audience “reachability” you wish, and whether your posts should be shared or not.
Method 1: General audience availability with “Share” option
This involves creating, at first, the post outside the Joinup Community group in order to take advantage of the availability of the “Share” option that will allow you and any others to promote it further.
In your LinkedIn Home page, click on the “Start a post” field at the top of the page and create a post as usual.
In order to also bring this post inside the Joinup Community group (exposing it to the group’s eGovernment-related audience), apply these steps:
Click on the post’s “Share” option:
Then click on the “Anyone” dropdown box under the LinkedIn account name that created the post:
In the window that appears, select the “Group members” entry:
And select the “Joinup Community” group entry:
Click on the “Save” button to complete the process.
Method 2: Targeted audience availability without “Share” option
When posting directly in closed-type LinkedIn groups, like the Joinup Community group, the “Share” option is not available. Thus, you and other interested members will not have the ability to share it outside the group. This method offers a kind of restrictive distribution of your post to only the members of the group which, in some cases, could be the intended result.
To post directly in the Joinup Community group you need to be a member (you may request membership simply by reaching the group’s page). Enter the group’s area and click on the “Start a conversation in this group” field at the top of the page.
Create and post your item as usual.
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