LinkedIn is a professional networking social media platform. You can link YouTube to LinkedIn to increase the visibility of your channels and brands. This post will explain why you should connect the two platforms and show you how to do it step by step.

LinkedIn is a platform mainly used for career development and business-to-business connections. However, it is also a video-sharing platform like YouTube. If you have both a YouTube and a LinkedIn account, I recommend that you add a YouTube link to your LinkedIn profile. Let me explain the reason why.

1. Increase Your Subscribers

LinkedIn has a vast user population. By adding your YouTube channel URL to LinkedIn, you can attract users from LinkedIn. This increases the likelihood of your channel being subscribed.

2. Enhance Professionalism

If your YouTube videos are related to your professional field, consider linking your YouTube channel on LinkedIn to enhance your LinkedIn authority and professionalism.

3. Increase Brand Awareness

Adding your YouTube channel URL to your professional network on LinkedIn can attract new viewers and subscribers.

If you want to add YouTube link to LinkedIn profile, just follow the steps below:

Step 1: Copy Your YouTube Channel URL

There are 2 ways to find a YouTube channel URL. Choose the one that is convenient for you:

  • Direct from Browser’s Address Bar: Go to the YouTube website > Click your profile picture > select View your channel > Copy the channel URL from the browser’s address bar.
  • Via YouTube Studio: Go to studio.youtube.com > Choose Customization on the left menu > Copy the link in the Channel URL section.
Interface of a YouTube channel and the channel URL from the browser’s address bar is highlighted

Step 2: Go to Your LinkedIn Profile

Go to the LinkedIn website and sign in to your account. Then, expand the Me option and choose View Profile.

Step 3: Edit Your Profile

On your LinkedIn profile page, click the Add profile section button below your avatar.

Step 4: Add YouTube Channel URL to LinkedIn Profile

In the Add to profile window, choose Add featured option.

LinkedIn’s Add to profile popup with the Add featured option highlighted

In the new page, click the + button and select the Add a link option.

LinkedIn’s Featured interface with the plus icon and the Add a link option highlighted

Once a window pops up, paste your YouTube channel URL into the text box and click Add.

LinkedIn’s Add a link window showing the entered YouTube channel URL

Next, enter a title, description, and thumbnail for your YouTube channel URL, then click Save.

If you want to add your LinkedIn profile link to your YouTube channel, follow the instructions below:

Step 1: Copy the LinkedIn Profile Link

Go to the LinkedIn website and sign in to your account. Click the Me option and choose View Profile. Then, copy the link from the browser’s address bar.

Screenshot of a LinkedIn profile page

Step 2: Add LinkedIn Profile Link to YouTube

Go to studio.youtube.com and sign in to your YouTube account. Next, click the Customization option and find the Links section. Then, click the + Add link button under the Links section.

Screenshot of YouTube Studio’s Customization interface with the Add link button highlighted

Next, you need to type the link title and paste the LinkedIn profile link into the URL (required) box. Then, click the Publish button in the upper-right corner to save all your changes.

Screenshot of YouTube Studio’s Customization interface showing options for adding external links

Extra Tip: How to Put a YouTube Video in a LinkedIn Article

Adding a YouTube video to a LinkedIn article not only improves the readability but also increases your YouTube engagement. To create a new LinkedIn article, you can click on the Write article option at the top of the interface.

There are three ways to put a YouTube video in a LinkedIn article. I will show you one by one:

Method 1: Paste the YouTube Video Link

You can copy and paste a YouTube video link into a LinkedIn article directly. However, in this case, users cannot watch directly in the article. They need to link to jump to the YouTube website to watch the video.

Screenshot of LinkedIn article editing interface and there is a YouTube video link in the article

Method 2: Embed a YouTube Video

You can also click the Embed link icon. Then, paste the YouTube video link into the pop-up window and click Apply.

Screenshot of LinkedIn article editing interface showing the steps to embed a YouTube video

Method 3: Upload a YouTube Video from Your Computer

If you have your YouTube videos on your computer, directly uploading them to the article is also a great way. Just click the Add image or video option and choose the video you want to upload.

Screenshot of LinkedIn article editing interface with the Add image or video option highlighted

By the way, if you haven’t backed up your YouTube videos, you can use MiniTool Video Converter to download your own videos from YouTube, and then upload them to LinkedIn.

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Screenshot of MiniTool Video Converter’s interface of Download Video

Conclusion

This article tells you how to link YouTube to LinkedIn and vice versa. The process is straightforward. You need to get the homepage link of one platform first, and then add this link to your profile on the other platform. Simple, right? Go ahead and try it out now.

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Mia loves music and art, and likes to listen to music alone in her spare time. Now, Mia is the English editor of MiniTool. She is good at writing YouTube tips, video conversion, and video recording. She is committed to bringing more multimedia knowledge to readers.