The 2026 LinkedIn algorithm is quietly killing most people's reach, and they have no idea why.

I spent 20+ hours inside LinkedIn's own engineering papers and Richard van der Blom's 1.8 million post study to build the definitive list of what it rewards and what it punishes right now.

No guesswork and no recycled 2022 advice. Everything here comes from real sources.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:32 Why your reach has actually dropped (the data)
3:37 The 3 shifts in how LinkedIn ranks you now
4:42 DON'T #1: External links in your post
5:30 DON'T #2: Engagement bait
6:05 DON'T #3: Engagement pods
6:32 DON'T #4: Batching all your posts together
7:10 DON'T #5: Too many hashtags
7:43 DON'T #6: Thin, low-effort posts
8:54 The DO's: how to actually get reach
8:59 DO #1: Nail your hook (the first line)
9:53 DO #2: Posting times and the golden first hour
10:38 DO #3: Write for dwell time
11:00 DO #4: Write for saves
11:43 DO #5: Write for comments, not likes
12:24 DO #6: The formats that win (and mixing them)
13:34 DO #7: Consistency
14:36 3 algorithm myths to ignore
16:22 Wrap up

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