Why does LinkedIn ask me to reconnect bernard every couple of months?
LinkedIn connections do not last for ever. About two months after you connect, LinkedIn stops accepting bernard’s connection until you approve it again. This is LinkedIn’s own rule, and it applies to every app, not only bernard.
The prompt
“When does my LinkedIn connection run out, and do any of my scheduled posts depend on it?”
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The week-before warning
From a week before the end date, the LinkedIn row on the Social accounts card says Reconnect by the date, and Bernard emails you once. Press Reconnect and approve on LinkedIn’s own screen. It takes a minute, and your posts carry on.
Until the end date
Nothing changes before the real end date: Bernard keeps posting your scheduled LinkedIn posts. Any post due after that date shows a warning on its calendar card straight away, so you are not surprised on the day.
After the end date
The row says Reconnect to keep this working. A LinkedIn post due after the end date does not go out, and its card says the connection ran out. Reconnect, then press Schedule on the post again for a new time.
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Questions people ask
- Why does LinkedIn’s connection run out?
- It is LinkedIn’s rule. Its connection lasts about two months, and LinkedIn does not let bernard renew it without you. Pressing Reconnect and approving on LinkedIn’s own screen starts it again.
- Will my scheduled posts stop?
- Not before the real end date. Bernard keeps posting until then. A post due after that date is marked on the calendar now, so you can reconnect first or post it yourself.
- What happens to a post due after the connection ran out?
- It does not go out, and the card says why. Reconnect LinkedIn, then press Schedule on the post again to approve it for a new time.