Select LinkedIn Premium members will get access to the LinkedIn Premium referral program where they can refer up to 10 connections/contacts in total, every 12 months. Members who redeem this referral offer get a two-month free trial of a Premium Career or Premium Business subscription. Each referral offer will expire two weeks after it is generated.
Here are some frequently asked questions about the LinkedIn Premium subscription referral program.
Note: You can only use your referral bonus once for the entire duration of your account.
If you’re eligible to share a Premium subscription, then you’ll see:
Learn more about managing your Premium account.
If you’re eligible for the program then click the Share Premium on the My Premium page or Refer a friend below your profile photo on your homepage and and follow the prompts to refer a connection/member. If eligible, they will have a chance to redeem a two-month free trial of Premium. In the event you are eligible for a referral promotion, please see email confirmation for applicable terms.
Yes, once you click the Share referral button and generate the offer, the referral link will expire in two weeks. Even if a contact/connection hasn’t redeemed the offer in two weeks, the referral still expires.
You can track all the referrals you’ve sent on the referral page and even reshare the referral link with anyone who hasn’t redeemed the offer.
That connection/contact may not be eligible to redeem the offer, for example if they’re an existing Premium member. It’s also possible that the referral link you sent has expired.
Once you’ve exhausted all of your referral links, you have to wait until they are refreshed. Referral links will be refreshed every 12 months from the original grant date.
Currently, members with a Premium Career subscription can only share the Career plan, while members with Premium Business subscription can only share the Premium Business plan.
If you’ve been able to successfully redeem the Premium subscription trial, you’ll see a gold LinkedIn logo on the right of your profile photo, on your profile page.
By redeeming this offer, you acknowledge that you are eligible for this offer and your use of the service is subject to LinkedIn's User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
At the end of the free two-month Premium Subscription trial, your membership will automatically renew and you will be charged for a subscription on a monthly basis unless you cancel. You can cancel at any time prior to the renewal. Learn more about canceling LinkedIn Premium subscription and Premium subscription promotional terms.
Yes, after the end of your free two-month Premium subscription trial, you will be charged for a subscription on a monthly basis unless you cancel. If you don't want to pay for the Premium subscription, you can cancel the subscription before the end of your promotional period. Learn more about canceling your Premium subscription and Premium subscription promotional terms.
Yes, you will need to provide a payment method to redeem the offer.
You will not be billed for your LinkedIn Premium subscription until the end of your promotional period. Any questions related to billing can be asked via the LinkedIn Help Center.
You can cancel your LinkedIn Premium subscription free trial by navigating to the Premium subscription settings. Learn more about canceling your Premium subscription.
If you are a monthly subscriber to Premium Career or Premium Business you may enjoy up to a 50% discount on your next Premium billing cycle after successfully referring someone. Ensure to redeem the discount within the next two eligible billing cycles. The discount can only be redeemed once per 6 months.
Note: For those who plan on attempting to redeem the referral, if you have redeemed a free trial previously, you may not be eligible to for the referral program.
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