# How to Get Free LinkedIn Company Page Followers in 2026

> Grow LinkedIn company page followers for free with invitations, employees, weekly posts, a newsletter, events and follow requests, with 2026 limits.

Source: https://linkedinlikes.com/get-free-linkedin-company-page-followers · Updated: 2026-11-12

## Key takeaways

- LinkedIn is reducing free Page invitations; Pages with the change get 50 a month shared by all admins, while Premium Company Pages get 300.
- Each employee can invite up to 30 connections a month to follow their employer's Page, on top of the admins' allowance.
- LinkedIn says Pages gain followers 9x faster once they pass 150 followers, and complete Pages get 30% more weekly views.
- Newsletter subscribers also follow the author, and Page followers are invited to subscribe when the first edition goes out.
- On LinkedInLikes you can post your company page link as a follow request, and members follow it by hand from their own accounts.

Free LinkedIn page followers come from six places: invitations from Page admins, invitations from employees and other members, a complete Page with weekly posts, a Page newsletter, events, and follow requests from member communities such as LinkedInLikes. Each one is capped or slow on its own, so Pages that grow without ads usually run several at the same time.

The biggest change this year is the invitation limit. LinkedIn's help center says it is [changing the number of invitations available to free Pages and Premium Company Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a547492), and admins who already have the update report 50 invitations a month on free Pages, down from 250. This guide is built around that new number.

## How do I increase LinkedIn page followers for free?

Here are the free methods side by side, with the limits LinkedIn publishes or admins have reported in 2026:

| Method | Who does it | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Invite connections from the admin view | Super and content admins | 50 a month on free Pages after the 2026 change (300 on Premium Company Pages), shared by all admins |
| Invite connections to your employer's Page | Any employee who is not an admin | Up to 30 a month each |
| Invite connections to a smaller Page | Any member | Up to 50 a month, for Pages under 5,000 followers |
| Notify employees about a post | Admins | Once a day |
| Page newsletter | Admins | Up to five newsletters; the first edition invites every follower to subscribe |
| Page event | Organizers, admins and attendees | 1,000 event invitations a week |
| LinkedInLikes follow request | You, with points from the community | As many follows as you set and have points for |

Sources for each row are linked in the sections below. The first three rows are invitation allowances that renew every month. Posts, the newsletter and events keep bringing visitors after those invitations run out.

## How to invite connections to follow your LinkedIn Page

The admin invitation tool is the fastest free lever. LinkedIn's [invite connections help page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1313099) describes it:

1. Open your Page's super or content admin view.
2. Click **Invite to follow** in the left menu. If you see **Unlock invites** instead, fill in the Industry, Company size and Overview fields first. LinkedIn also requires a minimum number of connections on your personal profile.
3. Search by name or filter your connections, select the people you want and click **Invite**.

The invitation arrives from your personal profile, so people see a name they know. LinkedIn's [invitation limits page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a547492) explains how the monthly allowance behaves:

- Each invitation uses one from the balance, and an accepted invitation is returned to it, which can take up to 72 hours.
- A declined or withdrawn invitation is gone for the month.
- The balance is shared by every admin of the Page and renews on the first day of each month.

The 2026 numbers come from admins, since LinkedIn's page does not list them. John Espirian [reported in April 2026](https://espirian.co.uk/showcase/linkedin-roundup-48) that LinkedIn's pop-up announced a maximum of 50 monthly invitations for free Pages and 300 for Premium Company Pages, and [The Scott Partnership](https://scottpr.com/linkedin-is-reducing-follower-invite-credits-whats-changing-and-what-to-do-now) saw some admins still on 250 during the staggered rollout. Check the balance at the top of your own invite window before you plan the month.

With 50 invitations, aim them. Invite customers, partners, former colleagues, people you met at events and anyone who has commented on your posts. Accepted invitations come back to the balance, so a high acceptance rate stretches the month, and a list of strangers drains it.

## How can employees help a company page get followers?

For most companies, employees are the largest free source of invitations, and their allowance comes on top of the admins' balance.

- **Link the job to the Page.** When someone adds the company in the Experience section and selects it from the dropdown list, they appear on the Page as an associated member. LinkedIn says it can take up to 30 days to show ([members associated with a Page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a542848)).
- **Send their own invitations.** Each employee who isn't an admin can invite up to 30 connections a month to follow their employer's Page ([LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a6202478)). Ten employees means up to 300 invitations a month.
- **Hear about important posts.** Admins can use [Notify employees](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a549372) once a day for a post that matters. It doesn't work for targeted posts, for posts employees were already notified about, or for Pages with one or no associated employees.
- **Repost with a comment.** A repost puts the Page's post in front of the employee's network. LinkedIn's [marketing blog](https://www.linkedin.com/business/marketing/blog/linkedin-pages/5-non-obvious-ways-to-improve-your-linkedin-company-page) says employees who are active with their coworkers on LinkedIn are 14x more likely to share their organization's content.

Friends of the company can help too. Advisers, partners and former staff who don't work for you can each invite up to 50 of their connections a month while the Page has fewer than 5,000 followers ([LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a590020)). They open the Page, click **More** and choose **Invite connections**.

## Why does 150 followers matter for a LinkedIn Page?

LinkedIn's [marketing blog](https://www.linkedin.com/business/marketing/blog/linkedin-pages/5-non-obvious-ways-to-improve-your-linkedin-company-page) says that once a Page reaches 150 followers, it keeps gaining new followers 9x faster than Pages below that mark. The same post says Pages with complete information get 30% more weekly views, and LinkedIn Help recommends at least 150 followers to help a Page grow.

So the first job is to fill every field and reach 150 with people who already know you. A complete Page has:

- a logo and a cover image, which our free [LinkedIn banner maker](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin-banner-maker) can size for you;
- an overview that uses the words your customers search for, since members can search Pages by keyword;
- a website, location, industry and company size;
- a custom call-to-action button, such as Visit website or Contact us.

## What should a company page post to gain followers?

New followers come from posts that reach people outside your current audience. LinkedIn's advice for Pages, from its [Pages guide](https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/linkedin-pages/best-practices) and marketing blog:

- Post at least weekly. LinkedIn says companies that do see a 2x lift in interaction with their content.
- Use images. Posts with images typically get a 2x higher comment rate than posts without.
- Ask questions people can answer from experience, and reply to the comments you get.
- Comment as your Page on other posts in your field. Admins can respond as the Page outside the Page itself, which puts its name and logo in other conversations.

Format data from [Socialinsider's 2026 benchmarks](https://www.socialinsider.io/social-media-benchmarks/linkedin) (1.3 million posts from 16,645 company pages) helps you choose. For pages under 50,000 followers, multi-image posts earned the most impressions per post, and native documents had the highest interaction rate at 7.00%. If you post photo sets, our guide to [how many photos you can post on LinkedIn](https://linkedinlikes.com/blog/how-many-photos-can-you-post-on-linkedin) covers the limits and the grid layout.

## Do LinkedIn newsletters and events bring page followers?

Yes, and both reach people who would never see an invitation from you.

**Newsletters.** A Page can run up to five newsletters. When the first edition goes out, every Page follower is invited by notification to subscribe ([LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a596833)). The part that grows the Page is the reverse direction: LinkedIn's [newsletter help page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a522525) says that when someone subscribes to a newsletter, they also start following its author. The newsletter page can be shared on and off LinkedIn, and people can view it without logging in. Our guide on [getting more newsletter subscribers on LinkedIn](https://linkedinlikes.com/blog/how-to-get-more-newsletter-subscribers-on-linkedin) covers the rest.

**Events.** A Page can host an online or in-person event, and you can send up to 1,000 event invitations a week to your connections ([LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a564536)). LinkedIn recommends events to members based on their interests, the Pages they follow and what their network attends, and the hosting Page's name sits on the event page for everyone who registers.

## How do LinkedInLikes follow requests work for company pages?

LinkedInLikes is a free community where LinkedIn members support each other's profiles, Pages and posts by hand. For a company page it works like this:

1. [Sign up](https://linkedinlikes.com/signup) with your email and a password and confirm the email. You get 100 starter points, which can only be spent on your own tasks.
2. Create a task: paste your company page link, choose Follow, set the points per follow and how many follows you want.
3. Members open the Page and follow it from their own LinkedIn accounts.
4. To collect more points, do the same for others: like, comment, repost, save, follow or connect by hand on other members' tasks. Each confirmed action gets you the points its owner set.

We never ask for your LinkedIn password, cookies or a browser extension; you only share the public Page link. If someone confirms a follow they didn't do, you can report it within 72 hours, the points are taken back, and repeat offenders are suspended. We remove accounts we detect as automated or not genuine. Points are not money and can't be sold, transferred or cashed out, and LinkedInLikes has nothing for sale.

Use it alongside invitations. Members come from many industries and are not a targeted audience, so the method fits best at the start, when a Page with a handful of followers looks empty to visitors. The invitations, newsletter and posts above are what reach your customers. Tasks are only for your own content, so list a Page you manage. Start on the [LinkedIn follow page](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin/follow).

## What should you avoid when growing page followers?

- **Tools that want your LinkedIn login.** In its [March 2026 feed update](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/updates-linkedin-feed-focusing-authentic-relevant-tim-jurka-umwnc/), LinkedIn said third-party software and browser extensions that automate comments are not allowed on LinkedIn. Treat any tool that needs your password or session the same way.
- **Cold invitation lists.** Declined invitations are not returned, so inviting people who have never heard of you spends the month's allowance with little to show.
- **A quiet Page.** Visitors who arrive from an invitation look at the latest posts. A Page whose last update is months old gives them no reason to follow.

Next step: open your Page's admin view, check this month's invitation balance, and spend it on the people most likely to accept before it renews on the first of next month.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many people can I invite to follow my LinkedIn Page each month?

It depends on whether your Page has the 2026 change. Admins with the update report 50 invitations a month on free Pages and 300 on Premium Company Pages, shared by all admins; before the change the usual number was 250. Employees can add up to 30 each, and other members up to 50 each for Pages under 5,000 followers.

### Do LinkedIn page invitations come back if someone accepts?

Yes. LinkedIn returns an accepted invitation to the Page's balance, which can take up to 72 hours. Declined or withdrawn invitations are not returned.

### Can employees invite people to follow the company page?

Yes. An employee who isn't an admin can invite up to 30 first-degree connections a month to follow their employer's Page, from the Page's **More** menu.

### Can I get LinkedIn company page followers without sending invitations?

Yes. Weekly posts with images, comments made as your Page, a Page newsletter, Page events and follow requests on [LinkedInLikes](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin/follow) all bring followers without using the invitation balance.

### Why can't I see Invite to follow on my LinkedIn Page?

You need to be a super or content admin, the Page needs its Industry, Company size and Overview filled in, and your personal profile needs a minimum number of connections. Until then LinkedIn shows **Unlock invites**.

### What does Premium Company Page add for followers?

LinkedIn says Premium Company Page gives a higher monthly number of invitations, lets admins invite followers of similar Pages, and can automatically invite people who reacted to, commented on or shared the Page's posts in the past 30 days. It is a paid LinkedIn upgrade.

### Do LinkedInLikes members follow pages by hand?

Yes. Members follow from their own LinkedIn accounts after opening your Page link. If a follow was confirmed but not done, you can report it within 72 hours and the points are taken back.