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Craig Gauvreau's avatar

“Two systems handle retrieval. FishDB surfaces posts from your connections and followers, but only within a strict 30-day window. This is an architectural constraint.”

This was insightful, I didn't know this.

Zena Ryder's avatar

Helpful article! What affects retrieval, other than the age of the post?

Melanie Goodman's avatar

Great question! Relevance signals matter a lot - so keyword alignment between your content and what someone's searching for, engagement velocity (how quickly a post gets interactions after publishing), and your connection's engagement history with your content. LinkedIn also weighs creator authority in a topic area, so consistent posting on a theme helps. Dwell time is underrated too - how long people actually stop on your post, not just whether they click like.

Zena Ryder's avatar

Thanks!

Dave Sokolowski's avatar

I appreciate decoding the algorithm but my LI profile is about my professional IT and I am trying so desperately to leave that industry and all the sycophantic ladder climbers behind. Not sure what to do with a 25 year IT career profile except ignore it.

Melanie Goodman's avatar

Reframe it! All the soft skills you have are transferable. Send me your LinkedIn URL and I'll give you some tips

Dave Sokolowski's avatar

Sent!

Melanie Goodman's avatar

I really hope this provides a transparent practical explanation for people who have been confused as to why their posts have been struggling

Julie Morey's avatar

I used to be very active on LinkedIn but got frustrated that it wasn’t growing my business, although I made a number of friends in the community. I’ll definitely have to check it out now!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesmorey?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Kristina God, MBA's avatar

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Julie Morey's avatar

Awesome thanks! I’ll be signing up for the Notes one that you’re doing. I think that would be the most beneficial! And I can see from all the testimonials, how much success you’ve had helping others!

Kristina God, MBA's avatar

Oh wonderful!! Happy to help to another fellow mom