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LinkedIn Hashtag Generator

Generate 15–20 relevant hashtags for your LinkedIn posts. Sorted by reach with a smart mix of broad, medium, and niche tags.

LinkedIn Hashtag Strategy

Use 3–5 hashtags per post — more than 10 can reduce reach
Mix broad (1M+), medium (100K–1M), and niche (<100K) hashtags
Follow your own hashtags to see what content performs well
Use hashtags your target audience follows, not just your industry
Create a branded hashtag for your company or content series
Rotate hashtags between posts — don't copy-paste the same set every time

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Frequently Asked Questions

LinkedIn recommends 3–5 hashtags per post. Using more than 10 can actually hurt reach. Mix broad hashtags for discoverability with niche hashtags for targeting the right audience.

Yes. Hashtags make your post discoverable to people who follow those topics, even if they don't follow you. Posts with hashtags get 12-15% more impressions on average.

Put them in the post itself. LinkedIn's algorithm indexes hashtags in the original post for discovery. Hashtags in comments don't help with discoverability.

Broad hashtags (e.g., #Marketing, 20M+ followers) get you visibility but more competition. Niche hashtags (e.g., #B2BSaaSSales, 50K followers) have less competition but a more targeted audience. Use a mix of both.

Absolutely. Creating a branded hashtag (e.g., #YourCompanyInsights) helps you build a content library and makes it easy for followers to find all your posts on a topic. Encourage your team to use it.