I answered a question on Facebook this morning from someone wanting to make changes to their LinkedIn header image.
They were hoping to upload a second picture that would show on top of the main one.
But LinkedIn ain’t no fancy graphics workshop.
So its only options for your banner are: one image. Or: no image.
So, this means getting your hands dirty with some sort of graphics tool.
You could opt to master Photoshop or Affinity Photo…
Or GIMP — if you’re a cheapskate or open-source lover (or both) like me.
I guess you could always could hire someone on Upwork to make the image you want.
Fortunately… there’s plenty of easy-to-use options for freelancers. Many of these have quite powerful free versions.
A favorite is Canva.
I use it because it’s so quick to get stuff done for my business. And easy to whip things up for client emails.
With Canva you simply:
Start with its preset LinkedIn Background Photo size.
Then drop in your main background image.
Add in whatever other images you want on top.
Put in text and other things that suit you.
Download it.
Upload to LinkedIn and…
BAM! Fancy new LinkedIn header image!
While I was replying on Facebook…
I remembered I made a little tutorial video (12 min) about this a year ago. It was for a friend wanting to do a similar sort of thing with their LinkedIn header image. So I was able to share that.
And am sharing it here with you as well. Maybe you’ll find this useful too.
Here’s the link: https://milham.me/linkedin-banner-tutorial
In the video I was more focused on showing how to upload course completion badges. But the principle is the same for anything you want to add to a LinkedIn header image.
The one thing it doesn’t show is uploading the main background image to start with (I just used a plain background color).
But it’s as simple as dropping that image file into Canva… just like the badges.
Perhaps you can use this tidbit of graphics know-how to give your LinkedIn profile a little lift.
Right… I’m off to chainsaw some fallen trees. Hoping to return with limbs intact. Wish me well! 🪚
P.S. You can find Canva here: https://www.canva.com
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Chris Milham