On October 15, 2026, LinkedIn announced a batch of features for people who work for themselves or have a side hustle. The list includes paid one-on-one consultations booked from your profile, a share of ad revenue on videos, a dashboard for creators, a digital business card, private notes on profiles and the return of pinned comments.
Outside the US, sorting through the new LinkedIn features doesn’t take long. Private notes, the business card and the new dashboard are either here already or arriving over the next few weeks and months. The moneymaking features are US-only for now.
LinkedIn points to its own figures: the number of members who call themselves founders is up 70% over the past year, and the share of members listing more than one current position has grown 26% since 2019. The announcement also says more than 80% of the platform’s creators post while holding another job. Speaking to Engadget, LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said the company’s data shows “there are definitely more people starting businesses now,” though it’s “hard to tell” what the underlying reasons are, AI included.
Four features with no country limits
Private notes are the only new feature LinkedIn describes as already “available globally.” Premium subscribers can add a note to someone’s profile that only they can see, to keep track of how they met, what they talked about and when to follow up. LinkedIn doesn’t say which Premium plans include it.
Pinned comments are back. The announcement says authors “can now” pin the comment they find most helpful to the top of the thread, but it doesn’t name any countries. LinkedIn tested the feature with some members in 2022 and dropped it soon after, Social Media Today notes.
The new dashboard pulls together audience and content analytics, drafts, scheduled posts and past posts, according to a post by Sam Corrao Clanon, who builds creator products at LinkedIn. It’s due to reach all members “in the coming weeks.” In the mobile app, you’ll open it by tapping your profile picture in the top-left corner.
The digital business card can be customized and added to your phone’s digital wallet, so you can stay in touch with people you meet at trade shows or meetings. LinkedIn says it will roll out globally “over the coming months.”
| Feature | Who gets it | Where, as of October 18, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Private notes on profiles | Premium subscribers | Worldwide |
| Pinned comments | Post authors | Available per LinkedIn, countries not specified |
| Creator dashboard | All members | Worldwide, in the coming weeks |
| Digital business card | Members, plan not specified | Worldwide, in the coming months |
| Paid consultations | Invited Premium Business subscribers | US only |
| Ads before creator videos | Selected creators and advertisers | US test |
| Network feed | Members in four countries | Test in the US, India, the UK and Australia |
Paid consultations stay in the US
The first moneymaking feature is Advice Sessions. It lets you sell one-on-one video consultations straight from your profile. Booking, payment and the call itself all happen on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn first announced it on May 12, 2026, for US Premium Business subscribers, as PPC Land reported at the time. On October 15, the company highlighted it again and promised “more markets coming soon,” but gave no date.
LinkedIn’s help page, updated in mid-October, is more restrictive than the announcement. Only invited Premium Business subscribers in the US can host sessions. People who book don’t need Premium, but they must have a verified profile and be in the US. Sam Corrao Clanon also mentions the Premium All-in-One plan and the option to offer free sessions.
Hosts set recurring availability, for example Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m., and can’t add a one-off slot. Clients can book up to 30 days ahead and pay through Stripe.
To get paid, hosts have to complete Stripe’s identity verification and connect a bank account. Payouts are held for 30 days so any issues can be resolved. After that, the host receives the session amount minus Stripe’s fees. LinkedIn told Engadget it won’t take a cut of earnings from these sessions.
As of October 18, 2026, LinkedIn’s pricing page lists Premium Business from €52.49 a month, or €407.88 a year. Outside the US, the feature can’t be turned on yet.
Video revenue is still a US test
In-Stream Ads are pre-roll ads on eligible videos from creators and publishers, and brands don’t have to negotiate a partnership with each one. In LinkedIn’s post for advertisers, a campaign starts with an objective (brand awareness or video views), followed by a content category: finance, tech and AI, health and wellness, lifestyle and entertainment, leadership, or business. Eligible creators join the program from their dashboard and earn a share of the revenue. For now, only select US creators and advertisers are taking part.
LinkedIn is also adding filters to its Creator Marketplace, where brands find creators for their campaigns. The filters cover the industry, job function and seniority of a creator’s audience, membership in the Top Voices program, and the formats they publish. LinkedIn says access is still invite-only and limited to North America.
That leaves the Network feed, which only shows posts from your connections and the accounts you follow. LinkedIn is testing it in the US, India, the UK and Australia. France and Belgium aren’t on the list.
No date yet for France and Belgium
LinkedIn hasn’t said when paid consultations, ads before videos or the Network feed will reach France or Belgium. The terms for that opening are still unknown: the required plan, profile verification, currency and payout timing. LinkedIn also hasn’t addressed invoicing or VAT for hosts in Europe.
Where the announcement falls short
The October 15 announcement gives no firm dates and doesn’t list which Premium plans include private notes. It presents consultations as open to US Premium Business subscribers (“eligible” ones, per its FAQ), while the help page limits them to invited subscribers. The figures on founders and multiple jobs come from LinkedIn itself, which doesn’t publish its methodology. Back in May, LinkedIn was already presenting the same 70% increase as a US figure, according to PPC Land.
Selling consultations on LinkedIn also means playing by its rules: mandatory verification, payment through Stripe and payouts held for 30 days.
