Is anyone actually making LinkedIn Ads profitable?

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Velnor

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Jul 18, 2026

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• Aug 4, 2026

• #41

yeah best appraoch for b2b that linkedIn can be worth it if your targeting is good but the clicks are expensive although the lead quality is often better than other platforms.

 

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Fun_bitesX03

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Jun 5, 2026

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• Aug 6, 2026

• #42

Small business waste lot of money on LinkedIn better you focus on Google Search Ads for fast lead.

 

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WaffleDrifter

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Apr 30, 2026

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• Aug 10, 2026

• #43

LinkedIn can be costly, so it makes more sense for higher value products. For cheaper products, other ptalforms may be better.

 

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EmberVoyager

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Jun 23, 2026

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• Aug 10, 2026

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i think linkedIn can work for b2b, but the CPC is usually high and with a small budget just test google ads first and compare the lead quality.

 

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Pryzenta

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Jul 9, 2026

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• Aug 15, 2026

• #45

yeah linkedIn Ads can be expensive but it can work well for B2B if you target the right audience.

 

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CarlosMora

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• Aug 19, 2026

• #46

I think you can test linkedIn with a small budget but other ppc platforms may be cheaper for small businesses.

 

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Pryzenta

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• Aug 19, 2026

• #47

Honestly i think linkedin can be pretty expensive for small budgets and also test it with a small budget first and see if the lead quality makes it worth it.

 

Moraina

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Aug 18, 2026

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• Saturday at 8:41 PM

• #48

if you have a tiny budget on linkedin you shouldn't be using their native targeting at all. its a money pit. scrape your exact target list first from apollo or sales navigator, clean it, and upload it as a matched audience. that way you only show ads to the exact decision makers you want. keeps the daily spend super low and you don't waste clicks on randoms.

 

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CosmicFrost

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Jun 20, 2026

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• Monday at 11:44 PM

• #49

hi in my experience the linkedIn ads can be expensive for small budgets but also test google ads or meta ads first and then compare the lead quality.

 

vibe_zdrzin

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Aug 24, 2026

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• Tuesday at 11:41 AM

• #50

I’d also like to run ads on LinkedIn, but everyone says it’s more expensive than other platforms. Based on data from people who’ve actually run campaigns there, I think LinkedIn is a good platform—setting the price aside, the quality of the audience should be pretty good.

 

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andracs

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Aug 13, 2010

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• Tuesday at 12:15 PM

• #51

GlitchyMoose said:

Hi guys,

I recently started testing LinkedIn Ads for B2B leads, but CPC feels really expensive compared to other platforms. I’m getting some leads, but the cost per lead is hard to justify for a small business.

For people running LinkedIn Ads, is it actually worth it for smaller budgets or better to focus on other PPC platforms? Any tips?

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It is pretty hard to make it profitable unless your client value is very high.