LinkedIn Post Writing
Source Traceability
Primary source: Growth Hacking LinkedIn by Bjorn Radde, especially sections
3.3.6 "Content creation", 3.4.1 "Posts", 3.4.4 "Comments", 3.4.8
"Power Engagement", and 3.4.9 "Engagement-purchase". Guidance is transformed
and paraphrased.
Current LinkedIn help references are listed in references/core/knowledge.md;
check them when advising on limits, scheduling, articles, newsletters, media,
analytics, or platform policy.
Reference Routing
| Need |
Read |
| Core model and source notes |
references/core/knowledge.md |
| Post writing rules and safety checks |
references/core/rules.md |
| Reusable post patterns |
references/core/examples.md |
| End-to-end drafting workflow |
workflows/draft-linkedin-post.md |
Workflow
- Identify the audience, topic territory, desired response, proof, and whether
the post supports a personal brand, company brand, or specific offer.
- Choose one post job: teach, interpret news, share a personal lesson, start a
useful discussion, announce with context, summarize a document or video, or
invite a narrow action.
- Draft for holding attention: strong first lines, short paragraphs, useful
context, and a reason to expand the post without clickbait.
- Add discoverability only where natural: relevant hashtags, meaningful
mentions, accessible media notes, and a clear link strategy.
- Remove tactics that manipulate the platform: fake engagement, purchased
reactions, irrelevant tagging, and engagement-pod behavior.
Output Format
# LinkedIn Post Draft
## Context
- Audience:
- Topic territory:
- Post job:
- Desired response:
## Draft
[Post text]
## Publishing Notes
- Hook logic:
- Media/document idea:
- Alt text, if image:
- Hashtags:
- Mentions:
- Link handling:
## Risks / Fixes
- Platform or policy risks:
- Accessibility issues:
- Overreach or spam signals:
Quality Bar
- Make the post useful to the target audience before optimizing reach.
- Keep the author tied to one recognizable topic territory.
- Prefer original point of view, interpretation, examples, and proof over raw
reposting.
- Treat comments as the desired conversation, not as a vanity count.
- Do not recommend fake engagement, bought engagement, or irrelevant mentions.
1---2name: linkedin-post-writing3description: Draft, revise, and audit LinkedIn feed posts for professional visibility, personal brand, audience value, comments, and ethical reach. Use when writing LinkedIn posts, feed updates, text posts, document or video captions, hashtag/mention plans, post hooks, or short-form LinkedIn content.4license: MIT5compatibility: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.6metadata:7 version: "0.1.0"8 displayName: LinkedIn Post Writing9 category: Marketing10 tags: linkedin-writing,linkedin,content-writing,posts,social-media,personal-brand11---1213# LinkedIn Post Writing1415## Source Traceability1617Primary source: Growth Hacking LinkedIn by Bjorn Radde, especially sections183.3.6 "Content creation", 3.4.1 "Posts", 3.4.4 "Comments", 3.4.819"Power Engagement", and 3.4.9 "Engagement-purchase". Guidance is transformed20and paraphrased.2122Current LinkedIn help references are listed in `references/core/knowledge.md`;23check them when advising on limits, scheduling, articles, newsletters, media,24analytics, or platform policy.2526## Reference Routing2728| Need | Read |29|------|------|30| Core model and source notes | `references/core/knowledge.md` |31| Post writing rules and safety checks | `references/core/rules.md` |32| Reusable post patterns | `references/core/examples.md` |33| End-to-end drafting workflow | `workflows/draft-linkedin-post.md` |3435## Workflow36371. Identify the audience, topic territory, desired response, proof, and whether38 the post supports a personal brand, company brand, or specific offer.392. Choose one post job: teach, interpret news, share a personal lesson, start a40 useful discussion, announce with context, summarize a document or video, or41 invite a narrow action.423. Draft for holding attention: strong first lines, short paragraphs, useful43 context, and a reason to expand the post without clickbait.444. Add discoverability only where natural: relevant hashtags, meaningful45 mentions, accessible media notes, and a clear link strategy.465. Remove tactics that manipulate the platform: fake engagement, purchased47 reactions, irrelevant tagging, and engagement-pod behavior.4849## Output Format5051```markdown52# LinkedIn Post Draft5354## Context55- Audience:56- Topic territory:57- Post job:58- Desired response:5960## Draft61[Post text]6263## Publishing Notes64- Hook logic:65- Media/document idea:66- Alt text, if image:67- Hashtags:68- Mentions:69- Link handling:7071## Risks / Fixes72- Platform or policy risks:73- Accessibility issues:74- Overreach or spam signals:75```7677## Quality Bar7879- Make the post useful to the target audience before optimizing reach.80- Keep the author tied to one recognizable topic territory.81- Prefer original point of view, interpretation, examples, and proof over raw82 reposting.83- Treat comments as the desired conversation, not as a vanity count.84- Do not recommend fake engagement, bought engagement, or irrelevant mentions.