How to write a LinkedIn post that gets engagement

Since dwell time is weighted heavily, the opening line has one job: earning the "see more" tap. The rest of the post has to justify the time spent reading it.

Make the opening line earn the tap

Only the first couple of lines show before a reader has to tap "see more," so whatever earns that tap needs to be there: a specific claim, a real question, the start of a story. A warm-up sentence that could be cut without losing anything is in the wrong place.

Write toward a specific lesson, not a general observation

A post built around one real experience, a decision or a mistake or a result, holds attention longer than a general observation available from any business account. Specificity is what gives a reader a reason to keep reading past the first line.

End with something that invites a real comment

A direct question related to the post's actual content earns more substantive replies than a generic "thoughts?" tacked on at the end. Comment quality, not just volume, factors into how a post performs, so a question that invites a real answer is worth more than one that invites a reflexive one.

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