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Build a LinkedIn Post Piece by Piece: Idea, Hook, Story, Data, CTA

Builds a LinkedIn post in five phases: weekly ideas for your topic and audience, an attention-grabbing opening line, a story structure tied to your goal, supporting data and a clear call to action.

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  1. Phase 1 — Weekly content ideas
    Topic: [topic]
Target audience: [target audience]

Task: come up with LinkedIn content ideas on this topic for this audience, enough for one week.
  2. Phase 2 — Opening line
    Post topic: [topic]

Task: write an opening sentence for a LinkedIn post on this topic that grabs attention immediately.
  3. Phase 3 — Story structure
    Experience or lesson: [experience or lesson]
What I want the post to achieve: [goal]

Task: lay out the structure of a LinkedIn story built on this experience or lesson, designed to help me reach this goal.
  4. Phase 4 — Supporting data
    Post topic: [topic]

Task: give me relevant data and statistics I can use to back up a LinkedIn post on this topic. Flag any figure whose source I should check before publishing.
  5. Phase 5 — Call to action
    Post topic: [topic]
Goal of the post: [goal]

Task: write a clear call to action for a LinkedIn post on this topic that serves this goal.
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