Tactics for the 2% who actually publish on LinkedIn.
Frameworks, field reports, and step-by-step plans for building thought leadership on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Written for the kind of professional who does not have thirty hours a week to spend on social.
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LinkedIn Strategy
9 min readHow to become a LinkedIn Top Voice in 2026 (what the blue badge actually takes)
No, you cannot apply, buy, or farm your way to a LinkedIn Top Voice badge. Here is what the invite-only blue badge actually rewards, straight from LinkedIn.
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Growth
11 min readLinkedIn is the #2 most-cited source in AI search. Here's how to get quoted.
A study of 89,000 cited LinkedIn URLs shows what AI engines quote: long-form, educational, original posts. The publish-this-way checklist to get cited.
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Growth
14 min readThe LinkedIn algorithm in 2026: why your reach is falling, and what actually fixes it
LinkedIn reach is down across the board in 2026. Here is what 360Brew, dwell time, and the AI-slop crackdown changed, and the four levers that still grow reach.
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Writing
14 min readAI writing tells: the em dash problem, and the words that give you away
Why does your writing sound like AI? The em dash is only a clue. Here are the real tells that give AI away, why detectors miss them, and how to fix them.
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Strategy
18 min readOnly 2% of LinkedIn users publish weekly. Here's what the other 98% are missing.
Roughly 2% of LinkedIn publishes weekly. They earn +1,182 impressions per post and 3x engagements. The full math plus a 30-day plan to join them.
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