The secret to creating successful LinkedIn posts…

Want to know what makes a great LinkedIn post? LinkedIn have revealed the secrets…

Earlier this year, Jason Feifer interviewed both Daniel Roth and Alice Xiong from LinkedIn on how to create high performing LinkedIn posts.

This was my takeout from their conversation:

  1. Help people to be better in their jobs. People come to LinkedIn for a purpose – often to learn more about something. If you can help them with this, you are off to a good start.
  2. Share advice/knowledge on things you are knowledgeable about. Think about the specific audience you are targeting and what might interest them.
  3. LinkedIn will share your content to your contacts and followers first. So, to increase your reach, be sure to connect with people who share similar interests.
  4. LinkedIn cares about authority of your post rather than volume of shares. So if it sees interactions from your audience then your post will reach more of the same audience.
  5. Linkedin values meaningful comments from your audience. If possible, encourage interactions and conversations with your target audience. If you get some good conversations going then your post will be shared with similar people.
  6. The platform isn’t interested in promoting your newsletter, learning programme or otherwise. If you are constantly linking out of the platform then don’t expect LinkedIn to be as excited about it as you are.

At wethepeople we have years of experience in helping our clients make LinkedIn work for their brands.

Contact me to find out how we could help you.

The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902 and KPIs in 2023

In 1902, Hanoi had a big rat problem. So someone in power came up with a bright idea – to get the city population involved.

The government decided to pay everyone 1 piastre for each severed rat tail (the tail was seen as adequate proof of the kill).

However, this choice of this “metric” had enormous consequences.

After a few weeks people noticed rats running around Hanoi without tails.

On further investigation, it was found that people weren’t killing the rats and cutting off the tails (they were only doing the ‘cutting off’ part).

Conversely, a number of entrepreneurial types realised that they could make a lot of money by catching and breeding the rats, then cutting off their tails and claiming the bounty.

So, rather than solving the rat problem, the incentive was actually making the problem worse.

Why’s this important?

This story shows us how important it is to choose the right KPIs.

For example, measuring the performance of your digital marketing activity on click-through rate alone, without ever knowing if those clicks come from your target audience, or indeed convert to further engagement or ultimately, a sale.

So be very mindful of the KPIs you set. We know that “what’s measured gets done”, but be sure what gets done aligns to your ultimate goal.

To learn more about setting the right KPIs for your brand, contact me here at wethepeople.