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What to post on LinkedIn: 8 post types that actually work

"I know I should post, but I don't know what to say." That's the most common reason good LinkedIn accounts stay empty. The fix isn't more motivation — it's a short menu of post types you can rotate through, each tied to a real goal. Here are eight that consistently work, plus a system to keep ideas flowing.

8 LinkedIn post types that work

1. The lesson learned

A mistake or hard-won insight, told honestly. "I almost made the wrong hire. Here's the signal I ignored." These build trust because they cost something to share.

2. The contrarian take

Push back on something your field assumes. Disagreement creates conversation, and conversation is reach. Make sure you can actually defend the position.

3. The how-to

Teach one specific thing your audience struggles with, step by step. Useful posts get saved and shared, which the feed rewards.

4. The story

A specific moment — a customer call, a decision, a turning point — with a takeaway. Stories are remembered where bullet points are forgotten.

5. The number / result

A concrete metric and the story behind it. "We cut onboarding time from 14 days to 3. Here's what we removed." Specifics signal substance.

6. The list

A short, scannable set of points — tips, mistakes, signs, lessons. Easy to read, easy to save, and a natural fit for turning into a carousel.

7. The prediction / point of view

Where you think your industry is heading and why. Showing you see the shift before it's obvious is what builds authority.

8. The behind-the-scenes

How you actually work, decide, or build — the unglamorous detail. It humanizes you and makes the professional posts land harder.

A system so you never run dry

Ideas feel scarce only when you try to invent them on the spot. The fix is to collect instead of invent:

1. Keep one running note. During the week, drop in raw moments as they happen — a customer line, a number, a decision, a thing that annoyed you. No writing, just capture.
2. Pick a post type. On your batch day, match each raw moment to one of the eight types above. The pairing does most of the work.
3. Add the specific. Drop in the real detail only you know — that's what makes the post yours instead of generic.

The one rule that matters

Whatever type you pick, anchor it to something specific and first-hand. The generic version of any of these — "5 tips for productivity," "lessons from my journey" — reads like everyone else's. The specific number, name, or moment is the entire difference between a post that builds your reputation and one that disappears.

If turning a raw moment into a finished post is the part that stalls you, that's exactly what Positionly does: you give it the moment, it asks a question or two to pull out the specifics, and it drafts in your voice — scored for voice match before you see it. The blank box disappears; the post still sounds like you.