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These exact words from my client Greg yesterday: " I don't want to be a content 👿 monster!" I say to him: "You don't have to be" Greg says he wants to deploy a "minimalist" content strategy. Not everyone needs to be posting all the time, and it's not necessary to grow your business opportunities. Sure it's great for certain people but not for Greg, and that is perfectly OK. So where did our conversation go? ✅ Commenting 🗯 on content that is in alignment with core capabilities. Adding great insights will provide great visibility. ✅ Use LinkedIn search 🍳 to find podcast guesting and new prospect opportunities ✅ Connect and engage with other thought leaders and influencers in your space. Build a LinkedIn community through engagement. ✅ Contribute to Collaborative Articles. Use these to easily share your expertise. A great way to demonstrate your expertise and grow visibility. ✅ Join and engage in Groups and with Pages that are directly relevant to the mission. Find thought leaders and prospects in these unique corners of LinkedIn. Greg is an awesome 🤦🏽♂️ guy, so I have no doubt he will be leveraging LinkedIn without feeling overwhelmed to create new content. Maybe he will do so later or maybe he won't. Either way, I am not worried about him. #linkedin #consulting ---------------------------------------- Let's Engage More? Sandra Long Post Road Consulting: LinkedIn and Social Selling Training
Your suggestions to comment on interesting content aligned with our core mission is very helpful Sandra Long. Also, even though there's a lot of advice out there to post our own content, I find more engagement and views when I post links to interesting articles or posts by others. (Or maybe that's just me?)
That's a great point, Greg can definitely make an impact through engaging with relevant content and thought leaders on LinkedIn.
Love that you are there to help him and others through their beliefs about LI and what is possible.
Sounds like you did a great job focusing on him. I'm curious: what did he consider a content monster to be?
Greg is making a wise choice with a minimalist content strategy. Quality over quantity always shines through. 🧠
Love this approach to content strategy! Not everyone needs to be a 'content monster' to succeed, and it's refreshing to see Greg embracing a minimalist approach that works for him.
It’s good to know there are many ways to engage that meet the needs of each person. Thanks, Sandra, for clarifying.
Yes very true. Its important to focus on what is relevant to you and try not to get destracted!
Absolutely agree! Quality over quantity when it comes to content strategy.
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2moThis post makes so much sense. If you think of LinkedIn as a real community, you don’t always have to be the person with the megaphone. You ingratiate your way authentically into people’s hearts and minds by engaging with them. That means sharing your thoughts on what they posted in a comment or sharing the post itself with your own comment and perspective.