Writing, scheduling and publishing your own posts
The Posts page drafts a LinkedIn post from your notes in your voice, checks it against good-post rules, and publishes it now or at a scheduled time.
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Posts, at the top of your sidebar, is for your own LinkedIn posts. Same voice training, same LinkedIn connection, no second tool.
Write
- Tell Allen what the post is about. Rough notes are fine; real numbers and details make a better post. Say what the post is for if you like.
- Press Draft. Allen writes the post in your voice and offers a few alternative first lines, since the first line decides whether anyone reads on.
- Edit anything, or write the whole thing yourself and ask Allen to improve it.
- The checklist on the side grades the post as you go: length, a strong opening, a clear point, no hashtag soup.
- Add a photo (JPG, PNG or GIF up to 10 MB), or attach a PDF to publish it as a carousel.
- The preview shows how it looks in the feed, including where LinkedIn cuts it with "see more".
Send it
Three options at the bottom:
- Save as draft.
- Add to queue: Allen posts it at the next free posting time.
- Post now: goes live on LinkedIn from your account right away.
Queue and Calendar
The Queue tab lists posts waiting to go out, in order, and holds your posting times. Allen suggests times to start with; change them whenever you like. Calendar shows the month at a glance. Published lists everything that went out, with a link to each post.
What it uses
Drafting a post, generating first lines and improving a post each use a small number of credits from the same monthly pool as your comments. Publishing itself is free.
Posting as a company page
Not supported. Posts publish from your personal profile, the same as comments.
Related questions
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