Sam Rickard | 🇦🇺 | Hashling King | PA Shaman

I created my LinkedIn 40 weeks ago. Easiest algorithm to crack by a country mile. I have since added $70,000 to my agency pipeline, generated five figures this month for SEO Stuff, built 7,400+ connections, logged 1,720,745 impressions, and reached 535,761 members. Use my system before they close the loopholes. And if you want my full cheat sheet including updated engagement group templates, carousel strategy, and DM workflows: Follow me Repost this Comment “X LinkedIn growth guide” You must do all 3 to get the DM. What is working now for audience growth: LinkedIn rewards original insights, depth, and conversation. The fastest-growing accounts right now are doing these things consistently: Proof + Perspective, since people want numbers and your take. Basically dashboard screenshots, Stripe receipts, client results followed by “here’s what I learned.” Story-first content, which are basically posts that tell a quick story. Even a small win or failure outperform generic how-tos. Also, don't sleep on comment-first growth. The easiest way to grow your audience fast is to be seen in other people’s comments daily. Thoughtful comments can outperform posts for reach when done consistently. Also, try to prompt conversation. Posts that create back-and-forth replies inside the comments get shown for 2–3 extra days. Ask real questions and reply to every comment to keep the discussion alive. Network overlap is key to. If your content keeps getting engagement from two or three adjacent niches, LinkedIn starts showing you to those networks more often. Consistency is key, by the way. Three posts a day, every day, is better than six posts one day and silence the next. My posting routine: I post 3 times per day, 7 days a week, unless I'm traveling. (And when I travel my stats plummet). Morning: Text post with POV, story, or market insight Afternoon: Carousel, proof post, or annotated screenshot Evening: Mini-thread, framework, or quick win Even 2 days off posting cuts impressions and inbound leads by half. (I learn this the hard way every month.) Best-performing formats right now: Carousels Slide 1: bold headline tied to a pain point or result Slides 2–5: numbered steps, bullets, or annotated visuals Final slide: CTA (“Drop guide below if you want the SOP”) Carousels with a mix of text and screenshots are outperforming plain text slides by 30–40%. Short videos Under 60 seconds Hook hard in the first 3 seconds Use subtitles with a strong first line (auto-previews drive clicks) Show processes, dashboards, or quick wins over overly polished production Text posts Hook with a question or bold claim 1–2 lines per paragraph for scannability 3–5 bullet takeaways perform better than walls of text End with a question that invites others to share their experience Proof breakdown posts Share a result Explain how it happened in 3–4 short bullets Turn your metrics into a mini-case study Conversation-first posts Ask a real question, share a controversial POV, or open a loop that invites debate Formats that kind of suck right now: Generic AI-written content with no voice Metrics-only posts with no “how” Text walls with no whitespace Links in the post body Timing sweet spots: 7–8 AM for thought-leadership or text-heavy posts 1–3 PM for maximum reach Sunday evening for outsized visibility with less competition Tuesday and Thursday for CTA or lead-gen posts Engagement strategy for building a strong audience: Comment on 20+ posts/day with insight or examples (not just “great post”) Like 50+ posts/day, focusing on people who engage with your content Reply to every comment within the first hour, this drives early velocity Repost your best-performing posts every 5–7 days with a fresh angle DM 5–10 new people daily with context tied to what they just posted LinkedIn is now weighting comment threads and returning commenters more heavily. Encourage dialogue between commenters and follow up with people who engaged last time, repeat engagement makes your reach grow week over week. Hooks converting right now: “I started this account 40 weeks ago. Here’s the exact revenue it has generated.” “$10K this month from LinkedIn posts. Here’s the breakdown.” “This 7-slide carousel booked 3 calls in 24 hours. Slide 1 below.” “If I had to rebuild my LinkedIn from scratch in 2025, here’s what I would do.” “The 3-post-per-day system I use to consistently generate inbound leads.” Always pair with screenshots, receipts, or analytics for credibility. 30-day checklist for building a strong audience: Post 3x/day Comment on 20+ posts/day with substance Like 50+ posts/day Reply to every comment in the first hour Repost your top performers weekly DM 5–10 people/day with value-first context Track impressions, replies, inbound leads, and comment thread depth weekly LinkedIn is still the most underpriced attention engine in 2025. Run this playbook for 30 days. Screenshot your Day 31 results. Tag me when the inbound starts. And if you want the full cheat sheet with engagement group templates, carousel strategy, and DM workflows: Follow me Repost this Comment “X LinkedIn growth guide” You must do all 3 for the DM.