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How to write your first LinkedIn post with Claude in 15 minutes

Q: Do I need to prepare anything?

A Claude account at claude.ai — the free plan is enough to start; paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) give you longer conversations if you want to iterate a lot. See the current plans on the official pricing page. A small work moment in mind — 2-3 sentences of notes is plenty. Not a press release, not a long story. One thing that happened, or one thing you learned. About 15 minutes , ideally i

Q: What mistakes should I avoid?

Starting with "I'm excited to share…" — the hook buries the moment. Fix: in Step 2, ban any opening phrase by name in your prompt; Claude works better with explicit "don'ts". Letting the post run past 200 words — readers drop off. Fix: in Step 5, name a word count ("under 160 words") and ask Claude to count before sending the final version. Skipping the call-t

Turn a small work experience into a confident LinkedIn post — with a strong hook, a clear body, and a call-to-action you can actually use

6 min read·October 2, 2026

This guide was written by AI. It passed automated fact and quality checks; no human editor reviewed it.

By the end of this guide you'll have a ready-to-publish LinkedIn post, plus a way to repeat the workflow whenever a small moment at work is worth sharing. Claude can draft and refine the post, but it can't post to LinkedIn for you, and it may invent specific numbers if you give it vague prompts — so you'll want to double-check facts before you hit publish.

💡 Tip: tap a step’s number when you finish it — a green tick appears and your browser remembers how far you got.

✅ Before you start

A Claude account at claude.ai — the free plan is enough to start; paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) give you longer conversations if you want to iterate a lot. See the current plans on the official pricing page.
A small work moment in mind — 2-3 sentences of notes is plenty. Not a press release, not a long story. One thing that happened, or one thing you learned.
About 15 minutes, ideally in one sitting so the conversation stays focused.
A LinkedIn account — only needed at the very end, when you paste and publish.

Step 1 of 5

Open a new chat and feed Claude the story

Open claude.ai (web app or desktop app) and start a new chat — the composer box sits at the bottom of the screen, and you'll see a model selector near the top of the conversation. Paste a short brief about the moment you want to write about, then ask Claude for three different angles in one go. After you press Enter, Claude reads the brief and replies with three distinct drafts, usually within a few seconds.

On the free plan the picker may only list one model.



<div class="g-prompt"><span class="g-prompt__lbl">💬 Try typing this</span><span class="g-prompt__box">"Here's the moment: I led a 20-minute product demo last Tuesday, the prospect said no on the call, then signed a week later. I'm a B2B sales engineer. Audience: other AEs and SEs. Draft three short LinkedIn posts around 100-130 words — one story-first, one lesson-first, one question-first."<span class="g-prompt__send">➤</span></span><button class="g-copy" type="button" data-copied="Copied!">Copy</button></div>

🔄 If it looks different

on the mobile app the composer is a small message bar at the bottom, and the model picker may be tucked into a menu at the top — look for a button or label near the conversation title.

✅ You'll know it worked when

Claude replies with three drafts that already sound like you, just clearer — not three versions of the same post.

Next step ↓

✏️ Sketch — your screen may look a little different

Step 2 of 5

Pick a hook, or ask for a better one

Reply in the same conversation and tell Claude which draft is closest to your voice. Then ask it to write three new opening lines for that draft only — a hook is just the first one or two lines, and giving it its own step keeps you from arguing about the whole post at once. Claude will reply with three short opening lines you can paste in front of your chosen draft.

If the hooks still sound off: tell Claude what feels wrong in plain words ("less corporate", "more like I'd say it to a friend", "shorter"). The more concrete your feedback, the better the next version.



<div class="g-prompt"><span class="g-prompt__lbl">💬 Try typing this</span><span class="g-prompt__box">"I like draft #2's tone. Give me 3 new opening lines for it — no 'I'm excited to share', no 'Today I learned', keep it under 18 words each."<span class="g-prompt__send">➤</span></span><button class="g-copy" type="button" data-copied="Copied!">Copy</button></div>

✅ You'll know it worked when

you read a hook out loud and it feels like something you'd actually say to a colleague over coffee.

Next step ↓

✏️ Sketch — your screen may look a little different

Step 3 of 5

Build the middle of the post

Now ask Claude to fill in the middle of the post — the part between the hook and the call-to-action. Tell it the rough length you want, what should go in (the story, the lesson, the surprise), and what should stay out (no jargon, no clichés). Claude rewrites the body of the same post without starting a new chat, so the hook and tone stay consistent.

If the body turns into a wall of text: ask Claude to break it into short lines with single-sentence paragraphs. LinkedIn readers scroll fast on phones, and short lines read like a normal post, while a paragraph reads like an essay.



<div class="g-prompt"><span class="g-prompt__lbl">💬 Try typing this</span><span class="g-prompt__box">"Rewrite the body to 100-130 words. Include: the moment of the no, the moment of the yes, and the one thing I'd do differently next time. One idea per line. No bullet points."<span class="g-prompt__send">➤</span></span><button class="g-copy" type="button" data-copied="Copied!">Copy</button></div>

✅ You'll know it worked when

you can read the whole middle out loud in under 30 seconds and it sounds like a real story, not a list of lessons.

Next step ↓

✏️ Sketch — your screen may look a little different

Step 4 of 5

Add a call-to-action you actually want

Reply again and ask Claude for three call-to-action options — a call-to-action is just the last 1-2 lines that tell readers what to do next (comment, share, DM you, or just think about the question). Pick the one that matches what you actually want from the post: a conversation, a lead, or a reflection. Claude adds it to the end of your post in the same chat.

If you don't want a call-to-action: say "end on the question, no CTA". Some posts land harder that way, and that's a valid choice.



<div class="g-prompt"><span class="g-prompt__lbl">💬 Try typing this</span><span class="g-prompt__box">"Add a call-to-action to the end. Give me 3 options: one that invites DMs from AEs, one that asks a question to spark comments, one that's a quiet reflection. I'll pick."<span class="g-prompt__send">➤</span></span><button class="g-copy" type="button" data-copied="Copied!">Copy</button></div>

✅ You'll know it worked when

the last line is something you can picture a real person answering — not "Like and share if you agree!".

Next step ↓

✏️ Sketch — your screen may look a little different

Step 5 of 5

Polish for length, line breaks, and your voice

Ask Claude for one final version that combines the hook, body, and CTA you picked — and ask it to check the total word count and the line breaks in one go. Read the post out loud once before you copy it: if you stumble on a phrase, paste that line back to Claude and ask for a simpler version. This is the step that turns a draft into your post.

If the post feels too long or too short: tell Claude the target — a common sweet spot is 120-180 words, which fits a phone screen with room to breathe.



<div class="g-prompt"><span class="g-prompt__lbl">💬 Try typing this</span><span class="g-prompt__box">"Combine the parts I picked. Keep it under 160 words. Short lines, one idea per line. Then list the first 5 lines separately so I can choose the strongest hook."<span class="g-prompt__send">➤</span></span><button class="g-copy" type="button" data-copied="Copied!">Copy</button></div>

✅ You'll know it worked when

you can paste the whole thing into the LinkedIn composer, hit publish, and not feel the urge to edit it again.

✏️ Sketch — your screen may look a little different

⚠️ Common mistakes

Starting with "I'm excited to share…" — the hook buries the moment. Fix: in Step 2, ban any opening phrase by name in your prompt; Claude works better with explicit "don'ts".
Letting the post run past 200 words — readers drop off. Fix: in Step 5, name a word count ("under 160 words") and ask Claude to count before sending the final version.
Skipping the call-to-action because "it feels salesy" — a quiet question counts. Fix: in Step 4, ask for a question-only option alongside the comparison option, so you always have one.
Publishing without reading out loud — typos and AI-tells sneak in. Fix: do the read-aloud in Step 5; if any line makes you stumble, paste it back to Claude and ask for a simpler version.
Trusting Claude's numbers — it may invent a stat. Fix: if a draft contains a percentage, a year, or a name you didn't provide, remove it or replace it with your real number before publishing.

🚀 Try it now

Open Claude, start a new chat, and paste this: 'I want to write my first LinkedIn post. Here's a small thing from my work this week: [paste 2-3 sentences about what happened]. My role: [your role]. Draft three posts, each 100-140 words — one story-first, one lesson-first, one question-first.' Then pick a draft, iterate the hook, the body, and the CTA one step at a time — and paste the result into LinkedIn before the chat goes cold.

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❓ Quick questions

How long does this take?

About 6 minutes — the guide has 5 steps, and you can tick each one off as you go.

Which tool do I need?

This guide uses Anthropic Claude — but the approach works very similarly in other AI assistants.

Do I need to prepare anything?

A Claude account at claude.ai — the free plan is enough to start; paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) give you longer conversations if you want to iterate a lot. See the current plans on the official pricing page.
A small work moment in mind — 2-3 sentences of notes is plenty. Not a press release, not a long story. One thing that happened, or one thing you learned.
About 15 minutes, ideally in one sitting so the conversation stays focused.
A LinkedIn account — only needed at the very end, when you paste and publish.

What mistakes should I avoid?

Starting with "I'm excited to share…" — the hook buries the moment. Fix: in Step 2, ban any opening phrase by name in your prompt; Claude works better with explicit "don'ts".
Letting the post run past 200 words — readers drop off. Fix: in Step 5, name a word count ("under 160 words") and ask Claude to count before sending the final version.
Skipping the call-to-action because "it feels salesy" — a quiet question counts. Fix: in Step 4, ask for a question-only option alongside the comparison option, so you always have one.
Publishing without reading out loud — typos and AI-tells sneak in. Fix: do the read-aloud in Step 5; if any line makes you stumble, paste it back to Claude and ask for a simpler version.
Trusting Claude's numbers — it may invent a stat. Fix: if a draft contains a percentage, a year, or a name you didn't provide, remove it or replace it with your real number before publishing.

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