My truth about writing for attention.

My truth about writing for attention.

There's something more sticky that needs to take hold first.

Learning to create and write for retention.

What if the real goal on LinkedIn isn’t going viral, but being unforgettable?

Most posts get attention for 24 hours, then vanish.

But if you're playing the long game, book sales, clients, and credibility then attention isn’t enough.

You need affection.

You need retention.

Because followers don’t build careers, fans do.

Fans of your work come back.

They binge your backlog.

They quote you in rooms you're not in.

They send your posts around with “you gotta read this.”

So how do you write for retention?

Say what others won’t.

Write like you’re talking to one person.

Make them feel something real.

Give them a reason to remember you.

Stop trying to hack the algorithm.

Write to get into someone’s memory.

I’m not great at this by any means. It takes time, and it's okay to practice as I write my next thing.

And I’m sure you’ve seen every LinkedIn tip in the book.

But lately, I’ve just been asking myself this one thing.

Why would the person I’m writing for care?

That one question has changed everything for me.

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