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LinkedIn · Lesson 32 of 43

Building Your Brand Organically

LinkedIn offers several ways to build your brand without paying for ads.

1 Learn the concept

LinkedIn offers several ways to build your brand without paying for ads. Consistent posting, comments, articles and company page content all help people recognize and trust you. This lesson covers each approach and explains how to combine them into a simple weekly plan.

Four steps: post, comment, share and connectA WEEKLY ORGANIC ROUTINE1PostOne useful post aweek2CommentFive thoughtfulcomments3ShareA colleague's work,with a note4ConnectTwo new relevantpeople
Fifteen minutes a day beats an hour once a month.

2 See it in action

  • Post useful content on a regular schedule.
  • Comment thoughtfully on others' posts.
  • Share articles or lessons from your work.
  • Encourage colleagues to engage with company posts.

Worked example

A small agency's habit

Each person posts one lesson from client work every week.

Everyone comments on two posts from clients or peers.

Once a month, the team shares a short case result.

Result to look for: over months, prospects mention the posts when they contact the agency.

3 Study an example

Example scenario

A small agency posts twice a week, with each person sharing a lesson from client work. Over time prospects mention the posts when they contact the agency.

4 Apply it and download

  1. Plan one week of organic activity.
  2. Write one post.
  3. Schedule time to comment on others.

Worksheet 30-day content calendarOpen, print or save as PDF

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