Bring a draft.
Leave with a better one.
The checker below applies the same rules covered in the course. It follows a fixed set of checks and cannot judge quality, so treat a low score as a prompt to look again rather than a verdict. A brilliant post can fail two of these checks and still be the right thing to publish.
Nothing pasted yet. If you have not got a draft, take one of the prompts below and write for eight minutes without editing.
Your name here
Your headline
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Your draft will appear here as a reader would first meet it.
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Roughly 140 characters or 3 lines, whichever runs out first. Each blank line uses up one of your visible lines.
Eight things worth writing about.
For the weeks when nothing suggests itself. Pick one, set a timer for eight minutes and do not edit until it goes off.
Write about a decision you made this year that a competitor would not have made. Open on the decision, not the outcome.
Ten questions on the whole course.
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1. Roughly how many characters of a text post are visible on mobile before the see more cut?
2. Which of these has LinkedIn itself confirmed as a ranking input?
3. What did LinkedIn confirm about hashtags in July 2025?
4. A post ends with 'Thoughts? 👇'. What is the core problem?
5. Where should an external link usually go?
6. In a contrarian post, what should come before your dissent?
7. Which format has consistently topped independent reach studies since 2024?
8. What is the main failure mode of a personal, vulnerable post?
9. How quickly should a reactive newsjacking post go out?
10. Which close is likely to produce the highest-value comments?