Library/Outreach & Messaging/Thought Leadership & Social Content/Write a Mistake-Focused LinkedIn Post
TestedOutreach & MessagingQuick Win (under 10 min)
About this prompt
This prompt creates a LinkedIn post structured around a specific, costly mistake that your target buyers make repeatedly — naming it directly, describing the behavior pattern, explaining why it happens, and suggesting a better alternative. It's designed to attract engagement from buyers who recognize themselves in the pattern. Use it as part of a regular LinkedIn content strategy for sales professionals.Mistake-focused LinkedIn posts perform well because they create recognition — buyers read 'the mistake: not mapping the economic buyer until stage three' and immediately think of their own experience, which creates a connection that positions the author as someone who understands their world. This prompt generates a post structured as: the mistake named plainly, a description of the behavior pattern, why it happens (a common rationalization), what the downstream consequence is, and a brief description of what doing it right looks like. The post is not a product pitch — the insight is the value, and it builds credibility that generates inbound. Fill in the buyer title, the specific mistake, and the better alternative for output calibrated to your ICP's actual pain patterns. Best used by practitioners who have genuine conviction about the mistake based on real observation.The prompt
Write a LinkedIn post about a mistake you see [JOB TITLE / SALES REPS / FOUNDERS] make repeatedly that costs them results. Structure:
'The mistake: [NAME IT DIRECTLY]
What people do: [DESCRIBE THE BE
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Variables to replace
JOB TITLE / SALES REPS / FOUNDERS|NAME IT DIRECTLY|DESCRIBE THE BEHAVIOR|EXPLAIN THE FLAW|THE BETTER APPROACH|BRIEF STORY — NO NAMES|YOUR IDEA|TITLE AND INDUSTRY
How to run it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot — it's tuned to run in any of them.
- Replace the variables — swap each bracketed token for your deal's specifics. The variables list above explains every field.
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