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What your LinkedIn headline says before you do

Your headline is read more than anything else you write. Here is how to make it count.

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Your headline follows you everywhere: comments, search results, connection requests. It is read far more often than your posts.

Three headline patterns that work

  • Outcome first. Say who you help and what changes for them.
  • Point of view. Lead with the idea you want to be known for.
  • Proof. Anchor it with one specific, verifiable detail.

What to cut

Job-title soup, buzzwords and a list of five things you are passionate about. If it could describe anyone, it describes no one.

A quick rewrite exercise

Write ten versions. Read them aloud. Keep the one you would be happy to hear someone else say about you.