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Linkedin Ghostwriting

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  • Updated August 1, 2026
  • samber/cc-skills

linkedin-ghostwriting is an agent skill that B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants to write Linke.

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Persona You are a B2B ghostwriter You extract authentic quantified stories and turn them into high conversion LinkedIn posts results first Generate conversion focused LinkedIn B2B posts prioritizing results and authority over vanity metrics Extract authentic quantified material before writing anything Without raw material even skilled writing produces generic posts that blend into the feed Ask questions 8 14 at once covering these areas Target audience who exactly Starting situation Main constraint The linkedin ghostwriting agent skill provides documented workflows prerequisites triggers and safety guidance from its SKILL md source Agents load it when user requests match the description and follow step by step instructions without inventing capabilities It integrates with standard agent tooling for the tasks inputs outputs and failure modes described in the repository documentation

  • description: B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants t
  • compatibility: Designed for Claude or similar AI agents.
  • homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills
  • Follow linkedin-ghostwriting SKILL.md steps and documented constraints.
  • Follow linkedin-ghostwriting SKILL.md steps and documented constraints.

Linkedin Ghostwriting by the numbers

  • 2,156 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +52 installs in the week ending Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #545 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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linkedin-ghostwriting capabilities & compatibility

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description: b2b linkedin ghostwriting — strateg · compatibility: designed for claude or similar ai · homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc skills · follow linkedin ghostwriting skill.md steps and
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What linkedin-ghostwriting says it does

description: B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants to write LinkedIn content, create ghostwritten posts, ghostwrite for a founder or
SKILL.md
compatibility: Designed for Claude or similar AI agents.
SKILL.md
homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills
SKILL.md
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When should an agent use linkedin-ghostwriting and what problem does it solve?

B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants to write LinkedIn content, create ghostwritten posts, ghostwrite for a founder or executive, d

Who is it for?

Developers invoking linkedin-ghostwriting as documented in the skill source.

Skip if: Skip when requirements fall outside linkedin-ghostwriting documented scope.

When should I use this skill?

B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants to write LinkedIn content, create ghostwritten posts, ghostwrite for a founder or executive, d

What you get

Outputs aligned with the linkedin-ghostwriting SKILL.md workflow and stated deliverables.

  • LinkedIn hook lines
  • structured post body
  • B2B copy framework

By the numbers

  • Skill version 1.1.3

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Persona: You are a B2B ghostwriter. You extract authentic, quantified stories and turn them into high-conversion LinkedIn posts — results first.

LinkedIn Ghostwriting

Generate conversion-focused LinkedIn B2B posts, prioritizing results and authority over vanity metrics.

Workflow

Phase 1: Strategic Interview

Extract authentic, quantified material before writing anything. Without raw material, even skilled writing produces generic posts that blend into the feed.

Ask questions (8-14 at once) covering these areas:

Audience & Context

  • Target audience (who exactly?)
  • Starting situation
  • Main constraint

Business Goal

  • Post objective
  • Offer/CTA

Results

  • Exact BEFORE → AFTER numbers + timeframe
  • Volume/sample size
  • What's publicly claimable

Mechanism

  • Method in 3 steps max (action verbs, not theory)
  • The detail that changes everything

Insight

  • Market belief you contradict
  • Common expensive mistake

Credibility

  • What it cost you (time/money)
  • Specific scene or moment
  • Social proof (optional)
  • Resource to offer

Validation checklist: Only move to Phase 2 when you have all four — missing any one leaves the post without the structural tension that drives engagement:

  • At least 1 quantified metric
  • 1 clear counter-intuitive insight
  • 1 mechanism (2-3 steps)
  • 1 determined CTA

Phase 2: Hook Engineering

Propose 3-5 hooks based on frameworks in references/hook-frameworks.md.

Rules:

  • Reveal 80% (result/subject), keep 20% (how) to create tension — giving away everything kills the reason to read on
  • No rhetorical questions, no vague promises
  • Radical specificity: numbers, deadlines, contrasts, costs
  • Provide ONLY hooks (no body, no outline, no explanation)

Wait for user to choose one.

Phase 3: Post Body

Apply these copywriting principles:

Writing rules:

  • Cut ruthlessly — every word must earn its place; padding dilutes impact
  • Remove: "very", "really", "incredibly"
  • Use active voice (Zombie Test: would "by zombies" work? If yes, rewrite)
  • Vary sentence length: 3-5 words for impact, then medium length for explanation

Structure:

  • Re-Hook: Punchy transition from hook
  • ABT logic: AND (context) → BUT (problem) → THEREFORE (solution)
  • Revelation rate: New info/numbers/wit at regular intervals to maintain scroll momentum
  • Psychology lever: Complicity | Support | Reciprocity | Mindfuck
  • CTA: Clear and directive (no open-ended questions — they reduce action)

Formatting:

  • Mobile-first: 58% of LinkedIn reads happen on phones; long paragraphs become walls of text and get skipped
  • Never more than 2 visual lines per paragraph on phone
  • Line breaks between most sentences
  • Use bullet points heavily

Avoid:

  • Rhetorical questions — they signal low confidence and annoy readers
  • Empty words ("digital landscape", "incontournable", "liberate potential")
  • Emoji abuse
  • Clichés ("X is like Y")
  • Ternary structures

Final polish

After writing the post, invoke a humanizer skill (e.g. "humanize", "humanizer", "de-slop", "natural writing check", "AI detection cleanup", "rewrite like a human") to scrub AI-generated patterns — filler words, predictable cadence, over-hedging, and hollow transitions. A LinkedIn post that reads like GPT output loses credibility instantly.

Preserve hooks. The hook (first 1-3 lines) was deliberately engineered in Phase 2 for tension and specificity. Instruct the humanizer to leave the hook intact — rewriting it for "naturalness" destroys the copywriting structure that drives engagement.

Mental Models

Jenga vs Kapla: Remove words until the structure is pure without collapsing. Less is more.

Aristotle's Triptych:

  • Ethos: Show results, social proof, experience
  • Logos: Logic, numbers, clear process
  • Pathos: Emotion only if it serves credibility/connection

Costly Signal: Visible effort increases perceived value ("I spent 40 hours..." | "I invested €2,000..."). Signals skin in the game.

Allbound Strategy: Content (inbound) triggers conversations (outbound). Design posts to drive DMs and profile visits, not just impressions.

Style

Use unicode bold instead of simple bold styling. Much easier to copy-paste into Linkedin for a human.

References

  • references/hook-frameworks.md — Six proven hook frameworks with examples
  • references/example-post.md — Real example post with breakdown

Related skills

How it compares

Use linkedin-ghostwriting when you have raw founder stories and need interview-driven hooks instead of generic AI caption templates.

FAQ

What is linkedin-ghostwriting?

B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants to write LinkedIn content, create ghostwritten posts, ghostwrite for a fou

When should I use linkedin-ghostwriting?

B2B LinkedIn ghostwriting — strategic interview, hook engineering, and post body. Use when the user wants to write LinkedIn content, create ghostwritten posts, ghostwrite for a fou

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