Jasmin Alić

Trained 56,289 people how to use LinkedIn for business

Are you struggling to find your voice on LinkedIn? To position yourself as the "go-to" authority in your industry?

Better yet...

Struggling to get "seen" or "heard" by your ideal customers? Same ones you KNOW you can actually help?

If you've been nodding along until here, congrats!

Looks like we might be the perfect fit!

Hi, my name is Jasmin.

Most people here know me as Jay from Hey Jay.

So far, I've worked 1-1 with 200+ amazing individuals who've skyrocketed their content, profile growth, and business on LinkedIn in record time.

🔥 "$15K USD 24 hours after my 1st session with Jay. Before that, I was close to losing hope and shutting down my business" - Nada Buhendi, F500 Career Coach

In the last 3 years on LinkedIn...

I've built the fastest-growing coaching business for solopreneurs and C-Suite individuals. 

Before that...

I spent 15 years writing online and branding companies and individuals. From Fortune 500 elite like Microsoft, Digicel, and Marriot Bonvoy to founders and C-Suites from almost every industry imaginable.

🔥 "Everyone needs a Jasmin Alić on their team. We've achieved 20% incremental revenue growth in the first 7 days of working together!" - Jack Bourke, Digicel

My offer to you?

We “put in the work”. Together. I will respect your time and your business, and I expect the same in return. 

My calls aren't "magical" because I do everything for you. No. 

They're magical because I will show you exactly what needs to be done. Every little tip, click and "algo hack" - yours for the taking.

I've spent 1,000+ days here.
I've written 5,000+ posts here.
I've coached 200+ individuals 1-1.
I've trained over 50,000+ online here.

I've put in the work, so you don't have to.

To put it bluntly...

I'm putting all of my 15 years of experience on the line for you and combining it with my deep understanding of this amazing platform. 

I don't need your money. I need you to win.

🔥 "This was the first call with a LinkedIn guru that I got on where there was actual value and alignment in delivery at the end of the call. It was strategy, action and reflection. Absolute value! No fluff all impact!" - Archita Fritz

3 ways we can work together:

1. Power Hour - 1 hour, ask me anything
2. Brand Blueprint Program - 8-week 1-1 coaching
3. My Link Up Community - my private coaching group
4. My free content - learn for $0 on LinkedIn, IG or YouTube

Interested?

My pricing and availability are available here:

https://calendly.com/jasmin-alic

For everything else, I'm one DM away.

Thanks for reading up until here. You are amazing!

❤️

Copywriter and Brand Strategist

“How do I share my story?”
“What if nobody reads it?”
“What if nobody likes it?”

These are legitimate concerns for any brand.

Whether you're a company or personal brand...

How you show up in your content is everything.

- You want to be clear in your writing
- You want to be strong in your execution
- You want to be remembered for your service

To do so, you need good copy and a great strategy.

I help brands like Dash, Digicel, Marriott Bonvoy, and Microsoft "sweeten" their brand messaging and content strategy. 

Fortune 500 companies.
Fastest-growing companies.
Personal brands with high net worth.

They trust me with their candy. Will you?

Need a great website? 
Need to grow on LinkedIn? 
Need to (re)position your brand?

Say "Hey Jay" in a message and let's chat.

Or just hop into my Calendly and let me know you're serious: https://calendly.com/jasmin-alic/coaching

Apparently, LinkedIn can't figure out I'm real. 💔

1. I was restricted 5 times this year. Logged out of my profile due to "suspicion of automated activity".

(There was NO automated activity)

2. A recent post got locked because I had a 52% engagement rate in the first 15 minutes. Bro, how can I even control people reacting to a post?!

3. I must be triggering all the "false positives" in the algorithm, as Jeremy from Favikon told me. It's just "unheard of" to get this level of engagement.

Sorry, but...

LinkedIn and Ryan Roslansky, what in the world do you want me to do?

Serious question.

I don't use automations.
I don't have virtual assistants.
I write all of my content manually.
I write every single comment myself.
I send all my DMs and connects manually.
I'm the only person with access to my profile.
I have precisely 0 tools connected to my profile.
I have precisely 0 extensions installed for LinkedIn.

So tell me...

How much more REAL do you need me to be?

I will NOT stay silent anymore!!!

My 2 cents:

(And my offer to fix this at the end of this post)

1. This issue is showing your incompetence. 1000s of users are going through this; not just me.

Please explain your restriction policies transparently.

2. You ask ME for information about my restriction. How would I know? Each of the 5 times, I wasn't even online!

YOU should be the one giving ME the information. 🤦‍♂️

3. You have access to everyone's data and activity. And you can easily see which tools are connected. So why pretend like you don't? Which brings me to:

If you see someone uses ZERO automation tools, how can you even restrict them for automation?

4. Your Support ticket system doesn't work. Period.

To top it all off, you told me I "reached the maximum number of verification attempts". What even is that?!

5. You are putting people's livelihoods at risk. Because you've pushed users for years to buy Premium, use LinkedIn for business, and then... what, shut 'em down?

Here's my offer:

Dear LinkedIn team,

As one of the more prominent creators on your platform, I feel obligated to address this. Book me a meeting with your team (in charge of this issue) and I will book a flight to either your New York or Sunnyvale headquarters in the next 48 hours. I will spend as much (unpaid) time as needed to help you figure this out. I will use my own money to fund this. I want to do more for your users than you are doing right now. Get me that meeting. I'm looking at flights right now. I MEAN THIS 1000%.

I've looked at legal counsel on this matter too.

I'm happy to involve lawyers in our conversations moving forward. By all means.

This... NEEDS to be fixed once and for all.

Not just for me. For everyone.

Enough is enough.

Thank you.

Signed:

Frustrated long-time user, LinkedIn Learning Instructor, LinkedIn-featured creator, top-ranked global creator, we-ve-also-met-in-person, you-literally-pay-me-a-salary-every-month, your Jasmin Alić

(Asking my network to repost this ♻️)

Award-winning LinkedIn™ coach | 59,000+ trained | Founder of Link Up Community, where you’ll build a trusted brand & profitable business, within any niche

Jasmin Jay Alic writes an open letter to LinkedIn, addressing the recent restrictions of LinkedIn profiles, with thousands of users unfairly losing access to LinkedIn while receiving zero clarification from the LinkedIn team. Jasmin references his five restrictions in just January of 2026 and shares his experience of the process, which is not showing any good signs of LinkedIn handling this issue well. In this post, Jasmin offers to help with the issue directly and asks the LinkedIn CEO for a meeting. The image shows Jasmin speaking directly into the camera while recording a video in a studio. The image also includes screenshots of Jasmin’s recent restriction warnings received from LinkedIn.

I just received a diplomatic passport! Wow.

Bosnia & Herzegovina, this is for you. ❤️

Over the years, sooo many of you have told me:

1. I've never heard of Bosnia til I followed you
2. You've made me book a ticket to Bosnia
3. They better make you an ambassador

Well, they did!

Now I'm an official ambassador of the most beautiful country in the world. Proudly so! 🇧🇦

A very special thank you goes to our Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmedin Konaković, who used his discretionary right to grant me diplomatic status.

As well as the Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dino Selimović, who got the ball rolling on this topic all the way til last year when we first met.

And to my LinkedIn community...

I have no words for you anymore. 
You've changed my life for the bestest.
You've changed the trajectory of my career.

So here's a suggestion:

My next Link Up meetup in Sarajevo is in April. 

I hereby invite you all to spend a few days with me and my community in person. At my home.

See you there?

Cheers!

P.S. Repost because this is mega news! ♻️

Award-winning LinkedIn coach | 57,000+ trained | Founder of Link Up Community, where you’ll build a trusted brand & profitable business

Jasmin Jay Alic receives the diplomatic passport of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is now officially recognized as a prominent ambassador of his country by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia & Herzegovina. In this LinkedIn post, Jasmin thanks the Bosnian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmedin Konaković, who used his discretionary right to grant him diplomatic status, as well as the Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dino Selimović. He also thanks his LinkedIn community for their support. In the photo, Jasmin is seen smiling during a photoshoot, with the flag of Bosnia & Herzegovina waving in the background.

Welcome back to LinkedIn in 2026.

Here's your program for the next 300 days:

(this is not a motivational post, it's actual work)

 1. Publish 3-5 posts per week
 2. Write every day (for practice)
 3. Main goal: better profile views
 4. Daily commitment: 30-120mins 
 5. Publish 1 text-only post per week
 6. Publish 1 mid-length post per week
 7. Every day, check your profile visitors
 8. Every day, DM 1 visitor who's your ICP 
 9. Every day, comment on 10 new people
10. Every day, leave minimum 20 comments
11. Every day, try to support "small" creators
12. Every day, send 1-10 DMs looking for calls
13. Every quarter, host 1-3 LinkedIn Live events
14. Push limited-time offers only in those events
15. Try to re-optimize your profile every 3 months

All of the above with:

No automation. No AI. No shortcuts. No complaints. No "nobody has time for this". I've heard it all... ✌️

I've trained 57,000+ people how to use LinkedIn properly, whether 1:1 or in my Link Up community.

Do everything I told you = No way it doesn't work.

I'll see you on Thanksgiving when we celebrate your results together. Good luck!

- Coach J ❤️

(Repost to "push" others ♻️)

P.S. Which one (1-15) made you go "a-ha"? Let's chat.

Jasmin Jay Alic shares his 300-day LinkedIn program for anyone looking to build a personal brand in 2026. This post includes a carefully-formatted listicle with 15 must-have activities to grow your LinkedIn. The photo shows Jasmin sitting in a TV studio in the anchor’s seat. Jasmin is smiling into the camera and wearing a tailored beige suit vest and brown tie. The photo was taken at the N1 Televizija studios in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an official CNN partner.

If I was CEO of LinkedIn, here's what I'd fix:

1. Add names to Impressions and Saves. Same thing they do with Profile Views. I want to see profile names. Otherwise, it's all "vanity metrics".

2. Be transparent about algorithm changes. Instagram CEO does this well. He literally live-streams and engages with millions of their users. Speaking of...

3. Have monthly LinkedIn Lives where I answer curated questions from every person in the world. Top Voice or not. Show me that you care about EVERY user.

4. Bring back "pinned comments". 

5. Add a payment and invoicing function to the Services feature. New revenue for the company, but less hassle for all LinkedIn users and their clients.
   
6. Host an annual "LinkedIn Summit" conference.

7. Add a "Super Like" reaction. Glowing animation! It means a "top creator" has engaged with a post. Only give access to selected 500 creators globally.

Bonus:

Be more honest about restrictions and bugs (when they happen). I got "restricted" 4 times last week. Literally got logged out, logged back in. Makes 0 sense.

Anyhow... 

Do I have any hopes of getting the job? 😀

P.S. Like my choices? Anything you'd do as CEO? ♻️

Jasmin Jay Alic shares his ideas for LinkedIn improvement if he was LinkedIn CEO. This post lists seven of his ideas that would bring value to all LinkedIn users, as well as generate new revenue for the company. In the photo, Jasmin is seen smiling and posing next to the LinkedIn logo at their New York headquarters, in the Empire State Building.

I never thought I'd write this on LinkedIn but...

I wish we'd stop westernizing our names.

It's why I proudly keep the "ć" in mine. My surname is "Alić", a true Bosnian surname. ❤️

Not "Alic", "Al" or "Alice".

It signifies where I come from. Proudly.
It symbolizes all my struggles. Boldly.
It represents my family. My legacy.

It's why I love seeing Ubaid Ur Rehman's pictures from his village in Pakistan. The tractors. The farm. He has my utmost respect for how proud he is of his roots.

My message today:

This "westernization" for the purpose of finding a job, getting an interview, or being seen as "more" because you feel less than... I wish we'd stop doing it.

People put fake locations on LinkedIn.
Non-US folks "americanize" their names.
Or they leave out certain details. Like the "ć".

Stop.

Never sacrifice "you" because others can't handle it.

Stay YOU-nique.

(Share with your network ♻️)

P.S. Where are you from? Let's represent our homes in the comments. Hello from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most beautiful country in the world! 🙌

Jasmin Jay Alic shares a powerful post about westernization in the industry, where people put fake locations on their LinkedIn, change their names or certain details of their background to appease potential employers or clients. He proudly boasts his Bosnian background, and references Ubaid ur Rehman and his Pakistani roots as a great example of authenticity on LinkedIn. In the photo, Jasmin and Ubaid are seen smiling and hugging. The photo was taken at the third Link Up global meetup in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Today, I turn 34. Here's 34 lessons th... No.

This post here is a thank you. ❤️

1. To every single one of you who've shown up for me over the years. (I owe a lot of my success to you)

2. To my amazing Link Up community, who made me cry last night with a video message. (yes, I cried)

3. To every client, brand, and app founder who sent gifts to my doorstep. (post office was working overtime)

4. To everyone in my inner circle who called my phone and sang happy birthday. (you know who you are)

5. To everyone who abandoned me last year.

I always say "Givers get".

But today... everyone is "giving" me something. I'm so blessed to have a built a career where the simplest interactions turn into relationships. Grateful.

I hope this type of career finds YOU too.

Good luck, friends!

- Coach J 🎂

P.S. LinkedIn reached out to me too. News soon.

Jasmin Jay Alic shares a heartfelt LinkedIn post for his 34th birthday. In this post, he directly thanks all the people who've shown up for him over the years, his Link Up community, the different brands who've sent him gifts, the inner circle friends who've called him directly, as well as those who abandoned him last year. The image shows Jasmin proudly smiling while working on his laptop. The image was taken at a cafe at Kite Beach in Dubai.

Most LinkedIn DMs are pushy. Or salesy.

Let's fix that. (Full outreach masterclass)

This read is 2 minutes long. So either keep reading, or save it for later. Either way, you're in for a treat!

I will explain my tried-and-tested "warm outreach" approach. Using Linkbound, Kondo and Sales Nav.

(neither is a must, but each one ties into the other)

1. Familiar faces first

Most people reach out to complete strangers. This is why "selling" feels odd. There's no trust. Instead, focus on those you've already interacted with on LinkedIn.

2. Linkbound for engagement filtering

Analyze your engagement (or from your competitors if you don't get much engagement) with Linkbound. It will give you a complete list of "warm leads".

3. Filter leads to match your ICP (ideal client profile)

Linkbound has a brand-new feature which tailor-matches your ICP criteria to your offer. It means every name is both "familiar" + "qualified".

4. Feed into your LinkedIn CRM (Sales Nav)

Follow their LinkedIn activity closely. In other words:

5. Become "top of mind"

The easiest way to send that first DM is to spark engagement elsewhere. In a comment. In a reply. On their post. On someone else's post. Doesn't matter.

6. Attract profile views

Every profile view you receive is a "warm" signal. You can now easily send the first DM saying "Hey, so happy you visited my profile! What brought you here?"

7. Send DMs daily

Make "reaching out to ICPs" a daily habit. No excuses. It will feel angsty at first. The more you do it, the easier and more enjoyable it gets. I promise you this!

8. Never pitch in the first message. Please.

9. Always follow the PBS psychology

Permission-Based Selling means you never outright send something (pitch deck, offer, link) "assuming" they need it. Always ask first. And get a Yes first.

10. Separate DMs into folders, with Kondo

Depending on who you message, you might have different conversations. Kondo (made by Mitchell Tan) lets you have multiple LinkedIn inboxes. Brilliant!

11. Set follow-ups in Kondo

I recommend setting alerts in Kondo for "no-replies". You're not necessarily being ghosted when someone doesn't reply. You just have to remind them.

12. Track progress in Linkbound

The more you talk to each person, readying the "sale", simply drag and drop your conversations further. You'll see your leads qualified in real time to a Yes or No.

13. Feed back into Sales Nav

A lead that says No now is not a "forever No". Keep up with their LinkedIn updates. Their network might be packed with new opportunities for you. Repeat 1-12.

TL;DR:

• Establish familiarity first by engaging
• Use Linkbound to qualify before outreach
• Use Kondo for streamlined DM management
• Use Sales Nav to source network opportunities
• Never pitchslap :)

Familiarity → Filtering → Permission → Trust → 💰

Really hope you find this useful. Cheers!

- Coach J

P.S. I'll reward 2 reposters. One with a year of Link Up membership. One with 6 months of Linkbound! ♻️

Jasmin Jay Alic shares his complete LinkedIn DM outreach masterclass. This is a long-form post breaking down his entire warm outreach approach, using tools like Linkbound, Kondo and Sales Navigator. Jasmin is also the co-founder of Linkbound. In the photo, Jasmin is seen proudly smiling while delivering a LinkedIn-related keynote on stage, while wearing a tailored brown suit vest and orange tie. The photo also includes a caption that says: LinkedIn DMs Masterclass

You want to show up as an "expert" on LinkedIn?

But you never show your "human" side?

You're missing out.

A LOT of what I do on LinkedIn is cracking burger jokes in the comments, having fun with other CEOs, business owners, founders, millionaires..

And guess the first thing we do when we finally meet in person? Or when we get on a call?

We get burgers together! Or we continue joking!

At the end of the day, we're all humans.

Humans who love to laugh.
Humans longing for connection.
Humans who are tired of work 24/7.

Please...

Enough talk about synergies, circling back, and low-hanging fruit (whatever the hegg that means).

And more focus on GENUINE human connections.

This is what builds your brand...

AND your business! 😊

(both are important)

Now, bon appétit! 

P.S. Photo is from Cyprus. ❤️ This year, I'm already planning trips to the UK, India, Malta, Singapore, Australia, Slovakia, USA... Burgers, anyone?

Jasmin Jay Alic encourages LinkedIn users to show more of their human side, not just their expert side. He shares his experience of engaging with other CEOs and business founders, and how most of it is just having fun in the comments and talking about burgers. In the photo, Jasmin is seen smiling and having a burger with Alex Aristidis from i-Con (Island Conference) in Cyprus.

Look, I get it. There's always bigger fish to fry.

But don't delay your LinkedIn, please...

This is year 17 for me in the online business world. Just on LinkedIn, I've trained 57,000+ people, whether in workshops, keynotes or 1-1.

So believe me when I tell you:

Most people use LinkedIn only when they "need" LinkedIn. To find a new job. They fish here for a few weeks. Apply apply apply... Until they "need" it again.

It's a cycle with no end.

These waters aren't made for a quick dip.
They're for those willing to go on a journey.
And the ship most definitely has NOT sailed.

There's still time to start (and enjoy) your journey.

Are you onboard? 😊
 
Monday Motivation, over. (Repost for others ♻️)

- Coach J ❤️

P.S. I did not eat this alone. (before you ask)

Award-winning LinkedIn coach | Founder of Link Up Community, where you’ll build a trusted brand and profitable business

Jasmin Jay Alic shares a motivational post with his LinkedIn followers about using LinkedIn more consistently to find jobs, clients, and career opportunities. In this post, Jasmin is using the analogy of always having bigger fish to fry versus hopping aboard and enjoying the journey in the LinkedIn waters. In the attached photo, Jasmin is seen smiling and holding a giant sea fish served on a mega platter for multiple people. The picture was taken at the Split riviera in Croatia.

I coached some of the world's biggest creators.

With millions of followers. Or dollars. But...

Every single one of them had a "slump" period where they didn't know the answer to the question: 

"What next?"

Every single one. Zero exceptions.

Be it what's going to be my next post?
Be it what's the correct move for my offer?
Be it what's next for me in my career journey?

The answer? No 2 people are the same.

To Lara Acosta, I said "stay in your lane". 
To Angela Marie, I said "it's time for a pivot".
To my Link Up members... 100 ways = 100 people.

The point I'm trying to make here?

1. It's ok to feel lost. It's all part of the journey.
2. There's no one-size-fits-formula. For anyone.
3. It's ok to ask for help. Pro tip: Ask your followers.

So let me ask you:

What's ONE topic you'd like to learn more about this year? Share your interests below. 

Then...

Revisit this post 12 hours later and 1) Find new experts, or 2) Find potential clients. Thank me later. 😉

(Repost for your network ♻️)

Jasmin Jay Alic shares a motivational lesson about not knowing what's next in your career. He lists some of his coaching clients like Lara Acosta and Angela Marie d'Antonio as examples, and shares the exact advice he once gave them when they asked this question. The image shows Jasmin smiling directly into the camera, with holiday lights and decorations behind him. The image also includes a caption that reads: What's next? 

I leave 1,000+ comments per week on LinkedIn.

I know. Your first thought is "but how?!"

"How much time do you spend on here?"
"Where do you find so many posts?"
"What tools do you use for this?"

Quick answers first, then a long one:

1. I spend 2 hours engaging daily (workdays only)
2. I optimize my feed so I don't see any "fluff"
3. I use zero tools for this, just my fingers

Number 2 is where most of you are stuck. So...

Here are 4 actions to optimize your feed:

1. Engage with relevant posts (get similar suggestions)
2. Engage with new people daily (more reach / variety)

(I cannot stress the 2 above enough)

3. Hit the 3 dots and "Unfollow" (super-strong signal)
4. Hit the 3 dots and "Save" (the strongest signal 🚨)

Better feed = more enjoyable engagement.

And you'll save yourself SO MUCH time.

Thank me later. Happy commenting!

(Repost for others ♻️)

P.S. 90% of my comments are "replies" on my posts, since I have the strongest engagement. So replying a few hundred times per day is easy work for me.

P.P.S. 20 comments per day is a must. 😉

Jasmin Jay Alic explains how he writes over 1,000 comments per week on LinkedIn. His secret is having an optimized feed, and in this post, he shares 4 actions you can take immediately to optimize your LinkedIn feed for more enjoyable engagement. In the photo, Jasmin is seen typing on his laptop at a restaurant, relaxed and smiling, with an orange juice served on his table.

When I say I run a "global" business, I mean it.

Link Up has officially crossed 60 countries!

I am genuinely at a loss for words right now, so I'll keep this post short. You have two choices today:

1. Take "writing on LinkedIn" seriously and go all in for the next 6 months (realistic timeline to see change). Long term, build the business and life of your dreams.

2. Don't.

Good luck! I'm here for you. 

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The rest of this post includes every country my community members are from - find yours. ❤️

 1. Italy
 2. USA
 3. India
 4. Malta
 5. Spain
 6. Egypt
 7. Kenya
 8. Japan
 9. Serbia
10. Russia
11. Ireland
12. Poland
13. France
14. Austria
15. Croatia
16. Cyprus
17. Mexico
18. Türkiye
19. Greece
20. Finland
21. Estonia
22. Canada
23. Ukraine
24. Norway
25. Rwanda
26. Belgium
27. Sweden
28. Bulgaria
29. Armenia
30. Slovakia
31. Portugal
32. Slovenia
33. Pakistan
34. Uruguay
35. Hungary
36. Moldova
37. Romania
38. Malaysia
39. Australia
40. Scotland
41. Denmark
42. Palestine
43. Germany
44. Colombia
45. Indonesia
46. Singapore
47. Cameroon
48. Philippines
49. Hong Kong
50. Switzerland
51. Bangladesh
52. South Korea
53. Netherlands
54. South Africa
55. Saudi Arabia
56. Czech Republic
57. United Kingdom
58. North Macedonia
59. United Arab Emirates
60. Bosnia & Herzegovina

Is your country on the list? Let me know. ♻️

Jasmin Jay Alic celebrates his Link Up Community and the milestone of having members from 60 countries. In this LinkedIn post, he motivates his followers to take writing on LinkedIn seriously for the next 6 months to build the business and life of their dreams. In this post, Jasmin lists 60 countries his community members are from in a carefully formatted, visually-pleasing list. In the photo, Jasmin is seen smiling and taking a photo with Irene Bonjeh Azong-Wara, his community member who traveled from Cameroon to Bosnia & Herzegovina to meet him in person at the third global Link Up meetup in Sarajevo.

You’re building a thriving business and are amazing at what you do.

But social media doesn’t seem to work for you. 
You struggle to communicate your impact and value online and attract the right clients. 

Wasting time and effort creating content and chasing prospects to only hear crickets. 

If this sounds familiar, I can help.

Through storytelling and content, I managed to turn my consulting side hustle into full-time from LinkedIn after only 3 months after starting.

Combining my experience working in marketing and sales within Meta and Pinterest with my passion for storytelling and content creation, I grew a community of 30,000 on social media 100% organically, built a consulting business on my own from scratch, and built authority.

💰Now I teach others how to get similar results and monetize their audience with proven systems.
💰With an average of 700K-1.1M monthly views, I help brands and products get more exposure and traffic through sponsored posts ➡️ DM “Partner” if interested

Some clients highlights:
🔥a Freelancer client started to attract inbound opportunities (including a job offer) within the first week of working together on their profile and marketing strategy.
🔥 Agency Founder brought 2 high-ticket clients from LinkedIn within the first two strategic sessions. 
🔥Business Strategist reduced their time on LinkedIn from +4 hours to +35 min daily while getting more results out of it following my systems.
🔥Bestseller author and Founder got new speaking gigs from LinkedIn within 3 weeks of working together on their networking and engagement strategies. 

Other facts about me:
✅ Featured and ranked 2# on LinkedIn Sales Stars 2021
✅ Ranking on Favikon, Spring 2023:
- 37th on Marketing & Sales LinkedIn Worldwide
- 57th Female LI Content Creator Worldwide
- 22nd Personal Branding & Audience Building Worldwide 
✅ Grown a community of 30K on LinkedIn in <10 months of intentional work
✅ Reached 700K-1M monthly content views and 1% SSI. 
✅ Monetised my online presence in < 4 months of creating content intentionally. Left my 9-5 to go full in with business after 6 months. 

If you want to start building a brand intentionally and drive impact and attract the RIGHT opportunities inbound

DM "Inbound" to learn more.

PS. I am a digital nomad, not in London right now

Debora Prossomariti

Executive Director & CEO @ Personal Branding Atelier | Helping you move from unknown to visible and credible online.

New bio coming soon. In the meantime, check out my content and follow me if my posts resonate ❤️

Personal Branding & Strategic Marketing Consultant | Content Creator | Influencer marketing

You don’t need to be a celebrity or an expert to build online.

Whether you’re a successful executive employed at a company or working for yourself establishing authority online and credibility will open up new doors and attract opportunities.

Having more options will give you more confidence and leverage, and with that, the freedom to choose and live the life on your own terms.

Get a more impactful personal brand. Here's why:
- You’ll attract your ideal clients inbound without chasing them
- You’ll save a ton of money on ads
- You’ll start getting life-changing opportunities coming directly to your Inbox
- You’ll stand out from the mass and get more credibility and authority
- You’ll stay top of mind and become the go-to person when they need the type of support you offer
- You’ll build leverage and with that you’ll have more options, more freedom and the possibility to charge more.

DM for strategic 1:1s or corporate training.

Debora Prossomariti, M.Sc.

6 thoughts to leave in 2025 (personal branding edition):

- “I’m not enough {adjective} to reach this goal”
You can still be a beginner and learn. But you need to drop your ego and freaking start somewhere.

- “the market is already saturated. My voice won’t be heard”
according to the internet everything is always already saturated or d3ad at least every other week, but you still see new people showing up and building successful online empires, so why not you? Your voice will never be heard if you keep silencing yourself. 

- “I’m scared of the competition”
having competition is a GOOD thing! It means there is interest and a market willing to pay. You can differentiate yourself without trying to reinvent the wheel. 

- “I’m too old/young to start”
That’s a lie. There’s no fixed timeline. You can always change your life and your career. And even upgrade your identity. 

- “they are ahead of me” 
It’s not a race, stop comparing yourself to a manufactured version of someone else. You know 1% of others’ life and you don’t even know if what is shared on social is real (>90% of it is not).

- “what if I am seen and.. I am exposed and I stop being safe and liked?” 
This has to do more with your limiting beliefs and fears than the actual truth. Being liked doesn’t equal being respected. Owing your voice and bringing the power back to yourself is in fact safer than outsourcing your authority and being miserable doing what you’re supposed to do but didn’t choose. 

Any of these resonating with you?

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Business is a game so you might as well play your cards too. 
Use your strengths and “unfair advantages”. 

Because here's the truth:
Life is not fair. If you are not resilient enough the world will eat you alive. 

You have a network from your previous job?
Use it.

You were born in a city full of opportunities?
Don’t take it for granted.

You have a pretty face people are naturally drawn to? 
Take advantage of it.

Look at successful people around you.
They're not waiting for permission to use their advantages.
They're not feeling guilty about their privileges.
They're not apologizing for their connections.
They're not downplaying their natural talents.

And you know what?
That's exactly what you should do too.

You don’t need to make things harder for yourself.
Stop believing success only counts if you struggle.
(Spoiler: it’s probably a limiting belief you inherited from your childhood) 

Your advantages are part of who you are.
They're your tools. Your stepping stones.

People will call you lucky regardless if you succeed and they are not putting in the work (they will project) but you know the truth and what it took, even with your privileges.

6 LinkedIn rules I am following in 2026: 

- protect my energy 
unfollow, mute and block accounts that drain my energy and don’t add any real value, chronic liars and “I make X and I am better than you” posts and pod users

- protect my time 
irrelevant cold outreaches from strangers don’t need my energy and time. No time wasters. Greater pre-qualification filters.  

- create more than I consume 
less time on the feed (not hard to do lately as the content is 90% AI, boring and soulless). No doomscrolling. 

- be way more selective with whom I work with 
No job or client is worth my mental health. Good money is not enough to justify an unhealthy work relationship.

- avoid comparisons
Everyone shares highlights and according to the feed it looks like your career and growth should be linear. Well, it’s not. Entrepreneurship is messy and there are nuances. 

- allow breaks
Hard to do as a high performer. this feels wrong but it’s right. Period. 

What are yours?

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The other day I had a conversation with a business owner who told me they want to be more visible online and build authority.

“I want to be a thought leader online and drive impact” they said.

But when I looked at their behavior, there was a gap: no original posting, a few reposts of quotes, "safe" comments without a real POV shown. 
 
"They lacked strategy" you might think.
Nope, strategy is the easiest part.

There was a mismatch between who they claim they are and who they internally believe they are (unconsciously or consciously).
 
When the two versions don't fully match there is cognitive dissonance and our self trust drops.

From a neuroscience perspective, behavior is driven by the brain’s internal model of “who I am” and “what someone like me does.”

The brain doesn't care about our success, it wants to keep us "safe"
It favors actions that are consistent with that model and resists those that contradict it.

This is why relying on motivation or inspiration is a gamble. 

Without an internal belief system that supports being seen, visibility remains a concept that can be performed for some time but it's often not sustainable as the foundations are missing. 

Your identity gets to upgrade.

A simple LinkedIn DM got me in front of the VP of a $1.76 billion American company as a student in my early 20s. 

I was a European postgraduate student with less than 1000 followers on social. No network in the US or Canada yet.

But I had a mission and I believed I could get whatever I wanted in life if I was delusional enough. 

So I sent a total of 3 DMs to the executive board of a business I respected oversea.
One of them landed. The VP replied. 

She suggested getting on the phone 1:1.

I run a 1-hour interview with them, virtually from Lisbon to their Toronto HQ, and got a strong case study for my Masters’ thesis out of it. 

How did I get a reply? 

I was a total stranger and looking just a little girl (some things never change😆) I was just a student. Why should a VP care and spend time with a random 20-something year girl from oversea?

Here’s why my outreach got a reply anyway. 

1. I was deeply delusional and I believed everything was possible 

2. The message was:
- Clear
- Relevant
- With context

3. And even as a student I built credibility and positioned myself as a top performer in marketing and strategy backing up my message (the topic was business strategy)

I focused more on the quality of the message and the targeting vs copy pasted low quality template to lots of people 

It was pre-AI but the rules are still the same today. 

People are going to ignore you if they don’t have any reason not to.

Do you give them a reason to reply to your DMs? But even more important, are you delusional enough to believe you can make it? 

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Silence is leverage. Use it strategically

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I used to think money was evil because there are so many men in power doing terrible things for humanity. I changed my mind.

Last year I moved my business to Dubai and met extremely wealthy people who were also genuinely kind, real, and generous. Building legit businesses, taking a slow but sustainable and honest approach.

At the same time, I watched “colleagues” in the personal branding space hit seven figures by lying, faking friendships to exploit others, buying features, engagement and followers pretending they were earned.  

Using their fake social proof to become “big players” and sell more lies. 
Here’s what I realised: 
Money is not evil. Money is an amplifier.

It doesn’t change people. It reveals them.

People with low integrity often grow faster because they are willing to cut corners and exploit others. 

Their lack of ethics accelerates results in the short term. Money simply makes that visible.

On the other side, there are people who build wealth slowly, ethically, and honestly. When they get rich, their values scale too. Their generosity, fairness, and responsibility expand with their resources.

Money doesn’t make you a bad person.
It makes the mask fall.

It amplifies who you already are.

I opened doors for people who slammed them in my face.
And you know what? 

I don’t regret it. I did what I could with the information I had at that time.

I rise by lifting others. 

I don’t want to assume people always have opportunistic motives by default because if I start doing it, I cannot keep an open heart at the same time. 

If last year taught me anything, it is that nobody is coming to save you.

If you’re a giver, takers will take.

That’s how their operating system works. 

The solution is not to become like them or to close your heart.

It’s to keep your values and change your filters.

Not assuming bad intent by default does not require giving everyone the same level of access, energy, or benefit of the doubt. 
An open heart and strong boundaries are not opposites. 
They are different systems.

You can stay a giver and still:

- Give selectively, not reflexively
- Let people earn depth, access, and support over time
- Help without overextending
- Notice patterns instead of isolated stories
- Exit earlier when reciprocity is missing

So here’s the biggest lesson I learned the hard way: 
Not everyone deserves the same level of access to you

There's a cognitive bias that you need to be aware of (and once you see it you cannot unsee it):

It's called confirmation bias:

According to neuroscience, your brain does not process reality neutrally.

When you hold a belief, whether you are aware of it or not, your attention system prioritizes information that fits that belief and filters out much of what does not. 

As a result, you notice more evidence that confirms what you already think and miss or downplay evidence that challenges it.

In simple terms: your brain looks for proof of what it expects to be true, then treats that proof as reality.

So if you believe: "I cannot share my voice online, it's not safe."

Your brain will scan for anything confirming your belief.

Every troll. Every criticism. Every person who got canceled.

Ignoring the thousands who are thriving, dismissing the opportunities, overlooking the connections you could be making.

And six months later, you're still invisible online while complaining that "it doesn't work for people like me."

Your belief becomes your reality.

So if you want to change your reality, you get to reframe the narrative and the stories you’re telling yourself about who you are. 

PS. I don’t have capacity for new retainer projects (normally in the 5 figures) at the moment but I am reopening my calendar with 1:1 power sessions for a fraction of it for a small number of professionals who are ready to break through their limiting beliefs and finally show up online in 2026, after years of “I want to do this, but… ” and self sabotage. 
Check it out here:
https://lnkd.in/dSPsVvdJ

I went from selling €200 sessions on 1-hour calls to closing €42K deals in 20-minute casual conversations.

It took me about 6 months to learn this. These are the 8 rules I follow:

1. Disengage fast when needed
If your non-negotiables are not met, it’s okay to move on. Sometimes it’s simply not a match. Bad deals are often more harmful than no deals at all.

2. Cut the noise
Unsupportive people. Energy vampires. Dismissive friends. Anyone who laughs at your goals or subtly pulls you down.

3. Build a strong personal brand and clear positioning
Higher brand equity → higher trust → higher rates

4. Put in the real work
Not the aesthetic version. There will be trade-offs you need to accept. 

5. Be delusional AF
If you lack conviction and self-belief, it shows. People feel your energy before they analyze your offer.
If you doubt your value, the market will mirror that doubt back to you.

6. Do the math and create a no-brainer offer
ROI matters. It’s an exchange of value. Stop overexposing and justifying your standards 

7. Talk to the right people
You’ll always feel like “too much” with the wrong audience.
This rule applies to business and life.

8. Leverage relevant proof
Previous wins with a similar audience beat random awards every time.

Bonus rule: Treat rejection as data, not a personal attack
Feedback, not identity.

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Hi I’m Debbie and I help executives and founders build a brand that stands out and drives real impact and revenue.

Let me deinfluencing you on how your life and business are “supposed” to look at your age.

We internalise beliefs about where we should be by now. 
That we should be having more, reaching certain milestones, scaling faster by some specific age.
The world we live now is not the same as it was 30 years ago. Not even 10 years ago. 

Success is not linear and I am tired of people pretending it is.

Because social media is an ongoing highlight but it doesn't show everything. 

Take some celebrities and public figures as an example.
Kristy Sarah, big influencer with 9M followers. Until a few months she looked like having the best family and life. 
This month, her divorce was all over the news. 

Liz Wizard before her. 
The Beckham family drama now. 

I don't care about celebrity drama and avoid the news but social media doesn't let me (lol) but these are clear examples. 

Everyone wants to protect their image and their reputation so we get into this comparison loop because we only see what is shown to us. 

Forgetting about the fact that we also do the same.
We hide our struggles. We curate our wins. We unknowingly feed the same cycle we feel trapped in.

And we end up chasing an invisible, unrealistic timeline and beating ourselves up for not matching it.

This is your friendly reminder to stop doing this to yourself.

Life is not fair and success is not linear.
Ups and downs are normal. 
Failures are part of the game.

Live your life your way. 

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Some time ago I had a new ghostwriting client who was hesitant to start working together.

Here’s why: 

He was burned in the past by an agency that made clear that they couldn’t care less about his results and reputation.

His story was disheartening. 

He wasted thousands of dollars for a mediocre job: 

- Soulless posts which were clearly copy-pasted templates written by AI without personality and even worse, without a strategy behind

- An increased engagement… coming from (probably fake) accounts in low income countries not filling his Ideal Client criteria

- An increased following base.. from other irrelevant accounts attracted to his profile as a result of the increase (irrelevant) traffic 

It turned out they were put in an engagement pod without them knowing about it (being relatively new on LinkedIn) 

Their reputation became at risk.

And their only fault was trusting a scammer, a very popular LinkedIn creator, with a lot of engagement and whose name was on the most popular “top 1%” lists.

And this client’ results? 
On the surface, they were doing great.

They had more followers, more likes, but the few inbound enquiries that came in where only from people who would never afford their services. 

They saw the red flags and canceled the contract, limiting the damage. 

But the lack of overall confidence remained. 

So I offered them my entry-level, low commitment offer first so they could have an idea of what it looked like working with me and have first-hand experience first before committing long-term. 

Reassured, they signed off on the core program and we continued working together. 

Sometimes it’s okay to take a step back and offer flexibility.

Show empathy and that you get them. 

In most cases, it’s not about you. 

But more about their history and experiences.

~

Ever been burned in the past? How did you overcome your skepticism?

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