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Mat Lehnhoff

Matt Barker

I make posting on LinkedIn fast, easy and fun. $3M+ revenue driven. 75M+ impressions. 250k+ followers.

I help you grow on LinkedIn using fast, easy and fun to write posts.

Results:

- 50+ clients helped since January 2022
- 2,500+ customers served
- £70k 4 day course launch (The Digital Copywriter)
- 2 x £100k+ digital products launched
- $3M+ in new client revenue driven
- 75M+ organic social views earned
- 200k+ LinkedIn followers gained
- 10,000+ LinkedIn posts created
- 13,000+ email subscribers driven

If you'd like to work together on growing:

- Your LinkedIn profile
- Your team's LinkedIn profile
- Your brand's LinkedIn profile

And growing in a way that is fast, easy and fun to do?

Just DM me so we can discuss how I can help you do that.

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My business goal: hit $300k in 2025. I'm at $292k.

Here's the monthly revenue breakdown (so far):

Jan → $17,936
Feb → $19,668
Mar → $12,336
Apr → $22,808
May → $16,614
Jun → $37,206
Jul → $41,286
Aug → $41,413
Sept → $28,101
Oct → $47,441
Nov → $6,772 (10 days in)

I have no co-founders, team or payroll.

All gone to me, the tax man + a few contractors along the way.

But I use cheap tools I use to save time / make money:

- Loom saves me 20+ meetings and 30+ hours/month
- Zoom to speak to anyone worldwide anytime
- magicpost.in to write, schedule, analyse LinkedIn posts
- Skool where i host my private linkedin writing club
- Calendly saves hours of back and forth arranging times
- ThriveCart easy payments for clients / customers
- Kit write and send 5 x emails/week

I love my lean little business.

Growing LinkedIn profiles with fast, easy and fun writing.

What else would you like to know?

p.s. pic is me doing by best impression of a bro marketer 💪🫠

Matt Barker 

Fast, Easy & Fun LinkedIn Writing. Advisor @ magicpost.in. LinkedIn Writing & Growth Consultant.

Hold my beer. Save yourself 10 months learning LinkedIn. 

And copy my 3 step writing process:

(i’ve written over 5,000 posts using this)

1. Write the hook FIRST

- Hook first drives direction of the post
- Stops me swerving off writing nonsense
- Gives my writing purpose from the off
- Helps me stay on topic throughout
- Directs focus on the problem I’m solving

6 hook templates for you to try:

- How to {dream outcome} without {main obstacle}
- The best way to {dream outcome}
- How I {dream outcome} in {specific timeframe}
- My biggest struggles as a {type of person} were:
- It’s weird {type of person} still use {tool} to {outcome}.
- I’ve been {action} for {timeframe}.

2. Share stupidly, weirdly transparent details

- I educate with 75% of my posts
- It keeps people coming back to my posts
- Share every detail of your process
- If you think it’s boring, it’s not - i PROMISE you
- People are obsessed with behind the scenes stuff
- Help the reader solve a problem on the spot
- Add context to the detail you give
- Relate to own experiences, stories, learnings
- Actionable, actionable, actionable.

4 ways to structure educational posts:

- Problem → list why it’s bad → quick solution
- Hook → step by step guide → TL;DR
- Hook → numbered list of insights → summary
- Problem → agitate → solution

3. Sign off the post

- Simple takeaway the reader can remember
- Last line read → last thing they remember
- People forget the point of the post by the end
- Need to remind them or the message gets lost
- Emotional endings create action
- Think about it: beginning → middle → end
- Catch the reader off guard right at the end
- Make them think, laugh, sob, something

6 simple methods to sign off a post:

- A ‘yes or no’ question
- A motivational line
- An abrupt, sudden ending
- A funny comment
- A single emoji (i like ✌️)
- A Callback → re-iterating the hook

Then, schedule each post in magicpost.in and finito!

I’ve used this silly, simple writing process for 3+ years.

Over 5,000 posts.

And now magicpost.in is the engine I run it through.

Never fails me.

✌️

In 2022 it was selfies.
In 2023 it was carousels.
In 2024 it was infographics.

In 2025 it was being human.

My most engaged posts from 2025, had hooks like:

- "My 1st LinkedIn post got 22 likes."
- "I'm 32. English. Married. I run a one man writing business."
- "I'm a simple guy. I don't need to:"

Weird to say that "being human" was a way to win.

But there's SO many people on LinkedIn that write posts like their manager or high school English teacher is breathing down their neck.

No matter the "way to win". Selfies, carousels, infographics.

They're all nothing unless you figure out human writing.

5 bits of writing advice for you:

1. Remove the stick from your butt
2. Stop thinking everyone's watching you
3. Write from your Lived Experience
4. Don't rely on ChatGPT to write for you
5. Use tools to accelerate your writing / creativity

Learn. Writing.

Not sure where to start?

I (conveniently) put together a 30 page book on building a LinkedIn audience for you here: https://lnkd.in/eJvYp7wa

It's totally free.

Fast, Easy & Fun LinkedIn Writing. Advisor @ magicpost.in. LinkedIn Writing & Growth Advisor.

My prediction for LinkedIn in 2026:

Video will still be shit.

The amount of "I just got invited to LinkedIn and they were talking about video blowing up in 2026" I've seen on here lately.

It's WEIRD.

Are LinkedIn trying to push people to make video content, VIA creators?

I'm not sure.

But we've seen video blow up already on LinkedIn:

- mid to late 2024
- dedicated video feed
- any video got 100k impressions

And that's awesome.

But it quickly fizzled out and that's because LinkedIn is not a video place.

It just isn't.

TikTok is. Insta is.

Yes, I watch the odd video on LinkedIn.

But who's actually sitting there on LinkedIn scrolling mindlessly from one video to the next?

And do LinkedIn really want this?

TikTok but for business?

I'm not convinced AT ALL.

I’m calling it: this might be my boldest prediction ever.

The last time I shared this, I got ridiculed.

You'll want to save this for later.

I might take this down tomorrow, it's that bold.

This is MEGA news. 

Possibly my biggest, boldest prediction in years.

I might never predict something or call something quite as bold or as big as this ever again.

Share this!

10 things that held me back from enjoying writing on LinkedIn:

1. Perfectionism
2. Overthinking every sentence
3. Worrying about judgment
4. Comparing my writing to others
5. Waiting for the "best" idea
6. Forcing a voice that wasn't mine
7. Obsessing over metrics
8. Starting without a clear point
9. Over-editing as I write
10. Caring what people think

What would you add?

I'll be honest:

Most people I meet HATE writing on LinkedIn.

Or they're fed up of it. Or they can't be bothered.

After 4 years, I've figured out ways to make it fun.

I'll teach you how here: https://lnkd.in/eskmexTD

p.s. throwback pic to me in Feb 2023, launching my first ever digital product. it was a free 7 days of linkedin templates email course that pitched a PDF guide with 30 more templates for $97. that product ended up generating over $100k and 1,000s of customers. mad, eh!

90% of successful LinkedIn writing is being active:

- work on projects / with clients
- participate in hobbies and interests
- test your skills and expertise in the field
- live a normal, unspectacular life
- have opinions on things

Then write on LinkedIn what:

- lessons you learned
- outcomes you drove
- failures you overcame
- emotions you felt
- problems you solved
- steps you took

You ARE the ideas.

Write from your Lived Experience.

Easiest, fastest and most fun way to write.

I started this year in a FULL panic:

- i cancelled retainers with clients
- procrastinating on starting new projects
- classic new year starting from zero again

It was a very shitty feeling, ngl.

But I'm proud to be ending this year strong:

- biggest revenue month of 2025 in november
- black friday was a good'un and very stress free
- i'm back learning armenian + taking padel lessons
- my writing is consistent and still SO fun

Going into 2026 with confidence.

If you're NOT going into 2026 with confidence, though?

My advice (after my early year meltdown this year):

It's a long long LONG 12 months.

- take a breather
- regroup yourself
- trust your own abilities

You got it :) 

(this is basically advice to my old self lol)

p.s. if growing your linkedin audience is a priority for 2026, try this: https://lnkd.in/eJvYp7wa

At some point, I had to stop:

- overthinking every word i write
- stressing over who was watching me
- second guessing and doubting myself
- worrying if i was "doing it right"

And just say "screw this" and hit post.

Action is the best cure for being in your own head.

I have zero doubts of this.

After 4 years, 2,382 posts, 57M impressions:

If you're in your own head, with writing on LinkedIn.

Force action. Force posting.

Worked for me ✌️

I'll teach you my best frameworks for LinkedIn writing here: https://lnkd.in/eskmexTD

December on LinkedIn, eh?

- it's a tough month to grow on LinkedIn
- the vibe's weird because it's holiday szn
- i feel warm and fuzzy and want mince pies

It's a weird month to be posting.

But that's not to say:

- you can't grow
- you can't get impressions
- you should stop posting all together

If you spent the year building momentum?

Be a shame to lose it.

So, when I sat down last Monday to write my first week of December posts, I thought:

"Why not record this and create a free training from it?"

And that, I did.

I've written 581 posts on LinkedIn this year.

That's more posts than days. Yes. I'm a psycho.

Here's the free training for you: https://lnkd.in/evvwVJ8M

Keep posting and end your 2025 STRONG.

I said this 1 year ago today. But I still stand by it:

Writing online is THE best confidence hack.

4 years ago I was too scared to go put a business card in a cafe.

(not even lying. ask my wife 😂)

Today I teach ex-Morgan Stanley C-suites, Amazon leaders and 7 figure business founders to write on LinkedIn.

I write on LinkedIn every single day.

Here’s 13 benefits of writing on LinkedIn that you probably wouldn't ever think of, but make a MASSIVE difference to your confidence:

1. You get better at writing → the more you write the easier it gets to say what you really think.

2. You find your voice → writing helps you figure out how YOU like to share ideas.

3. People see your skills → sharing what you know shows others that you’re good at something (aka self promotion).

4. You build a good habit → writing teaches you to stick with something and builds discipline.

5. You see that your ideas matter → when people like or comment on your posts, it reminds you that what you say is actually worth something.

6. You get stronger inside → sharing your thoughts and getting bad/negative feedback builds thick skin.

7. You stop worrying about what people think → the more you write, the less you care about being judged, super freeing.

8. You find your people → writing online helps you meet others who care about the same things you do.

9. Cool things can happen → your posts could lead to new jobs, clients, friends and other exciting chances.

10. You get more creative → writing helps you think of new ideas and look at things in fresh ways.

11. You see how far you’ve come → over time, you’ll notice how much better your writing and ideas have gotten.

12. You learn more about yourself → writing helps you process your thoughts and what you really think of things.

13. You feel good about helping others → your posts might inspire or teach someone else and that is an awesome thing.

Write.

Watch yourself become a more confident person.

✌️

Wanna grow your confidence and write on LinkedIn?

I'll show ya. 

I put together this 4 hour training course for you here: https://lnkd.in/ekj8PEhs

But I'm closing it today. 

So if you wanna improve your writing / grow your confidence?

Get on it!

After 4 years writing on LinkedIn, I know:

Being 100% original, all the time, is HARD.

- feels like everything already exists
- why listen to me when it’s been said before?
- i’m not creative ALL the time
- my own ideas don’t work as well as other writers’

So I’ll let you in on a little secret.

I’m not 100% original all the time.

Because writing that already worked, is already proven.

So the best strategy is:

Do more of what worked.

Here’s my exact 15 step process to keep writing banger post after banger post and keep getting more LinkedIn post engagement (without needing to be 100% original every time):

1. Go to magicpost.in
2. Go to Metrics
3. Select last 30 days
4. Sort by likes
5. Click on a post
6. Click Save as template
7. Go to New post
8. Select Template mode
9. Find the template you saved
10. Click Use this template
11. Select Close similarity
12. Write an opinionated subject, 5-10 sentences
13. Click Generate a post
14. Tweak and edit to make it ‘you’
15. Schedule to post

This process MASSIVELY increases my odds of hitting another big post.

And I don’t need to be 100% original.

I just need to do more of what works.

But now it’s your turn.

You should try this with magicpost.in if you’re:

- A ghostwriter wanting to grow your client’s profile
- A solopreneur wanting to get more engagement
- An employee wanting to quickly write + post content
- A consultant wanting to scale your LinkedIn posts

Or if you’re struggling for engagement on your LinkedIn posts.

(because who isn’t in 2025, eh?)

Re-use your best posts → get more engagement, faster.

How to Quickly Write Banger LinkedIn Posts

I wrote 7 LinkedIn posts in 1.5 hours this morning.

10am to 11:30am. Here's how I did it step by step:

1. Sat for about 30 minutes writing and deleting
2. Started looking back at old posts for inspiration
3. Find a winner from 2024 I liked the look of
4. Re-wrote it to match my core message now
5. Scheduled it in magicpost.in to post on LinkedIn

Funny because that first 30 mins sounds like a waste.

But it's that 30 mins of screwing around that leads to:

- finding a process that works
- settling in creatively
- writing freely and writing quickly

My writing lesson to you today:

DON'T give up writing after 15 or 30 mins of nothing.

You gotta plow through that shitty bit at the start.

That's what unlocks the writing goodness!

✌️

Wanna unlock some of your writing goodness?

I put together this 30 page book for ya: https://lnkd.in/eJvYp7wa

Hope it helps you write + grow your audience :)

My business goal: hit $300k in 2025. I'm at $296k.

Here's the monthly revenue breakdown (so far):

Jan → $17,936
Feb → $19,668
Mar → $12,336
Apr → $22,808
May → $16,614
Jun → $37,206
Jul → $41,286
Aug → $41,413
Sept → $28,101
Oct → $47,441
Nov → $11,250 (17 days in)

I have no co-founders, team or payroll.

All gone to me, the tax man + a few contractors along the way.

But I use cheap tools I use to save time / make money:

- Loom saves me 20+ meetings and 30+ hours/month
- Zoom to speak to anyone worldwide anytime
- magicpost.in to write, schedule, analyse LinkedIn posts
- Skool where i host my private linkedin writing club
- Calendly saves hours of back and forth arranging times
- ThriveCart easy payments for clients / customers
- Kit write and send 5 x emails/week

I love my lean little business.

Growing LinkedIn profiles with fast, easy and fun writing.

What else would you like to know?

p.s. i shared this exact post last monday and it went bonkers! so sharing again, in case you missed it.

p.p.p.s for all the people who messaged / commented willing me on to hit my $300k goal, thank you! i don't post this to gloat. there's loads of people who make more money than me. i post this to be transparent and helpful for anyone who finds this kinda stuff helpful

If I can give myself credit for one thing, it's:

Making myself feel GUILTY for not working.

- a friend or family comes to visit us
- we go have fun and do nice things
- i work less naturally to spend time with them

I know I'm not the only one who does this.

But it's not something I'd LIKE to do all the time.

Note to self (and you, if you're like me):

Take the damn time OFF.

Just book it off.

- inform clients / colleagues
- block it out in your calendar
- actually take time off and chill

Don't make yourself feel that guilt.

Do you do this? I can't be the only one!

Commenting before or after your post goes live will not make it go viral. But this will:

The post ITSELF.

- the topic you write about
- how you write it
- who / how many people it gets pushed to

Yes, there is 100% elements of luck.

If someone likes it who has a bigger audience, it can get pushed into that audience and boom, you get more engagement and reach.

(shout out to all the engagement pods out there!)

I got my lucky break when i was first starting out because a guy with 40,000 followers commented on one of my posts. 

And from that point, i was off to the races.

BUT there are 2 things I notice the most with my most viral posts:

1. they're broadly understandable topics - money, relationships, morning routines, ai.

2. the idea and packaging of the post is simple and easy for anyone to read

Here's 6 examples of my most viral LinkedIn posts from 2025:

(check these out and learn from them)

1. https://lnkd.in/et_tgCZm
2. https://lnkd.in/eudJ9Kvi
3. https://lnkd.in/e-Vc3Vhh
4. https://lnkd.in/enaqiQwk
5. https://lnkd.in/euvP4xm6
6. https://lnkd.in/enTSVPjQ

The big takeaway:

ANYONE can understand these posts.

You don't need to know anything about the topic at hand.

What's the worst advice you've heard to go viral?

Hit me up in the comments

On Monday, I got a DM panicking about impressions.

After 4 years writing on LinkedIn, I'll be honest:

I'm numb to it.

- numb to impressions going up and down
- numb to "algorithms changing"
- numb to posts flopping

Not numb because I don't care.

But numb because:

You LITERALLY cannot get away from this.

Your posts will never consistently get:

- more engagement
- more impressions
- more followers

It's not a straight, ascending line of growth.

It's up, it's down, it's sideways.

The same as any growth.

Stop over analysing individual posts. 

Analyse your growth in 12 months time.

Much better on your stress levels + sanity 👍 😂

Wanna pick my brain on your LinkedIn growth?

You can do that here: https://lnkd.in/eXrf8mV3

It's Monday 1st December 11:10am as I write this. I'm writing my week of LinkedIn posts in one go, as I normally do. But I'm noticing a theme:

I'm in 'recap' mode.

- it's december now
- it feels like the year's closing in
- i'm feeling reminiscent of the year

It feels really easy to write 'recap' style posts.

Here's where my mind has been going, things like:

- how i started the year vs how i'm ending it
- what was important this year
- what i enjoyed the most this year
- what i love about what i do

Felt very easy to write.

So if you're stuck for what to write on LinkedIn today:

Go in 'recap' mode.

- think about your year
- what was good
- what was shitty

It's nice, fun, easy.

✌️

Wanna grow your LinkedIn in 2026?

I wrote this free book for you: https://lnkd.in/eJvYp7wa

Enjoy.

p.s. i wrote and scheduled this in magicpost.in on Monday.

My most used tools / apps in 2025 were:

- Calendly for quick call scheduling
- magicpost.in for managing my linkedin posts
- Zoom for talking to clients and customers
- Google Calendar for managing my life
- Loom for teaching async and avoiding calls LOL

Genuinely, my life would be a lot harder without these.

Thank the LORD they exist.

What's been your fave tool of 2025?

It's exactly 1 month 'till Christmas.

That means it's basically 1 month until:

2026. 

What. The. FOOK. Year's flown by. As it always does.

But one thing you may have on your list for Santa this year is:

Grow your LinkedIn.

That's great. Until you remember that you can't do this:

Stay consistent.

- can't post consistently
- can't think of ideas consistently
- can't create a system to do it consistently

It's the number 1 problem, hands down.

I've been a total psycho and posted on LinkedIn for 4 years.

- 2,300+ posts
- 60M+ impressions
- 185,000+ followers

It's been a ride.

I now am able to post 2 x per day and do it all in just one day of the week.

So the rest of the week I focus on my health, making money and life.

Today, on a live & FREE LinkedIn Live, I'll show you how I:

1. Plan my LinkedIn posts
2. Write my LinkedIn posts
3. Schedule my LinkedIn posts

...for a whole week, in less than 2 hours.

It's at 4pm UK time, TODAY.

Last chance to grab a seat here: https://lnkd.in/e_iRRvXH

(542 people are joining so far, don't miss out)

Plus, I have a gift for everyone who joins me on the Live.

So make sure you join and hang about to the end to get it.

✌️

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