Ryan Musselman

Founder @ Coaches who Close

I create funny AI ads for B2B businesses and business owners without requiring you to be on camera, write scripts, think of content ideas, or build your personal brand.If you're serious about being funny (lol), book with me here and let's see if I can help: https://calendly.com/ryanmus/funnyads

Founder | Coaches who Close

Equipping coaches to close, scale, and enterprise with new clients, content engines, and constant lead flow.

I'm seeing 2 styles of LinkedIn content, and:

(one of them is becoming cringe) 😬

1) Authority Content
2) Narrator Content

Authority Examples 😬

“Stop giving value. Start creating gravity.”
“Here’s the ONLY way to grow on LinkedIn in 2026.”
“If you’re not doing this, you’re losing trust fast.”

Narrator Examples 

“Is online coaching dying?”
"Posts that hit lately feel less polished."
"LinkedIn might be going through its copycat era."

You'll spot Authority Content when it makes you feel:

1) Managed
2) Called-out
3) Prepped-to-buy

You'll spot Narrator Content when you FEEL:

1) Seen
2) Included 
3) Intelligent 

Narrator content challenges you to draw your own conclusions from the post. 

You become more insightful in this process, which causes you to value the creator's presentation of the information, ultimately leading to more trust with the person who posted.

Not saying you shouldn't do authority content. 

But I'm theorizing you can get the intended value of both styles by using narrator content more.

Here's the easiest way I've found to narrate:

Start (some) of your posts with:

"I'm seeing...
"I've noticed...
"These 5 emerging...
"The [thing] that's [getting result]...

Here's a full example hook to illustrate:

"The LinkedIn strategy that's getting clients for small accounts."

PS) Are you observing something similar?

Someone needs to hear this today ⬇️

We've wasted years of our life:

1) Responding to arguments
2) Defending our position
3) Explaining ourselves

Only to realize we never needed to:

1) Respond to arguments
2) Defend our position
3) Explain ourselves 

Build whatever career you want.

I'm seeing 3 big changes with organic content:

1) The Death of Posting M-F

(especially with LinkedIn content)

I used to post 7x per week, then went down to 5x. Then switched in and out of 3x to 7x posts per week. But now when I try to batch create, it appears my content hits less. I also no longer enjoy that strategy because it rushes my mind and ideas don't get to bloom. 

When I post less, but dig deep, it's just better all around. This is much more than a "quality over quantity" argument. I think it's a true behavior change in the creator and the reader. 

The bombardment of content from everyone, everywhere, all at once, is making us consume different and in ways we don't fully understand yet. But I think we're all feeling the heavy shift without being able to explain it. 

2) Long-form, Slow Growth, and Micro-audiences

Long, slow and micro is my new goal and I never thought I'd write a sentence like that. My view on content changed and thinking this way lets the "content pressure" melt off my soul. I don't only see "small" as the new "fast," I see it as the new "purpose."

(this may not be true of everyone)

This isn't another "1,000 true fans" argument. It's more about the internal dialogue that becomes the content people can relate to. The post you're reading now is an example of it.

I'm also not trying to build a mega-business. I'm into the idea of building a lifestyle business that requires very little maintenance, to the degree that it's not only lucrative financially but it's liberating with time. 

This enables the option to return to the corporate world (I've been missing the people, teams, goals, challenges). Plus, I'd have additional income that has a better ROI than a basic side hustle and enables me to explore time allocation to a role of my interest (I'm seeing many roles that I actually want - what is happening to me?!). 

3) Small Promises, Small Wins, Small Effort

Last week I asked myself: "Why does everything need to be a big promise and high-ticket cost? What if there were small promises that cater to a different part of the market?" 

Then I listened to a podcast about someone I’d never heard of who built a $10M business in 5 years using funny ads. Prior to hearing that episode, I was thinking similarly, so to me, that's less of a coincidence and more of a flashing sign. 

I've also gone into the deep end of studying ads and ad-based conversion funnels. My mind has completely shifted into "figure out ads." It's simply too high-leverage to ignore. 

I will master that process with good copywriting. The right set of ads, for the right mini-course, with the right kind of small promise, small win, and small effort...there's something special about that. I'm going to figure it out.

PS) What are you seeing with online content?

If you write for their benefit, you'll sell a transformation.

If you write for your benefit, you won't sell much.

Written for your benefit: 

“Sign-up for my weekly content newsletter.” 

Written for their benefit: 

“Become a content mastermind in 90 days.”

I like the idea of dedicating 1 post per week to:

→ a listicle of lessons from posting on LinkedIn that week.

(it challenges you to pause + reflect)
(it's human-driven to the core)
(great for relatability)

So, 5 lessons from creating content this week:

1. I officially feel “back”

I stopped posting for 3 months but recently started again. Believing my content would be THE catalyst for building a coaching business on LinkedIn is why I made the jump from corporate America in 2023. Glad I took the risk. And glad to be back.

2. We're all going to post & grow in 2026

I stopped believing in LinkedIn for awhile. Like when they got rid of pinned comments, created LinkedIn Games, and hurt our reach. But then I stopped pouting and got back to work (already seeing growth from text-only posts again). We'll all grow if we slow down, get 1% better with every post, and write well for our audience, we'll grow.

3. I've been craving a return to LinkedIn Lives

I used to do this in 2023 - every week. My buds Luke and Jasmin would send me a video segment and my LinkedIn Live felt like a live podcast/show. I shouldn't have stopped, so I'm rebuilding it. And I've always wanted a podcast, so, 2-birds-1-stone. 

5. I enjoy teaching content strategy + offers again

For awhile, I deeply explored changing how I help people. Then I returned to text posts and started trusting my creativity again. Then had a client earn a literal $200K month from his offer launch, another earn $40K, another hit his first ever $30K, another do $14K, followed by a $16K, then another got $5K. So I snapped out of my funk and once again, got back to work.

PS) All methods for offer sales work if you focus.
(get better and don't quit 🙂)

One of these sounds like work.

The other sounds like relief.

1) Feature (what it is):
“Weekly templates + prompts”

2) Outcome (what it does):
“Never stare at a blank post again”

PS) You need both. But lead with outcomes.

Well, looks like human-written LinkedIn posts (with text only) still work. 

Btw, I recommend going to my profile and reading that middle post. It's about a content style called "Narration Content."

Separates you from the robots. 

All 3 of my top posts, that were text only, used that style.

PS) There's nothing wrong with using images. These findings are from testing.

Danny DelVecchio ✌️

Stress-free video content for founders | 200+ companies served | $20M+ in pipeline generated

You didn’t start a business to become a content creator. 

But you also understand that having a strong online presence is critical to staying relevant and building trust with your potential clients.

You also know video is the fastest and most effective way to gain that trust and convert casual viewers to paying clients.

But you’re not trying to be the next big influencer. 

Good news is I’ve helped 100s of founders and companies drive millions in revenue without millions of views and giant audiences. 

Bonus! We also have fun making the content. 

If you want put your video on easy mode, holler at your boy. 👇

https://calendly.com/coachdcreates/video

Here's what some of my clients are saying...

———

"Your true genius is in bringing topics to life. For me, there's a big gap between my great ideas and a great piece of content. Your service bridges that gap." 

- Chris Schwargel, Performance Psychology

———

"But being so visible online and wanting to deepen the relationship with my audience, I know that video is something I want and need to do more of. Text content is my jam, but video is actually my favourite way to consume content as a consumer. So I tried out Danny's service - unreal."

- Matt Barker,  Ghostwriter

———

"Before, I spent countless hours each week thinking up ideas, recording, and trying to edit videos on my own. It was exhausting, and I eventually stopped making videos altogether from frustration and burn out. But now, thanks to Danny and his team, making short video clips is a breeze."

- Deb Curtis, Business Broker

———

"I've recommended his video service to SO MANY people already and will continue to do so to anyone who will listen. He makes creating video content accessible to even the busiest of people."

- Lea Turner, Founder of The HoLT

Coach and Content Strategist

LinkedIn is the #1 platform in the world for coaches to attract and convert new clients.

I help coaches get clients on LinkedIn without spending hours a day or sending spammy cold outreach.

I am SO tired of seeing the same recycled content in my feed.

But you know what's even worse... 

I'm even bored with my own content.

So I'm going to do something that I've never seen anyone do before.

I'm hosting a live event, and I'm bringing in an expert.

But I'm not going to interview him.

He's going to coach me. Live on LinkedIn.

I pay $1,000 a year for Sales Navigator, but I have no idea how to use it.

And I want to learn.

And I want to get better at outreach.

And who better to teach me than a guy who teaches companies how to use SalesNav for a living?

He does this for some high-profile companies, like the Denver Broncos.

So next Thursday, Brad Pearse and I will build my entire outreach strategy live on LinkedIn.

Brad's going to help me:
→ Lock in my target market 
→ Show me how to find them 
→ Get insights I can use to personalize my messaging 
→ Craft the actual outreach I'll use 
→ Build a simple system I can run in 30 minutes a day

Then we'll come back in 2 weeks to review how it's working and make adjustments.

So if you think you suck at outreach…

Or you're paying for Sales Navigator and barely using it…

You should come through! 

Click here to register → https://lnkd.in/eweT6Km7

⚠️ IMPORTANT PSA ⚠️

You HAVE to add the invite to your calendar, or you'll forget.

LinkedIn does NOT do this automatically.

Click the "Add to Calendar" button.

We'll see you there. ✌️

Simple and stress-free content systems for founders | 250+ companies served | $20M+ in pipeline generated

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