A Practical Guide for Using AI to Make Your LinkedIn Shine

For freelance writers, LinkedIn can be a goldmine for landing new gigs and building connections. But only if you know how to make your profile actually work for you.

Not sure why yours isn’t getting attention? You’re not alone. With a few smart tweaks (and maybe a little help from AI), you can stop missing out and start turning that digital wallflower profile into a client-attracting machine.

A Freelance Writer’s Guide to Using AI for a Better LinkedIn Profile

If your LinkedIn profile isn’t bringing in clients, it might be time for a refresh. The good news is that using AI in smart ways can help make the process faster and easier. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use clear AI prompts alongside our best profile-building tips to make targeted improvements. And those improvements will help you stand out and attract the right clients.

Marketing Your Newsletter Without Selling Your Soul

If you've started your newsletter or you're planning to start your newsletter ... and your wondering how to actually grow it, this blog post will help.

The AI Opportunity — Reinventing Your Writing Business for 10X Impact

Writer and coach, Ed Gandia, shares his thoughts on why knowing how to use AI is critical to surviving (in the business sense) as a freelance writer. And how combining AI with your area of genius / expertise is what's going to keep your business going when all the commodity writers around you are gone.

Definitely worth a listen.

What I'm Loving

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Years ago, I discovered and devoured "The Color of Water" (affiliate link) by James McBride. So when I finally managed to find the time to read his "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store' I was hoping it would be just as good.

And it didn't disappoint.

This extraordinary book opens a window into a time, place and community that I have no previous experience of (1930's, people from black and jewish communities just trying to live their lives). He seems to effortlessly weave history, culture, characterisation and dialogue into a smooth flow that carries you away.

And leaves you realising, yet again, that America (or any other country) is full of tensions and contradictions. Broken dreams and sometimes, dreams that come true.

And there are twists aplenty. I won't spoil them for you, but one of them kept me up half the night thinking about it. Well worth a read.

Upcoming Events

Content Strategy Bootcamp

The Mastering Content Strategy Bootcamp from content strategist and writer, Treasa Edmond, is on again, 2-6 June 2025.

If you’ve been wondering how a content strategy could help you grow your business or what’s actually included in a content strategy (which is not the same as a content plan), then this bootcamp is for you.

Whether you want to create a content strategy for your own business or start offering content strategies as a service, you’re going to get value from this bootcamp.

Wrap Up

Ready to stop lurking on social media and start landing work?
Take a few minutes this week to give your LinkedIn profile the polishing up it deserves. Your next great client might already be looking for you.

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