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Content archetype

LinkedIn post templates for The Guide

Show the path. Lead with clarity.

The Guide helps people navigate complexity. Where others see chaos, you see a roadmap. Your posts give people a clear next step — and that clarity is exactly what builds trust and followers.

What makes The Guide content work

  • 🧭Practical, actionable, and direct
  • 🧭Turns ambiguity into clear direction
  • 🧭Focuses on what to do, not just what to think

Post templates

Each template includes a hook and a post structure. Adapt them to your own experience — the hook is a starting point, not a script.

Template 1

If I had to start [goal] from scratch today, here's exactly what I'd do:

Structure

Why this question matters → step 1 → step 2 → step 3 → what most people miss at step [X].

Template 2

The roadmap nobody gives you for [challenge]:

Structure

State the gap in existing advice → phase 1 (weeks 1-4) → phase 2 → phase 3 → what success looks like.

Template 3

Stop overthinking [decision]. Here's a simple framework:

Structure

Name the decision trap → the 2-3 questions that actually matter → how to apply them → example.

Template 4

Before you [common action], do these [number] things first:

Structure

Why the sequence matters → each step with one key reason → the mistake of skipping ahead.

Template 5

I've helped [number] people do [thing]. Here's the pattern I keep seeing:

Structure

The pattern → why it happens → what breaks the cycle → practical next step.

Tips for writing as The Guide

The Guide's superpower is specificity — 'do X before Y' beats 'think about X and Y'
Avoid giving too many options — guides reduce choices, they don't add them
Use real examples from your own work to anchor abstract steps

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