How often should founders post on LinkedIn?
A realistic posting cadence for busy founders, how to keep a backlog of ideas, and why consistency beats volume.
The honest answer
As often as you can keep the quality up — for most founders that's one to three posts a week. Daily posting works for some people, but a weak post every day trains your audience to scroll past you. Some weeks the right number is zero; when not to post is the other half of this.
Pick a cadence you can keep for 12 weeks
Twice a week for three months beats seven posts in one week and then silence. Put the days in your calendar. Treat a missed slot as a reason to post something short, not to skip.
Keep an idea backlog
Every week you make decisions, fix problems, talk to customers, and change your mind. Those are posts. Keep a running note with one line per idea: the decision, the surprise, the number. When it's time to post, you're picking, not inventing.
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