u/gouravrocks247

Some Background About Me

I a Salesforce Developer and write blog articles around different topics about the CRM Platform. Few months back i committed to publish posts on Linkedin about whatever i am writing and Learning in my field.

Over the weekends i gathered different ideas and drafted posts which i scheduled (using my own tool)for the complete week. I used to also daily engage with the community, add comments and form new connections.

This really worked well, until one week i tried running everything on automation without even logging to the Linkedin platform.

The Outcome of running things on Auto-Pilot

My Linkedin posts landed flat, with impressions ranging around 100-200. comparing to what used to get 20k - 40k impressions weekly. Though its not huge, but for someone getting started like me it was very encouraging to put more efforts.

Though i followed the same system earlier, every thing looks perfect but i was clueless as to what has happened. Did i get Shadow banned in Linkedin

Changes i did to regain audience

After doing some digging, i realised Linkedin encourages human interactions more over Ai/ Automations. Linkedin Algorithm penalizes people who are only dependent on Automation and never interact or add value to the community.

Though it doesn't completely stop you from using Ai content, but the platform/ community expects some value out of it rather than it being a Ai Slop with no soul.

I still do content research, drafting and scheduling with my tool over the weekends. And during the week, i make sure to be active on the Platform get into discussion over topics, add my take and form new connections. Some thing which is more important

I would like to know your experiences around the same and how did you deal with it ? What are your takes on this topic ?

Tracked my LinkedIn impressions daily for 30 days after committing to posting every day. Here's what happened.

Background: I was posting maybe once or twice a week before this, sometimes less. Growth was basically flat for months. The real problem wasn't motivation — it was that I had no system. Every post was a from-scratch decision: what to write, when to post, whether it was "good enough." It was exhausting, so I'd just skip it.

So before starting the 30 days, I built a simple system:

• A repeating content framework so I never started from a blank page
• Fixed posting times so it became a habit, not a decision
• A weekly review to see what landed and adjust

That system is the only reason I made it to day 30.

The 30-day breakdown:

• Week 1: 800–2,000 impressions per post
• Week 2: 3,000–6,000
• Week 3: 8,000–18,000
• Week 4: 15,000–40,000

Same niche. Same type of content. No tricks.

A few things I noticed that I don't see talked about much:

1. The jump from week 2 to week 3 was the biggest. That's apparently where the algorithm starts to "trust" you as an active creator. Felt like a switch flipped.
2. Engagement speed matters more than total engagement. Posts that got comments in the first 30–60 mins consistently outperformed ones that got more total comments but slower.
3. The quality pressure goes away — in a good way. When you know you're posting tomorrow regardless, you stop holding each post hostage to perfectionism. The system made that possible because the thinking was already done.

Not saying everyone will see these exact numbers. Niche, audience size, and content type all matter. But I'm convinced most people don't have a consistency problem — they have a systems problem.

Has anyone else noticed the compounding effect of consistent posting? What process are you following ?