LinkedIn Post Hook Examples

Only the first line or two show before "see more". These patterns work because they make the reader curious. Swap in your own details.

Question hooks

What is the one task you would never do again?
Why do good ideas die in meetings?
What would you tell yourself on your first day?
Which habit saved you the most time this year?

Number hooks

3 things I wish I knew before my first job.
I changed one thing in my day and got two hours back.
5 mistakes I see in every first draft.
It took me 4 years to learn this.

Mistake hooks

I got this wrong for years.
My biggest mistake in my first year was simple.
Here is the email I should never have sent.
I almost quit over this. Here is what changed.

Story hooks

Last Tuesday a client said something that stuck with me.
My manager gave me one sentence of feedback.
I was the least experienced person in the room.
The meeting ended early. That was the best part.

Contrarian hooks

More meetings will not fix this.
Stop writing longer posts.
You do not need more followers.
Hard work is not the problem.

Using the hook

Keep the hook short, add a line break, then deliver on it. Check where it is cut in the LekhKit preview, and bold a short phrase only if it adds something.

Frequently asked questions

Should the hook be in bold?

Sometimes. A short bold phrase can help, but a plain, clear first line usually does the job.

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