Did someone just steal your LinkedIn post?
This week on LinkedIn: a creator found her exact words in someone else's post, and here's how to write hooks of any length.
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This week on LinkedIn: a creator found her exact words in someone else's post, and here's how to write hooks of any length. Taplio Issue #7 The LinkedIn Weekly, by Taplio ● This week on LinkedIn ****************************************** Did someone just steal your LinkedIn post? ****************************************** Annika Bautista Annika Bautista ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/annika-bautista ), Taplio. I run every experiment in this newsletter on my own account or validate it from serially lurking on LinkedIn. Currently at 4,550 followers. Hey there, Copycats had a big week. Creators and audiences alike are fuming. Funnily enough, most people copying are unapologetic. They don't think they're stealing. They think they're just using a template. The 3 posts everyone's talking about Courtney Johnson's LinkedIn post: I was robbed. ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7518287460469092355/ ) Courtney Johnson · 290 reactions · 97 comments Why it worked: a two-word verdict followed by an unexpected twist. Steal this: open with the verdict, and keep it simple. Explain after. Read the post → ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7518287460469092355/ ) Maddy Faulkner · 304 reactions · 180 comments “Your impressions aren't down because LinkedIn's broken.” ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7518186124968890369/ ) Why it worked: she raises a fair suspicion back to the reader. “Are you doing something wrong?” This keeps people reading. Read the post → ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7518186124968890369/ ) THE OUTLIER · Lindsay Rios · 129 reactions · 170 comments “Apparently there's a buncha copycattin goin on.” ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7515799012252405761/ ) Why it worked: names what people are afraid to say, then provides an optimistic path forward. Read the post → ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7515799012252405761/ ) Our take Yes, there's no such thing as an original idea. But outright copying makes for a boring feed. People think AI encourages copying. But it all depends on how you use it. You can use AI to copy not others but, well, to be yourself. In a world where anything can be copied, you're the only thing that stays original. Here's what I do: I thought-dump into Ask Taplio, the AI agent in Taplio, and let it filter. It scores my hooks and pushes them to be as original as possible, in my own tone of voice. The best part? It does all the research for me in the background, while I just focus on what I find most interesting. Try my prompt in Ask Taplio “Here's my thought dump for today's post: [paste it]. Give me 5 hooks in my tone of voice and flag any that sound like everyone else's.” Score my hooks in Ask Taplio ( https://taplio.com/ask-taplio?utm_source=customerio&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_taplio ) Ask Taplio live session: 1 prompt, zero setup needed. Nov 4, 2026, 11:00 AM EST ( https://luma.com/fx0q0tay?utm_source=customerio ) Free live session. Join us for the official launch of “Ask Taplio,” our AI agent built inside Taplio. Save my seat ( https://luma.com/fx0q0tay?utm_source=customerio ) Have you spotted this change? Did you know that your hook can actually have up to 5 lines? 👀 3 lines ...more The standard: standalone image, carousel and video posts. 4 to 5 lines ...more Text-only posts. A space after the fourth line keeps it to exactly 4. The hack: spaces shorten your hook If you just want 2 lines to be seen: add a space after the second line. And, if you just want 1 line: add four spaces after the first line. Trends on the algo → Pinned comments are back. Sara Stella Lattanzio's four ways to use them. See her post ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7517544294249824256/ ) → Post dates are back on posts. zoë hartsfield spotted it first. See her post ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7520892766600470528/ ) Follow these 3 Jan Rasmussen ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-rasmussen ) Jan Rasmussen ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-rasmussen ) 10K+ followers Maps how AI runs GTM, level by level. Monika Grycz ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/grycz-monika ) Monika Grycz ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/grycz-monika ) 12K+ followers Lost her account, rebuilt it from zero, visual first. Melissa Gaglione ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissagaglione ) Melissa Gaglione ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissagaglione ) 48K+ followers Helps LinkedIn creators get paid to post. Watch this week Video: Claude + Taplio, turn LinkedIn comments into leads ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzixsckNJ30&t=1s ) Claude + Taplio: turn LinkedIn comments into leads ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzixsckNJ30&t=1s ) Watch the video → ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzixsckNJ30&t=1s ) Spotted a copycat, or caught yourself using someone's template? Hit reply. I read every answer. Annika Check the blog ( https://taplio.com/blog ) Subscribe to us on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/@taplio-app ) You are receiving this because you are part of the Taplio community. 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