Slay The Gatekeeper How to Grow Fast and Convert on LinkedIn in 2026, with Lara Acosta
Nov 18, 2025
This week’s guest, Lara Acosta, is a LinkedIn strategist and creator who’s built multiple six-figure businesses through organic content and an innovative email-first funnel. She shares how storytelling and simple posts outperform complex ones, urging creators to use personal anecdotes to build credibility. Lara discusses her successful LinkedIn-to-email conversion strategy, the importance of a consistent posting rhythm, and why relatability trumps authority. Plus, she emphasizes focusing on one effective strategy to avoid distraction and achieve real growth.
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Repeatable Content Rhythm Drives Leads
- Post educational content three times a week and add ~20 targeted connections daily to generate consistent leads.
- Double down on the one content approach that works, then reinvest to scale momentum.
Simple Visuals Beat Plain Text
- Photo-plus-text formats outperform plain text on LinkedIn right now, and visuals can be non-personal like screenshots or infographics.
- Simplicity matters: overcomplicated visuals or copy reduce engagement and reach.
Lead With Your Story, Then Build Frameworks
- Use personal storytelling about your own results to create unique, non-copyable content that proves credibility.
- Start with the story first and later build frameworks from your lived experience.
