The biggest mistake when growing your LinkedIn network

Hi friends! 👋

I've been helping people build their LinkedIn presence for years, and I keep seeing the same pattern: people try to do it completely alone.

Here's what I wish someone had told me when I was starting out.

The biggest LinkedIn mistake? Doing it without accountability.

When you're posting alone, every low-engagement post feels like failure. When you don't know what to write about, you're stuck scrolling for inspiration instead of getting real-time support from people who get it.

But the most successful LinkedIn professionals don't do it alone. They have communities cheering them on, accountability partners keeping them consistent, and peers who provide feedback before they hit publish.

We're in the final hours (and last few seats!) of Mastering LinkedIn enrollment, and our founding cohort gets something future students won't: exclusive access to our accountability community.

Accountability Buddy System: Get paired with a partner for daily posting support and guaranteed early engagement on your content.

30-Day Posting Challenge: Build your LinkedIn presence alongside other professionals who share the same goals and understand the struggle.

Content Idea Bank: Never run out of things to post about with community-generated prompts and trending topics.

This founding cohort community closes Friday. Once it's closed, these accountability features won't be available to future students.

Don't spend months struggling alone when you could transform your LinkedIn presence in 30 days with people in your corner.

That's it for this week's newsletter! See you for the next episode of The Data Diaries soon 👋

— Megan

And in case you don’t know who I am, I’m Megan Lieu, Data Scientist-turned-Developer Advocate who has helped thousands of job seekers through my content on LinkedIn and Instagram, as well as my courses on LinkedIn Learning. I’ve learned a lot from the ups and downs of my data career, and sharing the lessons has helped me build a community of 300k+ tech and data professionals. Make sure you subscribe for more newsletters like this! ↓