How do I write a LinkedIn article with Flypost?

Are you trying to write a proper long-form article on LinkedIn without losing a day to it? Flypost takes you from a topic to a finished article in a few steps, written in your voice and built from your own material, with a chance to shape the outline before a single paragraph is written.

In this guide we'll cover starting an article, reviewing the outline, editing it, and getting it onto LinkedIn. Read on to find out more.

How do I start a new article?

1. Click Articles in the sidebar, then New article.
2. Enter a Topic. You can also add an Angle (your take on it) and a Target query (what someone might search for to find it). Both are optional.
3. Click Continue, then choose where the facts should come from: your Brain only, or your Brain plus research on the web.

Prefer to write it yourself? Click Write your own for a blank article, and use the AI tools only where you want them.

How does the article brief work?

Before writing, Flypost shows you a brief: the outline of the article, section by section. This is the cheapest moment to change direction, so it's worth a look.

• Drag sections to put them in a different order.
• Use Feedback on the outline to ask for changes ("add a section on pricing", "fewer sections").
• When you're happy, carry on and Flypost writes the full article.

Articles move through the tabs on the Articles page as they progress: Ideas & briefs, then Drafts, then Published.

How do I edit an article with AI?

It works the same way as posts:

• Highlight any text and click Improve with AI to rewrite just that part.
• Use Edit with AI at the top for the whole article: Refine with feedback to change it, or Draft a new version to start again.

The Publishing checklist beside the article shows what makes a strong LinkedIn article, such as 800 to 1,800 words, 4 to 7 section headings and at least three sourced statistics, and ticks them off as you go.

How do I publish my article on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn doesn't let any app publish articles for you, so you finish in LinkedIn's own editor. Flypost makes it quick:

1. Click Publish to LinkedIn at the top of the article.
2. Follow the steps in the window: Copy article, Open LinkedIn, then paste and publish.
3. The same window writes a short share post to go with it. Copy that too, to post when the article is live.
4. Back in Flypost, mark the article as published from the menu on its row on the Articles page.