Create LinkedIn Posts with AI
LinkedIn readers scroll quickly through a feed of opinions, hires and announcements. To create LinkedIn posts with AI that stand out without looking loud, you need a calm visual style, a clear message and a format that fits. This article covers what to make, how to prompt for it and what to avoid.
Choose a format
For the feed, the portrait 4:5 (1080 x 1350) gives you the most room and the square 1:1 (1080 x 1080) is a dependable default. For a post that links to an article or page, use the landscape link image at 1200 x 628.
In Melon Cut Design, switch to Social and choose one of these. Safe areas are kept, so your text will not sit at the edge.
Posts that suit the network
The one-idea quote card
Take a single sentence from something you have written. Put it on a plain, well-designed background. The words are the content, so the picture should stay quiet.
A square LinkedIn post with a deep navy background and a thin gold line near the top. Large white serif text centred: "Good handovers save more time than good tools." Small text at the bottom: "Operations notes".
The announcement
A new hire, a new office, a new product, an award. Use a real photo if you have one and attach it as a reference, then describe a clean layout around it.
A portrait post announcing a new product manager joining the company. Use the attached portrait as reference: friendly, smiling, in an office. Light grey background, name in bold at the bottom, text: "Welcome, Layla".
Check names and titles carefully. A misspelled name is worse than no post.
The simple explainer
Break one idea into a picture with three short steps. Keep the words minimal and the layout open.
A portrait LinkedIn post with three horizontal rows. Each row has a simple icon on the left and a short label on the right: "Plan", "Build", "Review". White background, blue accents.
The behind-the-scenes picture
People respond to work in progress: a whiteboard, a workshop, a prototype, a delivery day. Describe an ordinary scene with good light and avoid anything that looks staged.
Avoid the usual traps
- Generic office scenes. Handshakes and glowing lightbulbs say nothing. Be specific to your work.
- Too much text. If a paragraph is needed, put it in the post text, not the picture.
- Claims you cannot support. Do not put figures, results or testimonials in a picture unless they are yours and you have checked them.
- Unreadable lettering. Always zoom in and check the words in the finished image.
Keep a professional look
Name your brand with @ and the picture follows its logo, colours, fonts and voice. For a business profile this is the most useful habit, because LinkedIn followers see your posts next to each other, and a steady look signals a steady company. See Keep Restaurant Posts On Brand with AI for the same approach applied in a different field.
Captions
Ask for a draft caption, then rewrite the first line yourself. The first line is what people see before they decide to read more.
Doing it in Melon Cut
Open Melon Cut Design, choose Social and the format, name your brand with @ and describe the post. You can attach a photo as a reference for the new picture. Download the files and post them to LinkedIn yourself.