{"id":38838,"date":"2023-10-20T14:59:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/naomi-simson-on-how-she-gained-1-5-million-linkedin-followers-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:59:15","slug":"naomi-simson-on-how-she-gained-1-5-million-linkedin-followers-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/naomi-simson-on-how-she-gained-1-5-million-linkedin-followers-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Simson on how she gained 1.5 million LinkedIn followers – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Naomi Simson has a massive 1.5 million followers on LinkedIn and is the most read person on the platform in Australia. In this piece republished from LinkedIn, she shares what she’s learnt about creating influential and engaging content.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

At 9.28 am summer time on a Sunday morning in Sydney, the 1.5 millionth person (Eduard Muri\u00e1 Gen\u00e9)<\/a>\u00a0chose to click on the button and subscribe to what I have to say about life as an entrepreneur, business leader and mother on the LinkedIn Influencer platform.<\/p>\n

I have often reflected on what people are most interested in hearing about?<\/p>\n

What is it that, if I write about it I could perhaps inspire someone else into action?<\/p>\n

I have asked the\u00a0editorial team<\/a>\u00a0at LinkedIn why they believe people are interested in what I have to say.<\/p>\n

I thought it might be because I use \u2018red\u2019 in my profile picture\u2026 \u2018No\u2019 was the resounding answer.<\/p>\n

In the opinion of the content team –\u00a0my reach is because of three things:<\/p>\n

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  1. I write regularly (more than 160 posts, do average of 40 per year)<\/li>\n
  2. I write the way I speak (it is easy to \u2018consume\u2019 quickly)<\/li>\n
  3. I write about every day issues that have broad appeal beyond my own geography<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I think perhaps more than anything we are all curious about how others live… And I am happy to give plenty of stories from my life and use my own photography as part of what I share.<\/p>\n

    Since my first post ‘Is\u00a0Happiness a Dirty Word at Work?<\/a>‘\u00a0<\/a>on 2 October 2012, which had about 6000 people read it, I have covered such a broad range of\u00a0topics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    On 27 November 2012, I chose to move away from writing about workplaces and speak to the young people in my life.<\/p>\n

    The post ‘Three Things Young Women in Business Need<\/a>‘\u00a0attracted a readership of 260,000.<\/p>\n

    Whilst ‘10 things bosses hate<\/a>‘ reached close to 300,000 people on 18 December of the same year.<\/p>\n

    Over the last four years, I have learned much about what people do and don\u2019t want to hear about\u2026 And I have also learned that timing is everything.<\/p>\n

    The platform follows the fundamental publishing principles \u2013 a great headline (Click bait headline or lists that do not match the content dilute authenticity over time \u2013 you might get a person once but they won\u2019t read it and they won\u2019t come back \u2013 so I stay clear of them).<\/p>\n

    A vivid, colourful picture that builds the personality for the piece, as well as relating to the content is important.<\/p>\n

    Again, it is about building trust and authenticity with your audience.<\/p>\n

    I have learned to write about what is on my mind which is likely to be relevant to many and always write when I have something to say.<\/p>\n

    I can never just come up with an idea for the sake of it.<\/p>\n

    Some posts fly, others do not.<\/p>\n

    Ironically those that I think will go \u2018viral\u2019 don\u2019t \u2013 those that are raw and fast often do.<\/p>\n

    I am prepared to make a statement and put myself out there.<\/p>\n

    What has it meant to be the #1 read person on LinkedIn in Australia and at times in the top 25 in the world?<\/p>\n

    It is hard to say \u2013 most people don\u2019t even know.<\/p>\n

    But what I do know is that I am now in touch with people in every part of the planet.<\/p>\n

    People who have never heard of the businesses that I have started, the girl from middle-class Melbourne Australia \u2013 with two kids who has written a couple of books and is on Australian TV.<\/p>\n

    The 1.5 million people are spread everywhere.<\/p>\n

    What a privilege it is to think that the words I write might influence them, that they might learn something and perhaps inspire them to action making life slightly better.<\/p>\n

    Thank you to the team at LinkedIn for including me as part of your program. What a journey we are on.<\/p>\n

    Onwards and upwards I say.<\/p>\n

    Naomi Simson<\/a>\u00a0is the founding director of Australian online tech success story\u00a0RedBalloon\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Redii<\/a>. She has written more than 1000 blog posts at\u00a0NaomiSimson.com<\/a>, is a professional speaker, author of\u00a0Live What You Love<\/a>\u00a0&Ready To Soar<\/a>, and is one of five \u201cSharks\u201d on TEN\u2019s business reality show\u00a0Shark Tank Australia.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

    This article was originally published on Women’s Agenda<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    Follow StartupSmart on<\/em>\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and iTunes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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