Rand Fishkin's LinkedIn Strategy — Cofounder…

Not every business can survive the Zero-Click era. That's not my opinion; it's reality. If your web strategy centers on driving traffic > earning awareness/trust/intent-to-act, you're in deep trouble.…

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SEO11 days ago

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MICE. MICE. BABY. Today, we're launching the first ever major update to Alertmouse -- a scoring system that gives every mention an estimate of both relevance and importance on a 0-100 scale. We're a…

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Product Launch14 days ago

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WEIRD. Weird is a competitive advantage in the AI era. Everything is becoming same-same. Expected. Good, usable, professional, but yawn-inducing. It's made by spicy autocomplete robots that gravitate…

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Branding9 days ago

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Should you spam AI tools? Use gray hat SEO techniques? Publish a bunch of listicles where you're #1, or open a few dozen Reddit accounts to push a narrative, or pay for article placement on the right…

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SEO8 days ago

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This isn't an "SEO" post, it's a roadmap companies that want to succeed on the web will need to follow. If you don't do at least 2-3 of the five things Cyrus outlines here (that traffic gaining sites…

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SEO Strategy18 days ago

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Step 1: Export all your Alertmouse alerts (mentions of your brand/product) Step 2: Upload to Claude with a prompt asking it to compare your site's content vs. the questions, uncertainties, and skeptic…

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AI-Powered Marketing17 days ago

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Topics & Content Focus

Primary Topics

Search & discoverability strategy in the AI/Zero-Click web (Google, AI Overviews, traffic collapse)Contrarian growth ethics: pragmatic vs. principled marketing when platforms behave adversariallyBrand differentiation and product positioning as a moat in the AI era (distinctiveness over sameness)Relationship-first community building: reciprocity, shoutouts, and network-driven opportunity

Secondary Themes

Gray-hat/black-hat distribution tactics and narrative engineering (Reddit seeding, listicles, placement)Founder/operator perspective on SaaS product decisions and category expectationsCurated recommendations (research, courses/cohorts, books, interviews) as value deliveryPersonal micro-stories used to humanize business relationships and credibility

Industry Focus

B2B SaaS marketingMarTech / audience research softwareSEO & content distribution in an AI-mediated SERPFounder-led branding and product narrative

Content Categories

Contrarian thought leadershipMarket warning / strategic reality checkResearch amplification and commentaryPersonal anecdote → business lessonCommunity shoutouts / signal boosting

Performance Insights

318.3%

Avg Engagement Rate

STABLE

Performance Trend

Best Performing Topics

Zero-Click/AI-era search disruption + business survival framingBrand differentiation/being unmistakably unique in an AI-generated sameness worldEthics-flip contrarian takes about platform power and acceptable tactics

Virality Signals

Polarizing/permission-giving stance shifts (invites argument in comments)Timely platform-threat narratives (Google/AI Overviews) that trigger high sharingDistinctive language and memorable framing ('weird' as a moat; 'screw 'em')Namedropping credible peers/research to increase trust and distribution

Structure & Quality

140

Avg Length (Words)

HIGH

Depth Level

ADVANCED

Expertise Level

0.84/10

Uniqueness Score

Common Hooks

Contrarian provocation that challenges an industry norm (ethics, tactics, platform behavior)Bold declarative thesis in the first line (often with all-caps emphasis)Rhetorical question cascade that frames the debate before delivering the stanceCultural/reference cold-open used as a pattern interrupt before pivoting to businessPersonal incident opening (vulnerability/awkwardness) that transitions into a relationship or lesson

Common Endings

Resource pointer with directional cue (e.g., link/clip/research 'below')Shoutouts and named mentions to reinforce community and credibilityClear takeaway framed as a strategic implication for the reader

Value Delivery Methods

Strategic reframes (traffic → awareness/trust/intent; uniqueness as moat)Operator-grade guidance rooted in market dynamics rather than tactics aloneCurated signal boosting of high-quality research and peer workClear moral/ethical positioning (and re-positioning) that helps readers decide how to act

Formatting Style

Short paragraphs with frequent line breaks for scanabilityPunchy standalone sentences for emphasisParenthetical asides to add tone and nuanceOccasional caps-lock emphasisMinimal emoji used sparingly as warmth markers

Audience & Tone

YES

Question Usage

0.35%

Response Rate

Detected Tone

Smart-casual operatorContrarian but reasonedEthically reflective, pragmatically ruthless toward platformsWarm community builder with sharp takesPlainspoken strategist who prefers memorable phrasing over jargonsemi-formalfirst-person

Interaction Style

Debate-driven (audience argues ethics/tactics in comments)Peer-network dialogue (industry people respond to named mentions)High share behavior when posts include research or existential market shifts

Community Building Signals

Public reciprocity through shoutouts, congratulations, and promotionTrust building via vulnerability + gratitudeStatus transfer through associating with respected people, books, cohorts, and interviews

Writing Style Patterns

Content Strategy

Hook: Contrarian provocation that challenges an industry norm (ethTone: semi-formalCTA: Soft CTA to read/watch a referenced asset (clip, r

Writing style breakdown

SEO is dead.

How many times have we heard that over the last 15 years? 100? 500? It's the favorite refrain of people who want to sell you a "new" shortcut.

But here's the reality: SEO isn't dead, it's just becoming "un-gameable." The era of tricking a math equation into thinking you're important is over. Google (and the AI bots crawling your site) have finally gotten smart enough to realize that if humans don't like your content, they shouldn't either.

That's why we're doubling down on "weird" at SparkToro. We aren't writing for the robots; we're writing for the people who are tired of the robots. Will it cost us some "top of funnel" traffic from generic keywords? Probably. Do I care? Not even a little bit.

I'd rather have 100 people who trust us than 10,000 people who accidentally clicked a listicle and forgot our name ten seconds later.

FWIW—Cyrus just dropped a masterclass on this exact shift. If you're still clinging to 2018 tactics, you're in for a world of hurt. Go read it. 🤗👇

Rand Fishkin

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