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23K Followers in 14 months: How to Grow Your Followers on LinkedIn | With Dustin Hauer
How to Grow Your Followers on LinkedIn: 23K followers in 14 monthsDustin is VP of International Sales by day—and a fast-growing social media strategist by night. In just 14 months, he's built a LinkedIn audience of over 23,000 followers using a repeatable system that blends evergreen content, smart engagement tactics, and AI-powered comment strategies.In this episode, Dustin unpacks his entire content engine. From growing company pages to building a 180-post content bank, he shares exactly how he formats carousels, splits daily posts into two styles, and uses groups and newsletters for reach. He also explains how AI helps him engage with hundreds of comments while keeping his authentic voice. If you're trying to grow on LinkedIn or turn your audience into income, this episode shows you how to get seen, and what to post once you are.Key Takeaways-Dustin grew from 0 to 23.5K+ followers in 14 months-LinkedIn groups boost visibility and post reach (massively)-AI can help write comment replies that sound like you-Reposting high-performing content monthly is smart, not lazy-Carousels with numbered lists and simple CTAs drive massive impressions and engagement on LinkedIn-Company pages offer 250+ invites per month (*use them)-Newsletter growth leads to long-term audience control-He uses two posts daily to his profile: 1 helpful carousel, 1 short quote or truth-Authenticity still wins, even with AI-generated help-Time-saving tools make it easier to show up every dayTimestamps00:00 How Dustin grew 23K followers in just over a year06:39 Dustin’s LinkedIn-first strategy—and why X didn’t work13:42 Building a brand using carousels, checklists, and company pages23:18 Posting in groups: a secret weapon for massive visibility33:09 Which scheduling tools Dustin uses (and which to avoid)39:26 How Dustin trained AI to reply to 100+ comments a day50:54 Evergreen content, repeat posting, and CTA tricks that work01:01:48 How he built a 3-month post bank (and recycles it)01:07:50 Monetization plans, newsletter growth, and CRM tips01:14:05 Dustin’s advice for new writers starting on LinkedIn01:22:12 Balancing growth, audience, and authenticity with AIResourceshttps://buffer.com/
https://www.apollo.io/
https://gemini.google.com/
/ donnellychris
/ alicjasmin
https://www.pinterest.com/Just for viewers and listeners of the It Pays to Write PodcastStart writing online today with my Free AI Writing Roadmap course:
https://aiwritingroadmap.com/Connect with Jack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/writeschrute/Like and Subscribe to the It Pays to Write Podcast on your favorite platforms:YouTube: / @itpays2write Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tiiZAc...Substack: https://itpaystowrite.substack.com/s/...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
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By Jack W.How to Grow Your Followers on LinkedIn: 23K followers in 14 monthsDustin is VP of International Sales by day—and a fast-growing social media strategist by night. In just 14 months, he's built a LinkedIn audience of over 23,000 followers using a repeatable system that blends evergreen content, smart engagement tactics, and AI-powered comment strategies.In this episode, Dustin unpacks his entire content engine. From growing company pages to building a 180-post content bank, he shares exactly how he formats carousels, splits daily posts into two styles, and uses groups and newsletters for reach. He also explains how AI helps him engage with hundreds of comments while keeping his authentic voice. If you're trying to grow on LinkedIn or turn your audience into income, this episode shows you how to get seen, and what to post once you are.Key Takeaways-Dustin grew from 0 to 23.5K+ followers in 14 months-LinkedIn groups boost visibility and post reach (massively)-AI can help write comment replies that sound like you-Reposting high-performing content monthly is smart, not lazy-Carousels with numbered lists and simple CTAs drive massive impressions and engagement on LinkedIn-Company pages offer 250+ invites per month (*use them)-Newsletter growth leads to long-term audience control-He uses two posts daily to his profile: 1 helpful carousel, 1 short quote or truth-Authenticity still wins, even with AI-generated help-Time-saving tools make it easier to show up every dayTimestamps00:00 How Dustin grew 23K followers in just over a year06:39 Dustin’s LinkedIn-first strategy—and why X didn’t work13:42 Building a brand using carousels, checklists, and company pages23:18 Posting in groups: a secret weapon for massive visibility33:09 Which scheduling tools Dustin uses (and which to avoid)39:26 How Dustin trained AI to reply to 100+ comments a day50:54 Evergreen content, repeat posting, and CTA tricks that work01:01:48 How he built a 3-month post bank (and recycles it)01:07:50 Monetization plans, newsletter growth, and CRM tips01:14:05 Dustin’s advice for new writers starting on LinkedIn01:22:12 Balancing growth, audience, and authenticity with AIResourceshttps://buffer.com/
https://www.apollo.io/
https://gemini.google.com/
/ donnellychris
/ alicjasmin
https://www.pinterest.com/Just for viewers and listeners of the It Pays to Write PodcastStart writing online today with my Free AI Writing Roadmap course:
https://aiwritingroadmap.com/Connect with Jack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/writeschrute/Like and Subscribe to the It Pays to Write Podcast on your favorite platforms:YouTube: / @itpays2write Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tiiZAc...Substack: https://itpaystowrite.substack.com/s/...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...