The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly

Jimi Gibson joined TCA with one problem. He had no idea what he was doing wrong on LinkedIn. Jimi works at a large digital marketing agency.  He needed to grow his personal brand and drive interest in the business at the same time. But nothing was clicking. He was continuously posting but seeing no traction or inbound. What made it worse was that he had tried the usual advice. Post more, optimise your profile for your ICP and engage with others. It wasn't working, and he couldn't figure out what he was missing. So he joined TCA. And what he didn't expect was how different it felt from everything else he had tried. Every session was business-oriented.  With clear, ROI-led frameworks for building a presence that drives results. And 4 months later, the difference is hard to ignore. 👉 People in his network are coming to him asking how he figured out LinkedIn. 👉 His follower growth has tripled. 👉 DMs coming in with requests for business conversations, speaking opportunities, and podcast invitations. From no idea what he was doing wrong to becoming the person people in his network look to for answers. That's what happens when the system clicks. So, if you're 4 months out from feeling exactly like Jimi does right now, this is what is available in 10 weeks. Cohort 7 is open now, and when you join, you also get: ✅ Creator OS ($49): The system for managing your content ✅ Digital Business Blueprint ($999): Build a high-leverage digital business ✅ Chris Coach AI ($999): An exclusive AI coach trained on everything Chris knows If you are on the fence, Jimi's words say it better than we can. Jump over to the TCA side. It's going to take work. But the tools you leave with will carry you through whatever comes next. 📍 https://bit.ly/TCAwaitlist ♻️ Repost to help a founder who is posting without a system and wondering why nothing is working. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on what is working for founders on LinkedIn right now.

The biggest free LinkedIn event of 2026 is happening today. And registration closes in less than 2 hours. How Founders Are Generating Leads on LinkedIn. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm Most founders are still using a playbook that stopped working months ago.  This masterclass exists to fix that. Chris Donnelly is running a free 3-hour live session covering exactly how founders are building pipeline on LinkedIn right now. Over 5,000 founders attended the last one.  This is the biggest version yet. 🎯 Here's what's inside: 🔵 The Q1 2026 LinkedIn algorithm changes. ↳ What the platform is rewarding, what it is burying, and where to focus next. 🔵 The AI workflows behind Searchable: $0 to $2M ARR and $85M valuation in 9 months. ↳ A system you can apply directly to your own content output. 🔵 How to get your business showing up inside ChatGPT and Claude. ↳ Your next clients are already searching there. 🔵 The systems behind growing to 3M+ followers. ↳ Turn your personal brand into a consistent inbound pipeline. Plus free templates, prompts, and workflows built over years of testing. Spots are capped at 10,000. Registration closes today. ⏳ Grab your spot before it closes. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm ♻️ Share this with a founder who needs to update their approach. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on building a LinkedIn lead generation engine that works.

Commenting is the most underleveraged lead generation tool on LinkedIn. And almost nobody is doing it properly. Shoutout to our co-founder, Josh S., for the breakdown. Leaving "great post, thanks for sharing" does nothing.  It gives the algorithm no reason to surface you and gives the reader no reason to click your profile. If you have been putting time into LinkedIn and getting nothing back, this is for you. It's called the S.T.A.R. Framework. And it's the tool we have taught to 750+ founders to turn daily comments into real conversations and inbound leads. 🔍 S - Specific Observation Pick a point from the post.  Being specific shows you read it and have a view worth engaging with. 🔗 T - Tie to Experience Connect that point to something you have lived through.  One or two lines is enough. ➕ A - Add Unique Insight Bring one new thing the post didn't say. That's what makes people click your profile. ☑️ R - Relevant Question Close with a genuine question that invites a response.  That comment becomes a conversation, and that conversation builds a relationship. 5 minutes a day, done consistently, and the DMs will follow. A few things to keep in mind: ✅ Target your ICP and industry leaders. ✅ Add value, but never promote yourself. ✅ Follow up on every conversation that starts. ✅ Track what drives profile visits and DMs over 30 days. ✅ Adapt your language to match your ICP's world. Then double down on what works. A comment that gets ignored and one that generates a DM aren't that different. Structure is what separates them. This is exactly the kind of system we will break down inside our free lead generation masterclass with Chris Donnelly on Wednesday 20th May. 3 hours of live strategy covering the Q1 2026 algorithm changes,  AI workflows and the personal brand systems behind 3M+ followers. Free to attend and built specifically for founders who want pipeline as well as impressions. If you want to build a LinkedIn presence that converts, join us live. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm The live is capped at 10,000 attendees. So grab your spot while you can. ♻️ Repost this to a founder who needs to start showing up in the right conversations. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly and never miss a system that helps your personal brand generate leads.

We're giving away our best Claude lead generation prompts. All for free. Chris Donnelly, thanks for the great insights here! This post has the overview of what's covered. But if you want the full prompt library with all 7 prompts ready to use,  Comment "PROMPT", and they can be yours. So many founders are switching to Claude and making the same mistakes they made before: 🚫 Typing one-line prompts and expecting great output. 🚫 Settling for the first draft without refining it. 🚫 Giving up when the output doesn't immediately land. Claude is significantly more capable than most people give it credit for. But the rule stays the same: Generic input = generic output. These prompts fix that. Here's what they cover: 🔑 Profile optimisation: ↳ Prompts for turning your profile into a conversion asset that works around the clock. 🔑 ICP research: ↳ Prompts for getting crystal clear on who you are targeting and what they care about. 🔑 LinkedIn content: ↳ Prompts for every post format, angle, and content pillar. 🔑 Hook writing: ↳ Prompts for writing first lines that stop the scroll and pull people in. 🔑 Lead magnet creation: ↳ Prompts for building resources that turn followers into email subscribers. 🔑 DM outreach: ↳ Prompts for starting conversations with your ICP without sounding like a pitch. 🔑 Follow-up sequences: ↳ Prompts for staying in touch with warm leads naturally and without pressure. Everyone who downloads the library will also be invited to Lead Generation Live. A free 3-hour masterclass on Wednesday 20th May 2026 from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm BST. Chris Donnelly will be joined by Nathan Barry and Sam Gaudet, founders who have built at serious scale and are bringing the exact playbooks with them. In the session, you will get: ↳ The AI workflows producing genuine inbound leads in 2026. ↳ A full breakdown of what changed on LinkedIn in Q1 2026 and what to do about it. ↳ The lead generation systems that are actually working right now. ↳ The opportunity in AI search and how to make sure your business shows up. ↳ Templates, prompts, and workflows you can apply the next day. Live attendance is capped at 10,000 people.  When it's full, registration closes. So comment "PROMPT" to grab the prompt library and secure your spot at the event of the year. ♻️ Repost to help a founder in your network get more out of Claude. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on building a LinkedIn presence that generates real leads.

Most founders are using AI to write LinkedIn posts. And they wonder why they all sound the same. Credit to our good friend Nader Alnajjar for the idea here. The problem isn't the tool.  It's the system behind it. Here's how to set Claude up so it writes in your voice: 1️⃣ Create a dedicated Claude Project Open Claude, create a new project, and name it something like "LinkedIn Content." Keep all your content work inside it. Claude holds context across sessions,  So you aren't re-briefing it every time you open a new chat. 2️⃣ Write your Project instructions Tell Claude exactly who you are, who you write for, what you sell,  What results you have generated, and what topics you cover. The more specific your setup, the less editing you do on the other side. 3️⃣ Upload your tone documents Add your best 5 to 10 posts, a list of phrases you never use, and any brand guidelines you have. Claude needs to see what your writing looks like before it can get close to replicating it. 4️⃣ Define your post structure Give Claude a clear brief on what each section of a post should do: ↳ Hook: Direct and scroll-stopping. ↳ Re-hook: One line that pulls the reader deeper. ↳ Intro: A scenario or tension point your ICP recognises immediately. ↳ Value: Specific, actionable, and structured. ↳ Closing line: A unique insight that ties everything together. ↳ CTA: One clear next step. 5️⃣ Show good and bad examples Include examples of posts you love and posts you don't, and explain why. A bad example with context is more useful than 3 extra paragraphs of instructions. 6️⃣ Build a prompt template Every post brief should include the topic, target audience,  Goal, hook direction, and where the CTA points. 7️⃣ Edit everything manually Claude handles the structure. The stories and specifics all have to come from you. That's what makes it worth reading. A well-built Claude system saves hours every week and keeps your content consistent. But the system only works if the strategy behind it is right. Once you have this in place, the right people start finding your content,  Visiting your profile, and reaching out. But building the system is only half of it.  You still need the strategy to back it up. This Wednesday, 20th of May, Chris Donnelly, Sam Gaudet, and Nathan Barry are running a free 3-hour live masterclass covering exactly that and more: ✅ The Q1 2026 LinkedIn algorithm changes and what they mean for your content. ✅ The AI workflows behind Searchable: $0 to $2M ARR in 9 months. ✅ How to get your business showing up inside ChatGPT and Claude. ✅ The personal brand systems behind growing to 3M+ followers. If you want a content system that generates leads, join us live. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm ♻️ Repost this to a founder who's still prompting from scratch. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on building a LinkedIn presence that works.

Your LinkedIn profile is your landing page. But only if it has the right structure. Credit to our co-founder, Chris Donnelly, for the breakdown here. LinkedIn is still the best platform for growing an audience and generating high-quality leads. But only if your profile is set up to convert. When someone discovers your content, they will click over to your profile.  You have 60 seconds to make your expertise clear. Miss that window, and you lose them. A fully optimised profile should be doing 3 things at once: 1️⃣ Making your offer immediately clear to the right people. 2️⃣ Driving subscribers to your newsletter. 3️⃣ Converting visitors into leads for your business. The results that come from getting this right speak for themselves: 📈 250,000+ email subscribers. ✅ 6 fully sold out Creator Accelerator cohorts. 📊 Consistent inbound leads without paid ads. None of that happens with a profile that was set up and forgotten. So, here's what needs to be optimised: 👤 Profile Picture: Clear, high-quality, and on-brand. 🔲 Banner: State your offer and direct people where to go. ⛓️ Headline: What you do, what makes you different, and why people should trust you. 🖱️ Featured Section: Your main offer, visual and actionable. ✍️ Content: Lead with value to pull people back to your profile. 👴 Experience: Formative roles that build credibility. ☄️ Skills: The top two you want to be known for. ✅ Call to Action: No point optimising if you're not directing people somewhere. This is exactly the kind of foundation we will be covering inside our free lead generation masterclass. A 3-hour session with Chris that will cover: 🔑 The Q1 2026 LinkedIn algorithm changes and what to do about them. 🔑 The lead gen workflows behind Searchable: $0 to $2M ARR in 4 months. 🔑 How to get your business showing up inside ChatGPT and Claude. 🔑 The personal brand systems behind 3M+ followers. If you want to turn your profile into a pipeline, join us live on Wednesday, 20th May. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm ♻️ Repost this to help a founder in your network start converting their profile. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on building a LinkedIn presence that generates leads.

Most founders are posting consistently and still not generating leads. Posting more won't solve it. That is exactly what this free 3-hour masterclass is built to fix. Chris Donnelly is hosting How Founders Are Generating Leads on LinkedIn, and spots are filling fast. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm Wednesday 20th May, 2:30pm BST / 9:30am EST. Here's what is covered: 🔑 The Q1 2026 LinkedIn algorithm changes and what to do about them. 🔑 The AI workflows behind Searchable: $0 to $2M ARR in 9 months. 🔑 How to get your business showing up inside ChatGPT and Claude. 🔑 The personal brand systems behind 3M+ followers. Chris is joined by: 👤 Sam Gaudet, Creative Director at Martell Media.  ↳ 1 billion views and $50M in revenue. 👤 Nathan Barry, founder of Kit. ↳ $50M+ ARR and one of the most respected voices in the creator economy. Free to attend, but spots are capped at 10,000. So grab your space, fast. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gDr67YAm ♻️ Share this with a founder who needs it. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on building a LinkedIn presence that generates leads.

AI is replacing manual work that used to take a week. But most founders are still running a 2025 stack on 2026 problems. Thank you to our Co-Founder, Josh S., for the awesome insights here! Here is what the upgrade looks like: The 2026 Founder AI Stack ✍️ Writing ➡️ 2025: ChatGPT ➡️ 2026: Claude Better tone, longer context, and it sounds like you when set up properly. ⚙️ Content System ➡️ 2025: Trello ➡️ 2026: Notion A system that helps you plan, create, and publish content. 📢 Outreach ➡️ 2025: Copy-paste DM templates ➡️ 2026: Claude with a Skills prompt Personalised outreach at scale without sounding like everyone else in the inbox. 🧲 Lead Magnets ➡️ 2025: Canva ➡️ 2026: Claude in Cowork Brief it once, get a real file, and publish it the same day. 🧐 Research ➡️ 2025: Google ➡️ 2026: Perplexity Cited answers built for decisions instead of endless scrolling through links. 🎨 Design ➡️ 2025: Canva ➡️ 2026: Cowork and Gamma Describe what you need and get a draft. Skip the blank canvas entirely. 📰 Newsletter ➡️ 2025: Writing from scratch every week ➡️ 2026: Claude Your newsletter in your tone, built in half the time. 🌐 Note Taking ➡️ 2025: Otter.ai ➡️ 2026: Granola and Claude in Chrome Granola handles your meeting notes automatically.  Claude in Chrome handles your research. 📊 Analytics ➡️ 2025: LinkedIn Analytics ➡️ 2026: Claude in Excel Drop your data into a spreadsheet. Ask Claude what's working and what to cut. 📹 Video and Repurposing ➡️ 2025: CapCut ➡️ 2026: Opus Clip and Claude for captions and hooks One long-form piece becomes 10 pieces of content in an hour. The tools are only half of it. The founders getting the most out of this stack are the ones who have connected everything into one system. What's your tool of chouse in 2026? ♻️ Repost to help a founder still running their business on a 2025 stack. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on AI, LinkedIn, and founder systems.

Most founders with an audience still are not making money from it. And it is rarely the reason they think. The real issue is that most founders jump straight to "how do I sell more",  Without ever stopping to ask where the actual breakdown is happening. Credit to Nader Alnajjar for the breakdown here. Before you touch your offer, work through this in order: ➡️ Can you explain in one sentence who you help and how? ➡️ Do you know what your audience struggles with? ➡️ Do you have something to offer them, even just a free resource to start? ➡️ Can your audience find that offer directly from your content? ➡️ Are people entering your funnel but not buying? Each of those is a different problem with a completely different fix. If your positioning is not clear, no offer will convert,  No matter how good it is. If there is no path from your content to your offer,  People will never find it. If people are entering the funnel but not buying,  That's a conversion problem. We mapped the whole thing out in the flowchart below. Follow the logic, find where you're stuck, and stop wasting time fixing the wrong thing. ♻️ Repost to help a founder who is stuck trying to monetise their audience. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for more on founder marketing and lead generation.

We just broke down 397,605 LinkedIn posts from Q1 2026. Here's what every founder needs to know right now. Thanks to our Co-Founder, Chris Donnelly, for the detailed breakdown! This analysis was done across 50+ industries by Will McTighe and Chris Donnelly. If your reach has dropped lately, you are not doing anything wrong. The platform has changed. So the playbook has to change with it. Here's what the data shows: 📊 The State of LinkedIn Q1 2026 - Median impressions are down 68% from the 2023 peak. - The median creator gets 4 followers a week. The top 1% get 978. - 3 things are eating reach: More creators, ads, and more boosted posts. - Follower count matters less than it ever has. Smaller accounts can grow faster. - LinkedIn confirmed it in March 2026: Niche content is winning. 📋 The 2026 Rules That Matter - Posts between 1,250 and 3,000 characters perform 227% better. - Posts with 3 or more links perform 441% better. - Conversational writing is outperforming clean copy. - Hook with proof, tell people why they should keep reading. - Use phrases you actually say. Authenticity is an algorithm signal now. 🏆 The Formats Winning in 2026 - Infographics: 29% of top 1% posts - Video: 26% - Motivational quotes: 24% - Text only: 11% - Carousels: 6% - Personal images: 6% 🎯 Topics With the Highest Chance of Going Viral - Career development: 1.2% (2.5x higher than any other category) - Work-life balance: 0.5% - Professional challenges: 0.3% - Leadership and management: 0.3% - AI and tech: 0.3%, and the only category still growing 🧲 The Lead Magnet Formula That Is Actually Working - Build something genuinely useful for your ICP. - Describe the value clearly in your text hook. - Tell people to comment a keyword to get access. - Send them to a landing page that captures emails. Chris Donnelly generated 2,000+ leads from a single campaign using this exact structure. 💬 What the Top 1% Are Doing Differently - They reply to comments. ↳ Top 1% creators comment 255% more than everyone else. - Comments from senior decision-makers.  ↳ This amplifies reach more than anything else. - Engagement from accounts inside your ICP. ↳ This pulls you directly into their feeds. 🧪 How to Create an Outlier Post - Find posts going viral in your niche right now. - Adapt the hook, visual, and topic to your audience. - Lead with education. It's the number 1 driver of outlier performance. - Pick a winning format. Infographics and video are where the algorithm is rewarding creators right now. Want the full breakdown of this from Chris? He will be covering it in Lead Generation Live next week. Secure your spot for that here: https://lnkd.in/gfhzPhSq ♻️ Repost to help founders in your network who are struggling to grow. Follow The Creator Accelerator by Chris Donnelly for weekly LinkedIn strategy and founder marketing insights.