linkedin-profile-optimizer
Use this skill when a seller, founder or SDR needs a LinkedIn profile that converts prospects instead of reading like a resume: "optimise my LinkedIn profile", "rewrite my headline", "make my profile buyer-focused", "why don't prospects accept my requests". Rewrites the headline, About section, featured items, banner message and experience entries around the buyer's problem and proof, and checks the profile from a prospect's point of view. Built for social selling and outbound.Use this before running LinkedIn outreach. Prospects look at your profile before accepting or replying; a resume-style profile tells them you want something from them, a buyer-focused one tells them why talking to you is useful.
Inputs
- The current profile text: headline, About, experience, featured.
- Who you sell to and the problem you solve.
- Proof: results, customers you can name, content you have made.
The play
1. Headline: who you help and with what
Formula: I help | proof or specialism. Under 220 characters, front-loaded because only the first part shows in search and invitations.
- Resume: "Account Executive at Acme"
- Buyer-focused: "Helping restaurant groups close payroll in a day, not a week | Account Executive at Acme"
2. About section: the buyer's story
Read references/profile-templates.md for the About structure and three examples. Short version:
- A first line about the reader's problem (only the first lines show before "see more").
- What you have seen working with people like them.
- How you help, in plain words.
- Proof: one or two results.
- A low-pressure invitation to talk.
3. Featured and banner
- Banner: one line on what you help with, plus a visual cue of the product or result. Not a stock skyline.
- Featured: a customer story, a useful resource and your best post. No product brochure as the first item.
4. Experience
Current role written for buyers: what customers get from working with you, not your quota attainment. Earlier roles: one line each unless they add credibility with this buyer.
5. The prospect test
Read the top of the profile as a target buyer, on a phone, for five seconds. Do they know who you help and why it matters to them?
What good looks like
- The headline names the buyer and the outcome.
- The first two lines of About are about the reader.
- Proof is specific and true.
- The common mistake is "President's Club 3x, 147% of quota", which impresses your manager and signals to buyers that they are a target.
Rules
- MUST keep every claim true and approved for public use.
- MUST write the first lines of the headline and About for the buyer.
- NEVER invent clients, results or titles.
Example prompts
- "Rewrite my LinkedIn profile. I'm an SDR selling cybersecurity to mid-market IT leaders."
- "Give me 5 headline options for a founder selling to restaurant groups."
- "Review my profile as if you were a VP Sales I'm prospecting."