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Generate a full month of LinkedIn carousels from one long-form blog post

Turn one strong blog post into 8-12 LinkedIn carousel concepts, complete slide copy, design prompts, captions, and a publishing calendar.

What you will have

A month of LinkedIn carousel content created from one long-form article and packaged for design and scheduling.

Setup time
45-90 min
Time saved
5-8 hours vs. manually ideating, outlining, and writing carousels from scratch
Estimated cost
$0 to $50 per month
Tools used
5 tools

Why this works

A good blog post usually contains multiple social ideas: the main argument, examples, mistakes, frameworks, objections, and tactical steps. LinkedIn carousels work best when each one isolates a single idea and makes it visually easy to consume. This workflow multiplies one article into a month of content without turning every carousel into a summary of the same post.

Step-by-step workflow

Run the workflow

This workflow is fully available. Follow the steps below to build the system from start to finish.

1

Define the source article, audience, and distribution objective

30-45 min

Scope: Choose one long-form article that has a clear thesis, useful evidence, and enough sub-ideas to support a month of social distribution. In Typeshare, create a campaign record with Source URL, Article Title, Author, Publish Date, Target Audience, Buying Stage, Primary Business Goal, Primary CTA, Secondary CTA, and Campaign Owner. State whether the month is intended to create awareness, newsletter growth, event registrations, product education, conversation, or demand capture.

Requirements: Define the audience problem and the point of view the article should reinforce so each carousel serves the same strategic theme without repeating the same post. Set the intended number of carousels, publishing window, weekly cadence, and success metrics before generating ideas.

Guardrails: Exclude articles that are outdated, thin, overly promotional, dependent on unsupported claims, or too broad to produce distinct standalone angles.

Approval: Have the content owner approve the brief before the source is sent into Claude.

Output

An approved carousel campaign brief with source article, audience, buying stage, objectives, CTAs, cadence, owner, and success metrics.

Typeshare
Pro tip

A high-performing article is not automatically a good repurposing source. Choose one with several defensible sub-arguments, examples, or frameworks.

2

Freeze the source, claims, and reuse boundaries

30-45 min

Capture: Save a dated copy of the article text and any referenced charts, quotes, examples, or statistics so later edits do not change the campaign source unexpectedly.

Evidence: In Typeshare, record Source Version, Approved Claims, Claim Source, Quote Attribution, Link Destination, Required Disclaimer, Restricted Topics, and Expiration Date. Separate the author's original conclusions from third-party facts and identify which statements require direct attribution on the slide or in the caption. Mark any customer story, performance result, named company, or confidential example that cannot be reused publicly.

Guardrails: Define how much of the article may be quoted verbatim and when the carousel should paraphrase instead. Confirm image, chart, logo, and testimonial usage rights before design begins.

Approval: Ask the article owner or relevant approver to sign off on the reuse rules.

Output

A frozen source package and claims register with attribution, reuse permissions, restrictions, disclaimers, and expiration dates.

Typeshare
Pro tip

Repurposing becomes risky when a carousel detaches a statistic or quote from the conditions that made it accurate in the original article.

3

Extract a complete evidence-linked idea inventory

30-45 min

Inputs: Prepare the frozen article, campaign brief, claims register, audience definition, CTA options, and restricted topics. Open Claude, start a new project or chat for the carousel campaign, and paste the prompt below into the main composer.

Action: Include the full source article plus the approved claims and attribution rules as source inputs.

Next action: Ask Claude to identify distinct carousel ideas rather than merely summarizing the article section by section. Copy the structured inventory into Typeshare and save the Claude conversation link in the campaign record.

Guardrails: Require every idea to cite the relevant article section, evidence, example, or framework and to state whether it can stand alone without reading the source. Remove unsupported ideas, duplicates, and angles that would require new evidence before moving to selection.

Output

An evidence-linked inventory of 20-30 distinct carousel angles with format, audience value, source section, proof, CTA fit, and standalone viability.

ClaudeTypeshare
Pro tip

A strong inventory maps each angle to source evidence. That prevents Claude from manufacturing extra thought leadership to fill the calendar.

Prompt template
You are extracting evidence-backed LinkedIn carousel opportunities from one approved long-form article.

Source inputs:
- Frozen article text and version: {{source_article}}
- Campaign brief, audience, buying stage, and goal: {{campaign_brief}}
- Approved claims, sources, attribution, and disclaimers: {{claims_register}}
- Allowed and restricted topics: {{reuse_boundaries}}
- Available primary and secondary CTAs: {{cta_options}}
- Brand voice and terminology: {{brand_voice}}
- Target number of monthly posts: {{target_post_count}}

Return an idea inventory table with:
1. Idea ID
2. Working carousel title
3. Format: framework, mistake, myth, checklist, before/after, story, teardown, contrarian POV, steps, examples, or data insight
4. Core argument
5. Target reader and problem
6. Buying-stage relevance
7. Exact source section or excerpt supporting the idea
8. Evidence, example, or claim used
9. Required attribution or disclaimer
10. What is genuinely new or distinct about this angle
11. Whether the idea stands alone without reading the article
12. Suggested slide count
13. Best CTA
14. Risk of repetition with another idea
15. Evidence or context missing
16. Confidence: high, medium, or low

Also return:
- themes that appear repeatedly in the article
- ideas that should not be used because evidence is weak
- ideas that would need additional research
- suggested content mix for a four-week series

Rules:
- Do not invent facts, examples, customer stories, statistics, or claims.
- Do not turn every article heading into a carousel automatically.
- Cite the supplied article section behind every idea.
- Keep one primary argument per carousel.
- Mark any idea that depends on context not suitable for a standalone post.
- Preserve attribution and disclaimer requirements.
- Avoid generic titles such as “five takeaways from this blog.”
- Make the ideas meaningfully different in audience value, format, or argument.

Return 20-30 ideas in a markdown table followed by a concise campaign-level synthesis.
4

Score and select a balanced monthly portfolio

30-45 min

Inputs: Prepare the evidence-linked idea inventory, campaign goals, CTA plan, prior LinkedIn performance, and publishing constraints.

Set up: Open Claude in the same carousel campaign chat and paste the prompt below into the main composer. Include performance benchmarks from Shield when available and the Typeshare campaign brief as source inputs.

Action: Ask Claude to score ideas for source strength, novelty, audience value, format diversity, CTA fit, production effort, and repetition risk. Copy the ranked portfolio into Typeshare and save the updated Claude conversation link in the campaign record.

QA: Select eight to twelve ideas that create a balanced month rather than simply taking the highest raw scores. Review the selection manually for strategic importance, executive sensitivity, and whether the sequence overuses one argument or format.

Output

A reviewed monthly portfolio of 8-12 carousel concepts with scores, rationale, formats, CTAs, sequence, and rejected-angle notes.

ClaudeTypeshareShield
Pro tip

The best portfolio is not twelve variations of the article's strongest point. Mix depth, format, buying stage, and CTA without losing thematic coherence.

Prompt template
Select a balanced monthly LinkedIn carousel portfolio from this approved idea inventory.

Source inputs:
- Evidence-linked idea inventory: {{idea_inventory}}
- Campaign brief and primary objective: {{campaign_brief}}
- Audience and buying-stage priorities: {{audience_priorities}}
- Available CTAs and destination links: {{cta_options}}
- Prior Shield performance by topic, format, saves, comments, profile views, and engagement: {{prior_performance}}
- Publishing cadence and production constraints: {{publishing_constraints}}
- Restricted topics and approval sensitivities: {{reuse_boundaries}}

Score each viable idea from 1-5 for:
1. Source evidence strength
2. Audience usefulness
3. Novelty versus recent posts
4. Clarity of one core argument
5. Format fit for a carousel
6. Save or share potential
7. Conversation potential
8. CTA relevance
9. Production feasibility
10. Repetition risk, where 5 means low risk

Return:
- ranked idea table with scores and rationale
- recommended 8-12 idea portfolio
- format mix
- buying-stage mix
- CTA mix
- suggested four-week sequence
- ideas to hold for later
- ideas to reject and why
- adjacent ideas that are too similar to publish in the same week
- approval or evidence risks

Rules:
- Do not select an idea with weak source support merely because it sounds provocative.
- Do not over-index on one format, audience problem, or CTA.
- Spread closely related angles apart.
- Treat historical performance as directional, not a guarantee.
- Preserve at least one practical, one contrarian, one story or example, and one framework-oriented post when the inventory supports them.
- Flag executive, legal, customer, or claim sensitivities.
- Keep the total within the approved production capacity.

Return the recommended portfolio first, followed by the complete scoring table.
5

Build the four-week editorial architecture

30-45 min

Set up: Create a Typeshare calendar with Publish Date, Week, Idea ID, Format, Target Reader, Hook Type, Core Argument, Source Evidence, CTA, Approval Owner, Design Status, Copy Status, Schedule Status, and Analytics Review Date. Sequence the selected angles so the month moves from broad relevance into deeper practical or commercial topics without feeling like a serialized blog summary. Place similar formats and arguments at least several days apart.

Scope: Assign each post one primary CTA and avoid sending every carousel to the same destination. Reserve one or two flexible slots for a timely reaction, executive post, or replacing an underdeveloped concept.

Requirements: Define internal copy, design, review, and scheduling deadlines working backward from each publish date.

Approval: Have the campaign owner approve the calendar and workload before full drafting begins.

Output

An approved four-week editorial calendar with sequence, deadlines, CTAs, owners, statuses, and flexible publishing slots.

Typeshare
Pro tip

Calendar the review and design deadlines, not only the publish dates. Most carousel programs fail because production work piles up in one week.

6

Create a narrative brief for every selected carousel

45-60 min

Inputs: Prepare the selected portfolio, article evidence, brand voice, CTA plan, slide-count limits, and monthly sequence. Open Claude in the carousel campaign chat and paste the prompt below into the main composer.

Action: Include each Idea ID and its exact source evidence as source inputs. Ask Claude to create a narrative brief before writing final slide copy, including the hook, tension, teaching sequence, proof, payoff, CTA, and what must be omitted.

Output: Copy the approved briefs into Typeshare under their corresponding calendar records and save the Claude conversation link.

QA: Review whether each brief has one coherent argument and a reason for the reader to continue from slide one to slide two. Reject briefs that merely list facts, restate the article, or rely on an unsupported dramatic hook.

Output

A narrative brief for each carousel defining hook, tension, sequence, evidence, payoff, CTA, omissions, and slide plan.

ClaudeTypeshare
Pro tip

A narrative brief lets you fix a weak idea in minutes before spending time writing and designing ten slides.

Prompt template
Create narrative briefs for the approved LinkedIn carousel portfolio before writing final slide copy.

Source inputs:
- Selected portfolio with Idea IDs: {{selected_portfolio}}
- Exact article excerpts and evidence for each idea: {{source_evidence}}
- Campaign objective, audience, and buying stage: {{campaign_brief}}
- Brand voice and terminology: {{brand_voice}}
- Approved claims, attribution, and disclaimers: {{claims_register}}
- CTA options and destination links: {{cta_options}}
- Slide-count and design constraints: {{slide_constraints}}
- Monthly sequence and neighboring posts: {{editorial_calendar}}

For each Idea ID, return:
1. One-sentence audience promise
2. Core argument
3. Cover-hook options
4. Slide 2 tension or proof of value
5. Narrative progression by slide
6. Evidence, example, or framework assigned to each body section
7. Payoff or synthesis
8. Final CTA and why it fits
9. Required attribution or disclaimer
10. What to omit
11. Risk of overlap with another scheduled post
12. Recommended total slide count
13. Confidence and unresolved evidence gaps

Rules:
- Use one primary argument per carousel.
- Do not write final slide copy yet.
- Do not invent examples, outcomes, claims, or statistics.
- Make slide 2 prove the reader should continue.
- Ensure the carousel stands alone while remaining faithful to the article.
- Keep the CTA proportionate to the buying stage and content value.
- Flag any narrative that requires additional evidence or approval.
- Avoid formulaic repetition across the monthly series.

Return one clearly labeled brief per Idea ID using the same field order.
7

Write slide-by-slide copy with evidence and design cues

60-90 min for the batch

Inputs: Prepare one approved narrative brief, exact source evidence, brand voice, slide constraints, CTA, claims register, and monthly context as source inputs. Open Claude in the campaign chat and paste the prompt below into the main composer.

Action: Ask Claude to write concise slide copy, evidence references, design cues, accessibility notes, and a caption seed while preserving the approved narrative. Copy each approved draft into Typeshare and save the Claude conversation link beside the carousel record.

QA: Review the cover, slide two, transitions, proof, payoff, CTA, word count, and whether any sentence introduces a new unsupported claim. Rewrite generic phrases, repetitive patterns, exaggerated hooks, and slides that cannot be understood without presenter context.

Approval: Mark the draft Ready for Editorial Review only after every claim traces to the frozen article or approved register.

Output

Complete evidence-linked slide copy for 8-12 carousels with design cues, accessibility notes, CTA slides, and caption seeds.

ClaudeTypeshare
Pro tip

Slide text should be reviewable independently from the visual. Design should improve comprehension, not hide weak logic or missing evidence.

Prompt template
Write implementation-ready LinkedIn carousel copy for one approved narrative brief.

Source inputs:
- Idea ID and approved narrative brief: {{narrative_brief}}
- Exact article excerpts and supporting evidence: {{source_evidence}}
- Approved claims, attribution, and disclaimers: {{claims_register}}
- Audience, buying stage, and campaign objective: {{campaign_brief}}
- Brand voice, terminology, and prohibited language: {{brand_voice}}
- Approved CTA and link destination: {{cta}}
- Canva template and slide constraints: {{design_constraints}}
- Neighboring posts in the monthly sequence: {{editorial_context}}

Return:
1. Carousel title
2. Cover slide copy, maximum {{cover_word_limit}} words
3. Slide 2 copy that establishes tension, value, or credibility
4. Body slides with one main point each
5. Evidence or source note for every factual slide
6. Suggested visual treatment for each slide
7. Accessibility or reading-order note where relevant
8. Payoff or synthesis slide
9. Final CTA slide
10. Caption seed
11. Required attribution or disclaimer
12. Claims requiring human review
13. Final word count by slide

Rules:
- Use only supplied evidence and approved claims.
- Do not invent customer examples, numbers, quotations, or market facts.
- Keep each slide within the supplied word limit.
- Make the carousel understandable without reading the original article.
- Avoid vague jargon, fake urgency, unsupported certainty, and repetitive “not X, but Y” constructions.
- Do not repeat the cover wording in the caption seed.
- Preserve one coherent argument and clear transitions.
- Keep the CTA natural and proportionate.
- Cite or label any direct quote and required source.

Return the full carousel in a slide table followed by a claims-review checklist.
8

Run editorial, factual, and repetition QA

60-90 min

QA: Review every draft against the frozen article, claims register, narrative brief, and neighboring posts in Typeshare. Check factual accuracy, quote attribution, numerical context, terminology, reading level, slide order, CTA accuracy, and whether the post overstates the source. Compare hooks, transitions, examples, visual devices, and closing language across the month to identify formulaic repetition.

Review: Verify that each carousel still makes sense when viewed without the article or caption. Mark strategic opinions clearly and avoid presenting them as research findings.

Action: Route any questionable claim, customer reference, or executive-sensitive statement to the appropriate approver.

Output: Record defects and revisions in Typeshare and do not send a draft to design until editorial QA passes.

Output

An editorially approved carousel copy set with verified evidence, resolved repetition, correct links, and documented claim approvals.

Typeshare
Pro tip

Review the whole month together. A single post may look strong while the series reveals identical hooks, rhythms, and CTAs.

9

Create the reusable Canva design system

60-90 min

Build: Build one Canva design system containing cover, standard body, framework, checklist, quote, data point, comparison, process, example, and CTA layouts.

Scope: Define page dimensions, safe margins, type scale, line limits, contrast standards, brand colors, approved logos, icon style, image treatment, and footer attribution.

Set up: Create a naming convention for Campaign, Idea ID, Version, and Status so draft and approved files cannot be confused. Add a visible source or footnote treatment for slides that require attribution without making the citation unreadable on mobile. Include alternate layouts for short and dense ideas instead of forcing every carousel into one template.

Output: Test the master template on a phone-sized preview and with one long-word or data-heavy slide. Lock brand elements where practical and share edit access only with designated producers.

Output

A governed Canva carousel system with reusable layouts, mobile-safe typography, attribution treatment, naming, permissions, and tested variants.

Canva
Pro tip

A template should create consistency without making every idea look identical. Use a small layout system, not one repeated page.

10

Produce the carousel designs and run mobile QA

2-4 hours for the batch

Action: Duplicate the approved Canva master for each Idea ID and paste only the editorially approved slide copy. Match each slide to the layout that best supports its logic rather than decorating the page arbitrarily.

Set up: Add approved charts, icons, images, and source notes while preserving enough whitespace for mobile reading.

Capture: Export a draft PDF and review every page at phone size for text size, contrast, clipping, hierarchy, reading order, and visual continuity. Verify that page count, Idea ID, version, link destination, attribution, and CTA match the Typeshare record.

Output: Correct orphan words, crowded layouts, inconsistent alignment, repetitive visuals, and inaccessible color combinations. Record the Canva link and exported draft in Typeshare and mark the design Ready for Final Review only after the mobile QA checklist passes.

Output

Designed carousel drafts with verified mobile readability, accessibility, attribution, versioning, and matching editorial records.

CanvaTypeshare
Pro tip

Review the exported document on an actual phone. Canva's desktop canvas can make crowded slides look more readable than they are.

11

Write final captions and platform-ready post variants

45-60 min

Inputs: Prepare the approved slide copy, final design, audience, CTA, brand voice, recent captions, and monthly context as source inputs.

Set up: Open Claude in the campaign chat and paste the prompt below into the main composer. Ask Claude for an educational caption, a sharper point-of-view caption, and an optional short caption while avoiding duplication of the cover or slides.

Output: Copy the approved caption variants into Typeshare and save the updated Claude conversation link. Check the first line, mobile truncation, factual consistency, link strategy, CTA, tone, and whether the caption adds context rather than summarizing every slide. Select one primary caption and retain alternatives for later testing or reposting.

Approval: Remove unapproved claims, engagement bait, excessive formatting, and hashtags that do not serve discoverability or context.

Output

Approved educational, opinionated, and optional short caption variants for every carousel, with one selected for publishing.

ClaudeTypeshare
Pro tip

The caption should provide a reason to care or a layer of context. Repeating all the slide content wastes the limited attention before the document opens.

Prompt template
Write final LinkedIn caption variants for an approved carousel.

Source inputs:
- Final carousel title and slide copy: {{carousel_copy}}
- Final carousel design or visual summary: {{carousel_design}}
- Source article and approved evidence: {{source_article}}
- Audience, buying stage, and campaign objective: {{campaign_brief}}
- Brand voice and prohibited language: {{brand_voice}}
- Approved CTA and link strategy: {{cta_strategy}}
- Neighboring posts in the monthly calendar: {{editorial_context}}
- Prior caption patterns to avoid: {{recent_captions}}

Return:
1. Educational caption, 80-150 words
2. Opinionated caption, 80-150 words
3. Optional concise caption, 40-80 words
4. Recommended primary caption and rationale
5. First-line preview for each version
6. CTA line for each version
7. Optional hashtags only when genuinely useful
8. Claims or attribution requiring review

Rules:
- Do not repeat the cover wording as the first line.
- Do not summarize every slide.
- Add context, tension, experience, or a useful implication.
- Use only approved evidence and claims.
- Do not invent personal experience or customer outcomes.
- Avoid engagement bait, fake controversy, generic inspiration, and excessive formatting.
- Keep the CTA natural and consistent with the carousel.
- Make each variant meaningfully different, not a light rewrite.

Return the variants in a comparison table followed by the recommended selection.
12

Run final approval and freeze publishable versions

45-60 min

QA: Review the final PDF, caption, CTA, destination link, article source, required attribution, and scheduled date as one package.

Action: In Typeshare, capture Copy Approver, Design Approver, Claim Approver, Final Version, Approval Date, Expiration Date, and Publish Status. Confirm that the carousel still reflects the source argument and has not drifted during editing or design.

QA: Verify that confidential material, customer references, logos, and third-party assets are approved for public use. Ensure the link destination is live, tagged correctly, and consistent with the selected CTA.

Approval: Freeze the approved PDF and caption so no one edits them after approval without creating a new version. Route material changes back through editorial and design QA rather than approving them in the scheduler.

Output

A frozen, fully approved publishing package for every carousel with version, claims, links, owners, and expiration recorded.

TypeshareCanva
Pro tip

Approve the document and caption together. A safe carousel can become misleading when paired with an exaggerated caption.

13

Schedule the month in Taplio with publishing safeguards

30-45 min

Capture: Upload the approved PDF and selected caption to Taplio using the date and time in the Typeshare calendar. Confirm document order, filename, first-line preview, line breaks, CTA, destination link, and any required disclosure before scheduling.

Action: Stagger related topics and avoid collisions with product launches, executive announcements, events, or other high-priority posts. Record the Taplio schedule link or post ID in Typeshare and change the status to Scheduled.

Next action: Use a final-day check for destination availability, current claims, and timely references before each post publishes. Pause or replace posts when the source becomes inaccurate, the CTA changes, or an external event makes the message inappropriate.

Approval: Keep one or two approved backup posts available for schedule changes.

Output

A safeguarded month-long Taplio schedule with verified assets, captions, links, timing, post IDs, and backup options.

TaplioTypeshare
Pro tip

A scheduled post is not finished work. Recheck time-sensitive claims and links shortly before publication.

14

Measure post-level and portfolio performance in Shield

30 min weekly

Scope: In Shield, track impressions, document opens when available, engagement rate, saves, comments, reposts, profile views, follower growth, and performance relative to the account baseline.

Set up: Add Idea ID, Format, Audience Problem, Hook Type, CTA, Publish Date, and Source Article to the campaign analysis in Typeshare.

Action: Compare each carousel after a consistent observation window rather than ranking a one-day post against a two-week post. Read comment quality and profile-view changes alongside reactions so low-volume but commercially relevant engagement is not ignored.

Output: Separate performance caused by topic, format, executive participation, timing, or distribution from assumptions about copy quality. Mark unusual external factors such as a viral reshare, event, news cycle, or paid boost. Produce a weekly portfolio note with winners, underperformers, hypotheses, and actions without changing the rest of the calendar impulsively.

Output

A normalized weekly performance view connecting each carousel's topic, format, hook, CTA, and distribution context to results.

ShieldTypeshare
Pro tip

Saves, profile views, and comment quality often tell a more useful B2B story than raw likes.

15

Turn performance into the next content and source-article decisions

60 min after the month

Inputs: Prepare the Shield results, carousel metadata, comment themes, source article, campaign goals, downstream signals, and external factors as source inputs. Open Claude in the campaign chat and paste the prompt below into the main composer.

Action: Ask Claude to identify supported patterns, alternative explanations, follow-up topics, repost candidates, design or hook tests, and ideas that should not be repeated. Copy the retrospective into Typeshare and save the Claude conversation link with the campaign record.

Next action: Require the analysis to distinguish correlation from causation and to use consistent observation windows. Select a small number of changes for the next month rather than rewriting the entire system after one campaign.

Output: Feed high-save or high-quality-comment angles into future blogs, webinars, newsletters, or lead magnets when they align with business priorities.

Output

A campaign retrospective with evidence-backed patterns, alternative explanations, next tests, follow-up assets, and explicit changes for the next cycle.

ClaudeShieldTypeshare
Pro tip

Use the month to learn which sub-arguments deserve deeper investment, not merely which visual received the most reactions.

Prompt template
Analyze the completed LinkedIn carousel campaign and recommend evidence-backed next actions.

Source inputs:
- Shield performance with consistent observation windows: {{shield_results}}
- Carousel metadata by Idea ID, format, hook, CTA, and publish date: {{carousel_metadata}}
- Campaign brief and success metrics: {{campaign_brief}}
- Captions, slide copy, and final designs: {{published_assets}}
- Comment themes and qualitative engagement: {{comment_analysis}}
- Profile, follower, click, or downstream conversion signals available: {{downstream_signals}}
- Source article and original idea inventory: {{source_article_and_inventory}}
- External factors such as reshares, news, events, or paid support: {{external_factors}}

Return:
1. Portfolio summary versus objectives
2. Top-performing ideas by relevant metric
3. Underperforming ideas
4. Patterns by topic, format, hook, CTA, and buying stage
5. Alternative explanations for each apparent pattern
6. Comment and audience-language insights
7. Ideas suitable for deeper articles, webinars, newsletters, or lead magnets
8. Carousels suitable for reposting or iteration
9. Concepts not worth repeating
10. Design, hook, caption, cadence, and CTA tests for the next cycle
11. Source-article gaps revealed by audience response
12. Three to five approved operating changes to consider
13. Questions that cannot be answered from this data

Rules:
- Treat performance as directional and observational, not proof of causation.
- Compare posts using consistent time windows and account baselines.
- Do not declare a format winner from one outlier.
- Consider saves, comments, profile views, and downstream quality alongside likes.
- Separate content quality from timing, reshares, news, and distribution effects.
- Do not recommend unsupported claims or trend-chasing unrelated to the audience.
- Keep the final operating changes limited and testable.

Return the retrospective first, then a prioritized next-cycle test plan.

Expected results

Carousels created

8-12 carousels

A strong long-form blog usually contains enough sub-ideas, examples, and frameworks to support 2-3 carousels per week for a month.

Slide count

60-100 slides

Most effective LinkedIn carousels use 6-9 slides, so 8-12 carousels naturally produce this range.

Production time

2.5-4 hours

The workflow reuses the source article and one Canva template, avoiding repeated ideation and design setup.

Distribution lifespan

4 weeks

Publishing 2-3 carousels per week creates a month of consistent distribution from one long-form asset.

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