Key takeaways
- The generator writes six comment drafts for a LinkedIn post, one for each style, in the tone and length you choose.
- It never posts for you: you edit the draft and publish it from your own LinkedIn account.
- A LinkedIn comment can be up to 1,250 characters long.
- Your name and headline appear next to every comment, so the post author's readers see them too.
- OutX reports that comments weigh about 3x more than reactions when LinkedIn distributes a post.
The LinkedIn comment generator takes a post you paste in and returns six comment drafts, each written in a different style, at the tone and length you set. Nothing is posted automatically: you rewrite the draft you like and publish it from your own account.
How do you get from a post to a published comment?
- Copy the post
Take the link or the text of the LinkedIn post you want to reply to. - Paste it into the form
Set the tone, the length and whether you want emoji. - Choose a style
Every draft answers the post from another angle, so pick the one closest to what you think. - Edit and post
Change the words until the comment sounds like you, then publish it under the post on LinkedIn.
Which comment styles does the generator write?
Most posts can be answered in more than one sensible way. The tool gives you one draft for each of these six.
Insightful add-on
Brings in one idea the author left out.
Personal story
A brief experience of your own that supports the post or puts it to the test.
Contrarian take
A polite disagreement that comes with a reason.
Data-backed
A number or a source that takes the argument a step further.
Curious question
Something the author will want to answer, which keeps the thread going.
Witty one-liner
A short, light reply that still says something of substance.
What do the example comments look like?
Text in brackets is replaced with details from the post you paste.
Insightful add-on
"I'd add one more case to this: [related case], where [specific detail] changes the picture."
Curious question
"I'm curious how you picked the moment to [step], because our team ran into the same wall last quarter."
Personal story
"We ran this in [context]. What surprised us most was [result]."
Why do comments matter so much on LinkedIn?
Every comment carries your name and headline, and it is shown to everyone who reads the post. A useful comment under a post in your field puts you in front of that author's whole audience, many of whom have never seen your profile.
Commentify reports that commenting brings several times more profile views than posting alone. Early comments also help the post itself during LinkedIn's first test of reactions, and OutX reports that comments weigh about 3x more than reactions in that distribution.
When is the LinkedIn comment generator most useful?
Posts by people you would like to meet
A considered comment opens the conversation before you send a connection request, so your name is familiar when the invite arrives.
Hot topics in your field
Add your view while LinkedIn is still showing the post to new readers.
Replies under your own posts
Answer each comment you receive so the discussion keeps moving.
Group discussions
Take part where the people you want to reach already talk to each other.
How do you make a generated comment sound like you?
Match the settings to the post you are answering. Add a detail or a reference that only fits this particular post, so the comment could not be pasted under any other one. Keep your normal way of speaking. A draft is where you start, and the comment you publish should be your own.
Stay below the 1,250-character limit for comments. The LinkedIn character counter shows the count if you write a longer reply.
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How do you get comments on your own posts?
Commenting on other people's posts makes you visible. Comments under your own post are what show LinkedIn that the post is worth showing to more people.
On LinkedInLikes, members write comments on each other's posts in their own words, from their own accounts. The post owner cannot dictate the text or the tone. You start with 100 starter points after signing up and get more by commenting on other members' posts.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, when the comments add something. Each comment shows your name and headline to the post's readers, and Commentify reports several times more profile views from commenting than from posting alone.
No. It only writes drafts. You edit them and publish them yourself on LinkedIn.
Use it for posts by people you want to meet, since a good comment starts the conversation before a connection request, and for hot topics in your field while the post is still being shown to new readers.
Up to 1,250 characters.
It puts your name and headline in front of people who read the post and gives the author a reason to reply, which can lead to a profile visit or a connection.
OutX describes a quality filter in the first 15 minutes, a test of early reactions lasting up to 90 minutes, and wider distribution for up to 48 hours when reactions and comments come in strongly.
OutX reports that a comment weighs about 3x as much as a reaction in how LinkedIn distributes a post.
3,000 characters. Roughly 210 are visible on desktop and about 140 on mobile before "...see more".