You don’t need to be an AI wizard to create viral posts. You just need a better system.
I just stumbled across an amazing post that lays out a full A-to-Z workflow for using AI to generate high-performing LinkedIn content. The mind behind it argues that there’s no such thing as “AI-made” content—there are just good posts and bad posts. Their philosophy is to use AI to be greater, not lazier.
The whole strategy is about using AI as a co-pilot. You’re still the one steering, providing the right inputs, and making the final creative decisions.
🤖 The Viral Topic Prompt
The entire process starts with a powerful prompt to find topics that are primed to go viral. The creator uses this in ChatGPT to get the ball rolling:
“You are an expert at finding topics that go viral on Linkedin.
Search the web deeply, and find 6x drastically different topics (with a title and a controversial twist attached) about “TOPIC”.
Your research must be tied to the news: we are in October, 2025.”
💡 The Core Workflow
The author’s system is surprisingly simple but incredibly effective. It’s not about a single magic prompt, but a series of smart steps.
- 📌 Ideation & Research. The process starts by using the prompt above in ChatGPT to generate timely, controversial topic ideas. The key is asking for a “controversial twist” to ensure the topics have an angle that sparks conversation. After selecting the best one, the expert then asks for a follow-up with more data to flesh it out.
- ✍️ Generation & Drafting. With an optimized topic in hand, this savvy professional then pastes it into a dedicated LinkedIn post generator (app.easygen.io). Instead of settling for one output, they generate at least 3 to 7 different versions of the post.
- ✅ Curation & Editing. This is the crucial human step. They “patchwork” the best sentences and ideas from all the generated drafts into a single “mega post.” Then, they edit heavily, adding their own voice, stories, and unique spice to make it truly their own.
It’s a brilliant way to leverage AI for the heavy lifting (research and drafting) while keeping full creative control over the final product.
This is a fantastic roadmap for anyone looking to supercharge their content creation. Check out the original post to see the author’s full breakdown and the screen recording of this process in action!