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Building a creator support network

Get more comments on your posts by supporting others

Oleg Sobolev avatar
Written by Oleg Sobolev
Updated over a week ago

Build a circle of friendly creators who comment on your posts while you support theirs. Unlike commenting on big influencers to get discovered by their audience, this strategy focuses on mutual relationships

  • You comment on their posts consistently

  • They comment on your posts back

  • You both get better reach and engagement

  • LinkedIn algorithm favors posts with early engagement

Expected results

  • More comments and likes on your posts

  • Stronger creator relationships in your space

  • Increased content reach and visibility

Key differences from visibility strategy

This is completely different from commenting on influencers for visibility.

Consistency beats cleverness

You don't need to stand out or impress anyone:

  • Leave supportive comments regularly

  • Focus on helping boost their engagement

  • Show up consistently rather than sporadically

Topic relevance matters less

Support creators even when posts aren't in your expertise area:

  • Comment on posts in your general space

  • Focus on regular touchpoints, not topic matching
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Building your circle

Start small and grow naturally. Don't try to build a huge network immediately.
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Start with people who comment on your posts

The best candidates are already showing interest in your content:

  • Notice who comments on your posts regularly

  • Check if they create content in your space

  • Add genuine supporters to your list in Extrovert

  • Start supporting their content back

Create different support levels

Not everyone needs the same frequency:

  • Close supporters: Daily or every other day

  • Regular circle: Every 3 days (most common)

  • Broader network: Weekly touchpoints
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Comment style for support

Your commenting approach is completely different from trying to get discovered by big influencers' audiences.

Be supportive, not clever

Focus on helping the creator succeed:

  • Celebrate their wins and insights

  • Ask thoughtful questions to boost engagement

  • Share relevant experiences that add to their narrative

  • Keep comments shorter and more conversational

Focus on fresh posts

Help with reach by engaging early:

  • Comment within the first 24 hours when possible

  • Use Extrovert filters: Date posted β†’ Past 24 hours

  • Early engagement helps their posts get better reach

Moving people between strategies

Creators can move from one strategy to another as relationships evolve. You might start with someone for visibility but build a mutual support relationship.

From visibility to mutual support

When big influencers you're commenting on to get discovered start engaging back:

  • Notice when they start commenting on your posts regularly

  • Move them from your "influencers" to "support circle" list

  • Shift from expertise-showcasing to relationship-building comments

  • Increase engagement frequency to support them back
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From mutual support back to visibility

Sometimes the relationship changes:

  • If they stop commenting on your posts but still have a valuable audience

  • Switch back to commenting for discovery by their audience

  • Reduce frequency but increase comment value and expertise

  • Focus on impressing their audience rather than relationship building

Learn more about the visibility strategy:
β€‹πŸ”— Comment on influencers to get discovered by your audience

Success signals

  • Regular mutual commenting - they show up on your posts consistently

  • Business referrals - they mention you to their network

  • Collaboration opportunities - joint content, events, or partnerships

Remember: This is about building relationships rather than gaming the algorithm. Focus on supporting creators you actually respect and want to connect with.

Automate list management (optional)

Instead of manually tracking who comments on your posts, set up automation:

  • Use n8n or Zapier to monitor your LinkedIn posts daily

  • Automatically extract unique commenters from your latest posts

  • Add new profiles to your Extrovert support circle list via API

Setting up the workflow

  1. Get our pre-built n8n workflow (see attached JSON file at the end of this page)

  2. Set up n8n

  3. Import the JSON file

  4. Connect your b2b-enrichment.com and Extrovert API credentials

  5. Set the workflow to run daily

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