How to write long posts on LinkedIn (as Influencers do)

Surely you have been notified that someone in your LinkedIn network has posted something. What does this mean?

As LinkedIn has announced in February that they plan to allow all the LinkedIn members to write long posts (or to start blogging), the choose 25 000 lucky ones to try out this feature. 

Today it is still not an open feature to everybody, but you can still apply for it, as I did.

The form for applying asks to add your credentials and links to posts you have already published and you will be notified if and when you have been chosen. So no reason not to try.

So far I have been impressed by the Linkedin Influencers on the topics they have written about and the way they have expressed themselves.

But is it too much to expect the same thing from the rest of us?

Still not sure what to expect since I have come across some seriously lousy content. But on the other hand, the exposure is great. It automatically notifies your LinkedIn connections about your new post. Priceless.