# Kadenza > Kadenza is a personal branding app that shows you what's working for creators in your niche on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube, then helps you create, schedule and track your own posts and turn the attention into leads. It connects to your own AI, like Claude or ChatGPT, so you can run your whole content game in about two hours a week. ## Pricing - DIY: $117/month - DIY, yearly: $840/year ($70/month) - Done-With-You: $1,799 once, then $117/month - Done-For-You — LinkedIn: $2,799/month - Done-For-You — All Platforms: $3,499/month ## Key pages - [Home](https://kadenza.ai/): Kadenza is a personal branding app for LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. - [Pricing](https://kadenza.ai/#pricing) - [Docs](https://kadenza.ai/docs): How to point the AI you already pay for at your own content, and what it can ask for once it is connected. - [Resources](https://kadenza.ai/resources) - [Guides](https://kadenza.ai/resources/guides): Every guide we have written, sorted by the thing you are trying to fix, so you can start at the one that matches your week. - [Comparisons](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons): The honest version of how we stack up against the other ways of doing this, including where the other way wins. - [Blog](https://kadenza.ai/blog) ## Guides and articles - [Turn LinkedIn comments into email leads with a keyword](https://kadenza.ai/blog/turn-comments-into-email-leads-with-a-keyword): Someone comments your keyword, they get your guide, and you get the email they choose to share. Here's how to make that offer useful with Kadenza. - [Track competitors on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube in one place](https://kadenza.ai/blog/track-competitors-on-linkedin-instagram-and-youtube): Kadenza brings creator research across LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube together. Learn what to look for and how to turn the research into your own ideas. - [The best Taplio alternatives, based on what you need](https://kadenza.ai/blog/taplio-alternatives): Compare Taplio with Kadenza, Supergrow, AuthoredUp, Kleo, Metricool and Buffer, with clear prices and reasons to pick each one. - [Supergrow alternatives for your next stage of content](https://kadenza.ai/blog/supergrow-alternatives): Compare Supergrow with Kadenza and other content tools. Find the right fit for research, LinkedIn writing, coaching or posting on more platforms. - [MCP servers you can connect to Claude for social media content](https://kadenza.ai/blog/mcp-servers-for-social-media-content): Compare social media MCP options for Claude, then learn how to connect Kadenza and ask for research and drafts with your own approval before posting. - [Let your AI assistant post to LinkedIn and Instagram for you](https://kadenza.ai/blog/let-your-ai-assistant-post-for-you): Use your own Claude or ChatGPT to draft and schedule through Kadenza. Connect your accounts, keep your key out of chat, and approve every post. - [Kleo alternatives for LinkedIn growth: which one fits you?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/kleo-alternatives): Looking beyond Kleo? Compare tools for LinkedIn writing, research and scheduling, and decide whether you still want coaching with your software. - [How to see what's working for creators in your niche on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube](https://kadenza.ai/blog/see-whats-working-for-creators-in-your-niche): Watch the people a step ahead of you, find the posts that beat their own usual and check once a week. Here's what to look at on each platform. - [How to schedule posts to LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube in one place](https://kadenza.ai/blog/schedule-posts-to-linkedin-instagram-and-youtube-in-one-place): Write your posts in one weekly batch, plan them on one calendar for all three platforms, then check what worked. Here's the routine and which tool fits. - [How to use Claude for your personal brand](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-use-claude-for-your-personal-brand): Connect Claude to your real content data, then ask in plain words. The setup, seven prompts to copy, and what Claude gives back. Works with ChatGPT too. - [How to use ChatGPT to write LinkedIn posts that sound like you](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-write-linkedin-posts-that-sound-like-you): Give ChatGPT your best posts, how you talk and what's working in your space, then use these eight prompts. It works the same way in Claude. - [How to find viral posts in your niche (and what to do with them)](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-find-viral-posts-in-your-niche): Skip raw likes. Look for posts that beat their creator's own usual numbers, on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube, then learn the pattern without copying. - [How to grow a personal brand on LinkedIn with AI](https://kadenza.ai/blog/grow-a-personal-brand-on-linkedin-with-ai): Run one weekly loop: see what works for people ahead of you, pick an idea, write it in your voice with your AI, post steadily and turn comments into leads. - [The best tools for LinkedIn personal branding in 2026, compared fairly](https://kadenza.ai/blog/best-tools-for-linkedin-personal-branding): Taplio, Supergrow, AuthoredUp, Kleo, Metricool, Buffer and Kadenza side by side: what each is best for, who should pick it and what it costs. - [A weekly personal branding routine for busy founders](https://kadenza.ai/blog/a-weekly-personal-branding-routine-for-busy-founders): A day-by-day routine that fits a personal brand into a couple of hours a week: what to do from Monday to Friday, what to skip, and what to hand off. - [Why generic AI content doesn't work, and what to do instead](https://kadenza.ai/blog/why-generic-ai-content-doesnt-work): The reason AI posts flop isn't the model. It's that the model is guessing, and so are you. - [How to use AI to write content that sounds like you](https://kadenza.ai/blog/use-ai-to-write-content-that-sounds-like-you): Generic AI writing has a smell everyone recognises. The two things that fix it, and neither is a better prompt. - [Should you post on one platform or all three?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/one-platform-or-all-three): Spreading yourself thin is the most common way people stall. When to focus, when to expand, and how to do both without tripling the work. - [How much time does personal branding actually take?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-much-time-personal-branding-takes): An honest breakdown of the hours, where most of them get wasted, and how to get it down to about two a week. - [How to build a content system you'll actually stick to](https://kadenza.ai/blog/build-a-content-system-you-will-stick-to): Motivation runs out in week three. What to put in place before that happens, so posting survives a bad month. - [What a lead magnet is, and how to make one people actually want](https://kadenza.ai/blog/what-is-a-lead-magnet-and-how-to-make-one): Most lead magnets get downloaded and never opened. What makes the difference, and how to build one in an afternoon. - [How to turn a personal brand into actual leads](https://kadenza.ai/blog/turn-a-personal-brand-into-leads): Followers aren't a business. The bridge between attention and money, and the step most people skip. - [How to read a competitor's YouTube channel for ideas](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-read-a-competitors-youtube-channel): A channel page is full of information if you know what to look at. Here's what to read and what to ignore. - [Shorts or long form: which builds a personal brand faster?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/youtube-shorts-or-long-form): Shorts get you found, long form gets you trusted. How to decide which to make first when you can't do both. - [How to pick YouTube video ideas that actually get watched](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-pick-youtube-video-ideas): Most channels die from bad ideas, not bad editing. How to choose topics before you spend a weekend filming the wrong one. - [Why your reels get views but no followers](https://kadenza.ai/blog/why-your-reels-get-views-but-no-followers): Fifty thousand views and eleven new followers. The gap has a cause, and it's usually one of four things. - [Carousels or reels: which one actually gets you clients?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/carousels-or-reels-for-getting-clients): Reels get you reach, carousels get you saved. Here's how to use both without doubling your workload. - [Which Instagram reels are worth learning from](https://kadenza.ai/blog/which-instagram-reels-are-worth-learning-from): A reel with a million views might teach you nothing. Here's how to tell a real signal from a lucky one. - [How to get clients from LinkedIn without cold outreach](https://kadenza.ai/blog/get-clients-from-linkedin-without-cold-outreach): Cold messages have a terrible hit rate and they cost you your reputation. Here's the slower path that keeps working. - [LinkedIn profile or company page: which one should you grow?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/linkedin-profile-or-company-page): Why a personal profile almost always beats a company page for a small business, and the one case where you want both. - [How to write a LinkedIn hook that stops the scroll](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-write-a-linkedin-hook): The first line is most of the job. Six hook shapes that work, why they work, and the openers to cut on sight. - [The best time to post on LinkedIn (and why it matters less than you think)](https://kadenza.ai/blog/best-time-to-post-on-linkedin): What the timing advice gets right, what it gets wrong, and the simple way to find your own best window instead of copying someone else's. - [Why your LinkedIn posts get no views](https://kadenza.ai/blog/why-your-linkedin-posts-get-no-views): Eleven views on a post you spent an hour on. Here's what's usually behind it, and the fixes that change the number. - [How often should you post on LinkedIn?](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-often-should-you-post-on-linkedin): The honest answer to how often to post, why most advice gets it wrong, and how to pick a number you'll still be doing in six months. - [What to post on LinkedIn when you've got nothing to say](https://kadenza.ai/blog/what-to-post-on-linkedin-when-you-have-nothing-to-say): The blank page isn't a creativity problem, it's an input problem. Five places to find something worth saying, without waiting to feel inspired. - [Connect your own AI to your content with MCP](https://kadenza.ai/blog/connect-your-own-ai-to-your-content-with-mcp): What MCP is, in plain words, and why letting your own Claude or ChatGPT read your real data beats another AI writing tool. - [How to turn LinkedIn comments into leads](https://kadenza.ai/blog/turn-linkedin-comments-into-leads): The people commenting on your competitors' posts are your warmest leads. Here's how to find them and reach out without being weird. - [How to research your competitors on LinkedIn (without guessing)](https://kadenza.ai/blog/how-to-research-your-competitors-on-linkedin): A simple way to see what's actually working for the people ahead of you on LinkedIn, and turn it into posts of your own. ## Comparisons - [Kadenza compared with doing it all by hand](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/doing-it-by-hand): Doing your content by hand is free and it teaches you a lot. Here is where it starts costing you more than it saves, written honestly. - [Kadenza compared with a scheduling tool](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/scheduling-tools): A scheduling tool queues your posts and that is genuinely useful. Here is what it does not do, and where the two sit next to each other. - [Kadenza compared with an AI writing tool](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/ai-writing-tools): An AI writing tool gives you a box and a model. Here is why the box is rarely the problem, and what changes when the AI can see your real data. - [Kadenza compared with a social analytics dashboard](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/analytics-tools): An analytics dashboard shows you what your posts did. Here is why looking backwards at your own numbers rarely tells you what to make next. - [Kadenza compared with hiring a ghostwriter or an agency](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/ghostwriters-and-agencies): A good ghostwriter takes the whole job off your plate. Here is what that really costs, what you give up, and where we offer the same thing. - [Kadenza compared with Taplio](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/taplio): Taplio is a mature LinkedIn tool with a real contacts list. Here's where it wins, where Kadenza fits instead, and how the prices compare. - [Kadenza compared with Supergrow](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/supergrow): Supergrow is a cheaper LinkedIn writing tool that can turn a spoken chat into posts. Here's where it wins and where Kadenza fits instead. - [Kadenza compared with AuthoredUp](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/authoredup): AuthoredUp gives you a deep read on your own LinkedIn posts for a small monthly price. Here's where it wins and where Kadenza fits instead. - [Kadenza compared with Kleo](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/kleo): Kleo pairs LinkedIn writing with weekly live coaching and a creator community. Here's where it wins and where Kadenza fits instead. - [Kadenza compared with Metricool](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/metricool): Metricool covers eleven networks, has a free plan and tracks competitors. Here's where it wins and where Kadenza fits instead. - [Kadenza compared with Buffer](https://kadenza.ai/resources/comparisons/buffer): Buffer is the simple, low-cost way to schedule posts on twelve networks, with a free plan. Here's where it wins and where Kadenza fits instead. ## Case studies - [Case studies](https://kadenza.ai/case-studies): This was done-for-you work by Afaq and his team. Your results depend on your niche, your content and your effort. - [How strength coach Charlotte Hazelwood got 18.4 million Instagram views in 90 days](https://kadenza.ai/case-studies/charlotte-hazelwood): A fitness coach Instagram growth case study: 18,472,315 organic views from Feb 9 to May 9, 2026, a new YouTube channel and two quiz launches. - [How speaker and author Mace Curran got 4.99M Instagram views in 90 days](https://kadenza.ai/case-studies/mace-curran): A speaker Instagram growth case study: 4.99M organic views from Feb 9 to May 9, 2026, reach doubled to 1.48M, and a USA Today bestselling book. - [How founder John Peslar got 10,400+ comments asking for his guides on LinkedIn](https://kadenza.ai/case-studies/john-peslar): A LinkedIn lead magnet case study: 10,400+ comments asking for a guide across 13 posts, Jun 30 to Aug 16, 2026, with 16 guides built and 50+ posts. - [How keynote speaker Jason O. Harris got a booking system built from scratch](https://kadenza.ai/case-studies/jason-o-harris): A keynote speaker marketing case study: a booking quiz and system built from scratch for Jason O. Harris, and a plan for his organic content. ## Optional - [MCP](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/mcp): A common plug that lets the AI you already use read real data out of a tool, so you stop copying and pasting. - [Outlier score](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/outlier-score): A number that says how far a post beat what that account normally does, so you can spot a real winner instead of a busy week. - [Lead magnet](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/lead-magnet): A small useful thing you give away so somebody hands you their name and email in exchange. - [Brand voice](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/brand-voice): The way you actually sound, written down clearly enough that an AI can copy it without turning you into everybody else. - [Engagement rate](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/engagement-rate): The share of the people who saw your post and then did something with it, like a like, a comment, a save or a share. - [Reach](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/reach): How many different people saw your post at least once. - [Impressions](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/impressions): How many times your post got shown, counting the same person twice if they saw it twice. - [Carousel](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/carousel): A post you swipe through, one card or one slide at a time. - [Reel](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/reel): A short vertical video on Instagram that gets shown to people who do not follow you yet. - [Short](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/short): A vertical video under a minute on YouTube, shown in its own endless feed rather than to your subscribers. - [Hook](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/hook): The first line or the first second, the bit that decides whether anybody reads or watches the rest. - [CTA](https://kadenza.ai/resources/glossary/cta): The one thing you ask the reader to do next.