Meet Magento UK's AuthorDNA
The writing patterns that make your content uniquely yours
What is AuthorDNA?
AuthorDNA is a hidden linguistic profile - the subconscious patterns and habits unique to how someone writes. We analyze posts across 243 style metrics specific to B2B social content and compare them to thousands of other authors.
These are the markers most people don't even notice - but they're what makes writing sound authentic.
Does More Of...
Patterns you use more often than typical LinkedIn authors
See example from 09 May 2025
Does Less Of...
Patterns you use less often - that's part of your style too!
Your AuthorDNA Profile
You probably didn't realize, but your posts pack in 6x more emoji per line than the average, and your call-to-action lines alone use emoji 7x more than most. Even your opening hooks are 5x more emoji-heavy than anyone else's. It's not just a flourish - it's a full-on signature, instantly making your content jump off the feed before anyone even reads a word.
Why does this work? The relentless emoji use signals energy, accessibility, and a sense of community - all before your audience even registers the message. Now try briefing this to a ghostwriter: "Hey, I need lines with 6x more emoji than the norm, and make sure the CTA has 7x the usual amount, but never overdo it." They'd look at you like you've lost your mind. This isn't a style guide - it's muscle memory. You couldn't fake this rhythm if you tried.
And here's the kicker: you post less than once a week, yet these distinctive patterns are embedded in every update. This is exactly what Drumbeat captures - the patterns you can't articulate but your audience feels. Your company's message, in each team member's authentic voice, at scale.
Signature Phrases
Your most frequently used words and phrases
Posting Consistency
10 Jul 2014 - 28 Mar 2025
Deep Dive
Explore all 17 categories of writing style
Call-to-Action Patterns 7
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average position of CTAs in the post | Near top | LOW | VARIES |
| CTAs phrased as questions vs statements | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether CTAs are concentrated at the end of the post | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether CTAs include hashtags | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| CTAs using command verbs (Click, Share, Comment, etc.) | 7% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether CTAs include emoji | 7% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether any call-to-action exists | 64% of posts | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Emoji Usage 38
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average emoji per line of text | 63% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Average number of emoji appearing together in clusters | 50% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Balance between positive and negative emoji | 38% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of neutral/functional emoji | 0.0 - 5.5 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of positive/celebratory emoji | 0.0 - 1.7 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Emoji count relative to sentence count | 41% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Emoji density in CTA sections | 23 - 35 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Emoji density in the hook section | 17 - 34 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Emoji usage in the middle section of the post | 0 - 30 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Emoji used to replace words entirely | 12% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Largest group of adjacent emoji | 50% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Number of different emoji types used | 0.0 - 2.8 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Number of emoji clusters (groups of adjacent emoji) | 0.0 - 0.8 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Number of emoji in call-to-action lines | 0.8 - 1.8 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Number of emoji in the opening hook | 0.8 - 1.8 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are 'corpspeak' type | 7% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Percentage of emoji that are neutral/functional | 62% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are positive/celebratory | 38% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Percentage of lines containing at least one emoji | 51% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of emoji appearing in clusters | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Variety of different emoji used (unique/total ratio) | 29% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether the post starts with an emoji | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Average distance between repeated emoji | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of negative/warning emoji | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| How consistently emoji pair with specific words | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| How consistently the same emoji is used for bullets | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| How often the same emoji repeats across the post | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of bullet point lines using emoji as markers | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are negative/warning | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of lines that contain only emoji | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Proportion of emoji that appear multiple times | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Total count of repeated emoji across the post | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Variety of different emoji used as bullets | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether emoji are used as bullet point markers | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Consistency of emoji bullet indentation | 0% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Emoji count per 1000 words | 8% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Total number of emoji in the post | 0.0 - 2.8 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether any emoji are used in the post | 29% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Formality & Tone 9
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count of negative contractions used | 7% | LOW | VARIES |
| Ratio of negative to positive contractions | 1:14 | LOW | VARIES |
| Count of positive contractions used | 43% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Number of different contraction types | 50% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Percentage of words that are contractions | 87% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Total number of contractions | 50% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of negative contractions (don't, won't, can't) | 16% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of positive contractions (it's, I'm, we're) | 71% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Variety of different contractions used | 36% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Function Words 21
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage of 'as' per 1000 words | 0-27 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Usage of 'by' per 1000 words | 0-15 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Usage of 'so' per 1000 words | 0-12 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Usage of 'which' per 1000 words | 0-5 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Usage of 'and' per 1000 words | 0 - 34 | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'because' per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Usage of 'but' per 1000 words | 0-6 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'if' per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Usage of 'is' per 1000 words | 0-10 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'on' per 1000 words | 0-11 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'the' per 1000 words | 0 - 31 | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'who' per 1000 words | 0-2 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Overall grammatical word usage | 69 - 239 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Usage of 'a' per 1000 words | 0 - 32 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'at' per 1000 words | 0-25 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'for' per 1000 words | 0 - 29 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'of' per 1000 words | 0 - 41 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'that' per 1000 words | 0-24 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'to' per 1000 words | 4 - 51 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Usage of 'with' per 1000 words | 0 - 26 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Variety of function words used | 28% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Hashtag Usage 12
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average character length of hashtags | 7 - 14 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of all-lowercase hashtags | 82% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of hashtags in ALL CAPS | 8% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Proportion of hashtags in the opening | 30% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Proportion of hashtags placed at the end | 64% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of hashtags woven into the text | 6% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether any hashtags are used | 71% of posts | HIGH | STEADY |
| Whether the opening line contains a hashtag | 30% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Proportion of hashtags using CamelCase | 10% | LOW | VARIES |
| Ratio of inline hashtags to end hashtags | 6% | LOW | VARIES |
| Hashtag density per 100 words | 0.7 - 9.0 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Total number of hashtags | 0.3 - 4.5 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Opening Hooks 14
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of emoji in the hook | 0.0 - 1.0 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether the hook contains emoji | 29% of posts | HIGH | VARIES |
| ALL CAPS words in the hook | 1% | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the hook contains a question | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether the hook starts with a conjunction | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether there's a clear opening hook section | 14% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Character count of the hook | 105 - 322 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Character position where the hook ends | 105 - 322 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Hook length relative to total post | 84% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Hook lines relative to total lines | 72% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Negation words in the hook | 0.0 - 0.6 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Use of 'you/your' in the hook | 2% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Where LinkedIn's 'see more' cuts off | 84% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Whether there's a blank line after the hook | 14% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Line Structure 18
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of very short lines (<5 words) | 31% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Variation in line lengths | 0 - 928 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Average spacing between blank lines | 29% | LOW | VARIES |
| Number of visual text blocks | 0.0 - 4.7 | LOW | VARIES |
| Percentage of single-word lines | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Ratio of lines starting with ALL CAPS | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Ratio of lines starting with numbers | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Ratio of lines starting with punctuation | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Ratio of lines starting with quotes | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Variation in block sizes | 9% | LOW | VARIES |
| Average characters per line | 57 - 183 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average lines per text block | 0.9 - 1.8 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average words per line | 10 - 28 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Blank lines per 100 total lines | 0 - 33 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Lines containing exactly one sentence | 61% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Predictability of line length pattern | Very consistent | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Proportion of blank space | 15% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Spacing between content-rich lines | 0.3 - 1.8 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
List Patterns 15
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average items per dash/bullet list | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Average items per emoji list | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Consistency of emoji bullet indentation | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Consistency of numbered list formatting | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Nesting depth of numbered lists | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of dash/bullet list sections | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of emoji bullet list sections | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of numbered list sections | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Use of fraction-style numbering (1/, 2/) | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Variety of emoji used as bullets | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether any list structure is used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether dash/bullet lists are used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether emoji bullet lists are used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether numbered lists are used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Use of inline enumeration | 1% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Vocabulary & Phrases 10
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common idioms and expressions per 1000 words | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of idiomatic expressions | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| How often three-word phrases repeat | 7% | LOW | VARIES |
| How often two-word phrases repeat | 0.0 - 4.3 | LOW | VARIES |
| Length of longest repeated phrase | 36% | LOW | VARIES |
| Count of words used only once | 8 - 69 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Number of unique words used | 6 - 82 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words used only once | 90% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Ratio of meaningful words to grammatical words | 5% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Unique words divided by total words | 89% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Sentence Openings 16
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count of sentences starting with -ing verbs | 0.0-0.5 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with adverbs | 0.0-1.2 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with discourse markers | 0.0-0.5 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with subordinate clauses | 0.0-0.6 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with time words | 0.0-0.5 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with Actually, Basically, etc. (%) | 4% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with And, But, Or, So (%) | 2% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with adverbs (%) | 5% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with subordinate clauses (%) | 6% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with time words (%) | 2% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with There is/It is | ~0.0 per post | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of sentences starting with pronouns | 0.0-1.0 per post | LOW | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with 'There is/are' or 'It is' (%) | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of sentences starting with conjunctions | 0.0-0.3 per post | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with -ing verbs (%) | 4% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with pronouns (I, You, We, They) (%) | 0 - 37 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Closing Patterns 11
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of emoji in the closing | 0.0 - 1.2 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether the closing has emoji clusters | 7% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether the ending includes emoji | 29% of posts | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether the ending includes hashtags | 71% of posts | HIGH | STEADY |
| ALL CAPS words in the closing | 1% | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the ending is a question | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether there's a clear closing section | 43% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Character length of the closing | 112 - 396 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Closing length relative to total post | 92% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Whether the closing has a signature phrase | 14% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether the ending has a call-to-action | 36% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Paragraph Structure 13
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average change in length between paragraphs | 0.6 - 2.4 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Closing paragraph length vs body average | 1% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Opening paragraph length vs body average | 2% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Consecutive long paragraphs | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Total number of paragraphs | 0.1 - 4.9 | LOW | STEADY |
| Variation in length changes between paragraphs | 14% | LOW | VARIES |
| Average sentences per paragraph | 1.1 - 2.5 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average sentences per paragraph | 1.1 - 2.5 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Consecutive short paragraphs | 0.0 - 4.1 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| How frequently new paragraphs start | 1 - 152 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| How much paragraph length varies | 0.3 - 2.9 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Length of your longer paragraphs (80th percentile) | 1.3 - 3.5 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Typical paragraph length (median) | 1.0 - 2.5 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Parts of Speech 9
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance/distribution of different word types | Fairly consistent | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of auxiliary/helper verbs | 4% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are adjectives | 8% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are adverbs | 3% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Percentage of words that are determiners | 5% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are nouns | 3 - 62 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are prepositions | 10% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are pronouns | 7% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are verbs | 5 - 17 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Post Basics 7
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count of complex words (3+ syllables) | 1 - 16 | LOW | STEADY |
| Total sentence count | 0.2 - 7.5 | LOW | STEADY |
| Total syllables in the post | 6 - 167 | LOW | STEADY |
| Total word count of the post | 0 - 106 | LOW | VARIES |
| Average word complexity (syllables per word) | 1.3 - 1.9 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| How easy the text is to read (higher = easier) | 30 - 88 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of complex words (3+ syllables) | 8 - 23 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Punctuation Style 17
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon usage per 1000 words | 0-139 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences trailing off with ellipsis | 4% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Em dash (—) usage per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| En dash (–) usage per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Exclamation marks per 1000 words | 0-30 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Mixed punctuation clusters per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Multiple exclamation marks per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Multiple question marks per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of sentences ending with a question | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Question marks per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Quotation mark usage per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Semicolon usage per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Comma usage per 1000 words | 0-50 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Ellipsis (...) usage per 1000 words | 0-13 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Hyphen usage per 1000 words | 0-38 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Parentheses usage per 1000 words | 0-11 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences ending with exclamation | 0 - 44 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Quotes & Narrative 10
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average length of quoted passages | 0 - 188 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Lines starting with quotation marks | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of quotation blocks | 0.0 - 0.9 | LOW | VARIES |
| Presence of dialogue attribution patterns | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Use of story transitions | 3% | LOW | VARIES |
| Lines using past tense | 30% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Number of narrative/story signals | 0.1 - 1.8 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Total characters in quoted content | 0 - 188 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether the post contains quotations | 36% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether the post tells a story | 29% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Sentence Rhythm 16
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variation in clause count across sentences | 0.0 - 2.2 | LOW | VARIES |
| Average number of clauses per sentence | 1.5 - 2.7 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average number of words per sentence | 9 - 19 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average words per sentence | 9 - 19 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| How much sentence length varies (normalized) | 40% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| How often paragraphs contain just one sentence | 58% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Length of your longer sentences (80th percentile) | 10 - 26 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Length of your shorter sentences (20th percentile) | 3 - 15 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Overall sentence complexity | 14 - 48 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Parenthetical breaks per 1000 words | 0-11 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences over 20 words | 24% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences under 8 words | 29% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Typical sentence length (median) | 8 - 20 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Variation in sentence lengths | 1 - 10 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Word count of shortest sentence | 2 - 14 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Word count of the longest sentence | 12 - 31 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
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