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Bonusly's LinkedIn ads promise five ways to improve work, and the manager-resolutions blog mostly delivers

We scored 3 unique copy variants from a LinkedIn ad cluster pointing to Bonusly's article 'Five Easy Resolutions to Make Your Life as a Manager Better This Year.' The ads sell a short, practical list for managers. The page delivers exactly that: five concrete habits covering recognition, one-on-ones, lighter feedback, quick check-ins, and meaningful rewards. The main gap is wording: the ad leads with 'five ways to improve work' while the page leads with 'five easy resolutions.'

by PostClickSignal Editorial·first audited 2026-06-24·5 min read
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Primary click path

// Ad

Bonusly icon

Bonusly

Promoted · LinkedIn ad sample 1

Looking for practical ways to improve team habits this year? Start with these five ideas.

5 ways to improve work by Bonusly

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// Landing page

5 Easy Resolutions to Make Your Life as a Manager Better This Year screenshot
https://bonusly.com/post/easy-resolutions-to-make-your-life-as-a-manager-better
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The score.

// Overall score

8.4
/ 10
Grade · B+
Headline match
8.5
Offer continuity
9
Visual + tone
8
Scent + intent
8
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The verdict

This is a clean top-of-funnel content play. Bonusly is paying for LinkedIn clicks from managers with an ad that promises five practical ways to improve work, and the destination is a blog post that delivers a numbered, manager-focused list of five habits to do exactly that. There is no bait and switch into a pricing page or gated demo above the fold.

The reason the audit lands at B+ rather than A is hero wording. The ad leads with 'five ways to improve work by Bonusly,' but the page leads with 'Five Easy Resolutions to Make Your Life as a Manager Better This Year.' Same idea, different vocabulary. A visitor scanning the first viewport has to translate 'resolutions' into 'ways to improve work' on their own, which costs a beat of scent.

Fix the H1 and add a one-line summary of the five resolutions and this becomes one of the tighter LinkedIn ad-to-blog handoffs in the category.

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The ads pointing here

// Ad cluster

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LinkedIn copy variants scored.

Scored sample: 3 ads.

Learn more

// Dominant headline

5 ways to improve work by Bonusly
practical habits for managerssmall steps to improve team workstart-of-year resolutions

Three unique LinkedIn ad copy variants point to this article. Two share the same headline, 'Five ways to improve work by Bonusly,' with body copy promising 'practical ways to improve team habits this year' and 'five ideas.' The third is a softer variant headlined 'Small steps, better work' with body copy 'Small actions, repeated often, can make work feel a whole lot better.'

All three run on LinkedIn under a top-of-funnel manager-ICP campaign, which fits the click expectation: an editorial article with five habits, not a product demo. The dominant call to action is 'Learn more,' which is the right CTA for a blog read rather than a high-intent ask.

// Ads scored

More ad variants.

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Bonusly

Promoted · LinkedIn ad sample 2

Looking for practical ways to improve team habits this year? Start with these five ideas.

5 ways to improve work by Bonusly

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Bonusly icon

Bonusly

Promoted · LinkedIn ad sample 3

Small actions, repeated often, can make work feel a whole lot better.

Small steps, better work

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What the page promises

The landing page is a five-minute blog post from author Sam Dewey dated January 5, 2026, tagged Management and Company Culture. The H1 is 'Five Easy Resolutions to Make Your Life as a Manager Better This Year.' The opening paragraphs set up the piece for tech managers who are not looking for a big reset, just small changes that make the day-to-day feel less chaotic.

The body delivers exactly five numbered resolutions: recognize good work when it happens, treat one-on-ones like conversations rather than status meetings, give feedback in smaller lower-stakes moments, run quick check-ins to stay ahead of problems, and use rewards meaningfully. Each section is two to four paragraphs of plain prose with internal links to related Bonusly posts.

The page closes with a 'Start small, stay consistent' wrap-up and a 'Try Bonusly for free' line. There is a newsletter signup, a Read Next strip, and a bottom-of-page 'Let's talk about your goals' demo form. None of that interrupts the article reading flow.

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Dimension breakdown

Headline match
8.5

Ad headline 'five ways to improve work' and page H1 'five easy resolutions to make your life as a manager better' promise the same thing in different words. Same numeric hook, different verb.

Offer continuity
9

Ad promises 'five ideas' for 'practical ways to improve team habits.' Page delivers five numbered habit-based resolutions, each short and practical. No detour into product, pricing, or gated content above the fold.

Visual tone match
8

Click expectation from a LinkedIn 'Learn more' ad is an editorial blog post. The destination is a long-form post with byline, read time, hero image, and conversational manager-to-manager voice. Ad creative images were not attached, so this score is based on the page screenshot and capture metadata.

Scent intent
8

Within the first viewport, visitors see the title, author, date, and hero image and immediately recognize the article promised in the ad. The wording shift from 'improve work' to 'easy resolutions' is the only friction.

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Top fixes

01

Make the H1 echo the ad headline

The ad leads with 'five ways to improve work.' The page leads with 'five easy resolutions.' Rewriting the H1 to match the ad keeps the click feeling like a direct continuation rather than a sideways jump.

Current

5 Easy Resolutions to Make Your Life as a Manager Better This Year

Rewrite

5 Easy Ways to Improve Work as a Manager This Year

02

Add a one-line summary of the five resolutions under the H1

Right now visitors have to scroll past two intro paragraphs before they see the five items the ad promised. A single subhead that names the five resolutions delivers on the ad in the first viewport and helps skimmers commit to the read.

Rewrite

Recognition, better 1:1s, lighter feedback, quick check-ins, and meaningful rewards.

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Use a manager-context CTA inside the article instead of a generic free-trial line

The ad is a manager top-of-funnel play, so the in-article CTA should frame Bonusly as the tool behind the habit the article just taught. A generic 'Try Bonusly for free' line wastes the warm context the article has built.

Current

Try Bonusly for free.

Rewrite

See how managers use Bonusly to make recognition a daily reflex.

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Rewrite preview

// Suggested hero

5 Easy Ways to Improve Work as a Manager This Year

Five small habits, no rollout required: recognition, better 1:1s, lighter feedback, quick check-ins, and meaningful rewards.

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FAQ

Where is Bonusly running these ads?

All three sampled ad variants run on LinkedIn under a top-of-funnel manager-ICP campaign that points at the five-resolutions blog post.

How many ads were scored for this audit?

Three unique LinkedIn ad copy variants from three ads in the LinkedIn Ad Library. PostClickSignal scores up to ten unique copy variants per landing page.

Does the landing page deliver what the ad promises?

Yes, mostly. The ad promises five practical ways to improve work, and the page delivers a numbered five-item article aimed at managers. The mismatch is wording: the page calls them 'easy resolutions,' not 'ways to improve work.'

What is the single highest-leverage fix?

Rewrite the H1 to mirror the ad's exact phrasing. Going from 'Five Easy Resolutions to Make Your Life as a Manager Better' to 'Five Easy Ways to Improve Work as a Manager This Year' keeps the scent intact in the first viewport.

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Sources

  • LinkedIn Ad Library: 3 unique copy variants sampled from 3 ads
  • Landing page: https://bonusly.com/post/easy-resolutions-to-make-your-life-as-a-manager-better

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