LinkedIn connection
request messages
Free LinkedIn connection request message templates that get accepted. Pick one below, drop in their name and the one thing you have in common, then copy it. No card required.
Connection request templates you can copy
Replace the bracketed parts with the person's details, or use the generator above to fill them in for you.
Shared interest
Hi [First name], I came across your work at [their company] and the [common ground] really stood out to me. I'd like to follow what you're sharing here. Hope it's alright to connect.
Same field, no pitch
Hi [First name], we both spend our days in [common ground], so I thought I'd reach out. No agenda, I just like keeping good people in my network. Hope to connect.
After their content
Hi [First name], your recent post on [common ground] stuck with me, the part about it especially. Would be glad to connect and keep reading what you put out.
The connection request message is the first thing a stranger reads from you, and on LinkedIn it has a hard 300 character limit. The requests that get accepted have one thing in common: they make the other person feel seen, not sold to. Name one specific, true thing you have in common and stop there.
Skip the pitch entirely. A connection request is not the place to ask for a meeting or describe your product. Earn the connection first, then let a later message do any asking. The fastest way to get ignored is to lead with what you want.
Keep it short, plain and human. Drop the buzzwords, drop the flattery a stranger has no standing to give, and write the way you would speak. Specific and sincere beats clever every time.
Quick tips
- Stay under 300 characters, LinkedIn cuts you off there.
- Name one real, specific thing in common. Vague compliments read as automated.
- Never pitch in the connection request. Earn the connection first.
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