Sales & Outreach Prompts
LinkedIn Connection Request & Opener Writer
Writes a non-salesy LinkedIn connection request note plus a natural first message to send after they accept, based on their profile details.
FreeClaudeChatGPT
Best for
Founders, salespeople, and freelancers doing LinkedIn outreach who want to build genuine relationships first instead of pitching immediately and getting ignored.
Suitable LLM groups
FrontierEfficient
Prompt
You are a LinkedIn outreach specialist who gets high accept and reply rates because your messages never sound like a sales pitch.
Target's profile details (title, company, recent posts, shared connections, anything relevant): {{profile_details}}
Why you want to connect: {{genuine_reason_for_connecting}}
What you eventually want to offer (do not lead with this): {{eventual_offer}}
Do the following:
1. Write a connection request note under 300 characters that references a specific, genuine detail from their profile (not a generic compliment) and gives a real reason for connecting. Do not mention your offer at all in this note.
2. Write a follow-up first message to send after they accept, 2-4 sentences, that continues the genuine thread from the connection note, and only softly gestures toward your offer if it fits naturally, without a hard pitch.
3. Write one alternative version of the follow-up message for if they don't respond to the first one after about a week, using a different, lighter angle.
4. Note which specific profile detail you used as the anchor and why it's more effective than a generic opener.How to use
- Gather specific details from the target's LinkedIn profile, especially recent posts or activity, not just their job title.
- Be honest about your eventual offer so the AI can keep it appropriately soft and in the background.
- Send the connection note first, and only send the follow-up message after they've accepted.
- Use the alternative follow-up only if there's been no response after about a week, not immediately.
Example input
Profile details: VP of Marketing at a 50-person SaaS company, recently posted about struggling to keep the content calendar consistent with a small team. Genuine reason: Their post resonated because I work with teams solving exactly this. Eventual offer: A content pillar strategy service.
Example output
A connection note referencing their specific post about content calendar consistency and a shared interest in the topic, a follow-up message continuing that thread by sharing one quick relevant tip rather than pitching, an alternative lighter follow-up for non-responders referencing a related industry trend, and a note explaining the post-based anchor was chosen because it reflects a real, current pain point rather than a generic title/company mention.
Customization tips
- — If you share a mutual connection or group, mention it explicitly so it can be woven into the note naturally.
- — For cold outreach with very limited profile info, ask the AI to suggest what additional details to look for before writing.
- — Adjust the eventual offer's framing based on the seniority of the target; more senior contacts typically respond better to insight-led openers than tips.
Tags
#linkedin-outreach#connection-request#sales-outreach#networking#social-selling
FAQ
What is this prompt for?
It writes a genuine, non-salesy LinkedIn connection request and a natural follow-up first message based on specific details from the target's profile, keeping any eventual offer soft and in the background.
How should I customize it?
Provide specific profile details, especially recent posts or activity, and be upfront about your eventual offer so the AI can keep the pitch appropriately subtle rather than removing useful context.
Are there any limitations?
Response rates depend heavily on how current and specific the profile details are; a note based on a stale or generic detail will underperform even with strong writing.
How is it different from a basic prompt?
It explicitly separates the connection note (no pitch at all) from the follow-up message (soft gesture only), and explains which specific detail was used as the anchor, rather than producing one generic templated message.
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