LinkedIn connection request messages that get accepted

What makes a connection note work

• Say how you know of them

  An event, a post, a mutual contact, a shared employer. One concrete detail tells them this is not a mass invite.

• Say why now

  A new role, a post this week, a project you are starting. A reason with a date on it reads as genuine.

• Leave the pitch out

  The note earns the connection, not the meeting. Selling in the invite is the quickest way to be ignored or marked as unknown.

• Stay well under 200 characters

  That is LinkedIn's limit. Two or three short sentences read best on a phone, where most invitations are opened.

LinkedIn's own advice is the same: say how you found the person or what you have in common, why you want to connect now, and keep a clear, polite tone.

12 connection request message examples

Swap in your own details: the event, the post, the name. Each one fits LinkedIn's 200-character limit as written.

1. You met at an event

   Hi Priya, good to meet you at the RevOps meetup on pricing yesterday. I liked your point about annual plans. Would be glad to stay in touch here.

   145 characters

2. You read their post

   Hi Tom, your post on cutting onboarding to one call stuck with me. We are working on the same problem. Would like to follow your thinking more closely.

   151 characters

3. A mutual connection

   Hi Elena, Sam Ortiz mentioned you are the person to know for RevOps in Berlin. I am building out that function at my company and would value connecting.

   152 characters

4. Same role, different company

   Hi Marcus, we both run sales at early-stage dev tool companies. Always good to know someone facing the same quarter. Happy to swap notes anytime.

   145 characters

5. Same school or old employer

   Hi Aisha, fellow Brightline alum here, I was in the Toronto office around 2019. Saw you moved into product. Would be great to reconnect.

   136 characters

6. A prospect, without a pitch

   Hi Daniel, I follow how teams like yours handle outbound. Your hiring for three SDRs caught my eye. Would like to connect and learn how you are building it.

   156 characters

7. A founder you admire

   Hi Lena, I have been following how you grew Northwind without paid ads. I am a first-time founder walking a similar road. Would be glad to connect.

   147 characters

8. Recruiting a candidate

   Hi Chris, your talk on scaling payments infrastructure stood out. We are hiring a staff engineer and I think the problem would interest you. Open to connecting?

   160 characters

9. Asking for advice

   Hi Noor, I am moving from agency to in-house marketing and your path is the one I hope to take. Would be grateful to connect and follow along.

   142 characters

10. They viewed your profile

    Hi Jake, saw you stopped by my profile. Looks like we both work with B2B SaaS teams in London. Happy to connect and see where our work overlaps.

    144 characters

11. Reconnecting after years

    Hi Maria, it has been a while since the Acme days. Saw the news about your new role, congratulations. Would love to reconnect here.

    131 characters

12. Same LinkedIn group

    Hi Sven, we are both in the B2B Growth group and your answers there are always the useful ones. Would be good to connect directly.

    130 characters

What to avoid in a connection note

A pitch, a link, a calendar invite, flattery with no detail, or a template that names no one in particular. Each one signals a mass invite. And whatever the wording, sending too many invitations too fast, or to people who do not know you, is what gets an account restricted: see LinkedIn connection request limits for the safe numbers.

In Quillreach, a connection request with a note is the first step of a sequence. AI drafts each note, by default you approve it before it sends, and the sequence stops for anyone who replies.