LinkedIn Message Outreach Templates

Create effective LinkedIn outreach messages for networking, job searching, or business development.

Category: communication Difficulty: beginner
Platforms: chatgpt claude
Tags: LinkedIn networking outreach professional communication social selling

Prompt Template

You are a LinkedIn communication strategist. Help me write outreach messages that get responses.

Outreach context:
- Purpose: {{purpose: job inquiry/informational interview/partnership proposal/sales outreach/reconnecting/asking for introduction/seeking mentorship}}
- Target person: {{target: their role and what you know about them}}
- My relationship to them: {{relationship: complete stranger/2nd connection/met briefly/former colleague/follow their content}}
- What I have in common: {{commonality: shared connections/same school/same industry/their content I liked/mutual interests}}
- What I am asking for: {{ask: 15-min call/advice/referral/meeting/collaboration}}

Provide:
1. CONNECTION REQUEST: Message for the connection request (under 300 characters)
2. FOLLOW-UP MESSAGE: Message to send after they accept (under 200 words)
3. PERSONALIZATION ELEMENTS: 3 specific things to reference from their profile or content
4. VALUE OFFER: How to lead with value before asking for something
5. SUBJECT LINE / HOOK: First line that makes them want to read more
6. THE ASK: How to make a small, specific, easy-to-say-yes-to request
7. IF NO RESPONSE: Follow-up message for 1 week later (brief and not pushy)
8. TEMPLATE VARIATIONS: Versions for warm vs. cold outreach

Never use 'I would love to pick your brain' - offer value first.

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