Hasta la vista, boring Linkedin invites!
As a sequel to the blog post 3 tips to for great LinkedIn invitations, here are some examples of actual Linkedin invitations. When you want to invite someone to connect, give it a try with an example from here. You can just copy/paste from this post and adapt as you want. However, remember to be brief, there is a limit of 256 characters you can put in a Linkedin invitation.
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1. Hi XXX,
I listened to your great webinar on YYY last week and I really liked your approach about … I’d like us to connect on Linkedin. Please accept my invite.
Thanks, ZZZ.
2. Hi XXX,
I noticed that we both work at YYY company and I thought I would invite you to connect on Linkedin. I am expanding my network and I was thinking that us knowing each other may be of mutual interest. Please accept my invite.
Thanks, ZZZ.
3. Hi XXX,
I am following you on Twitter and I enjoy very much your tips about YYY. I would like to invite you to connect on Linkedin. Please accept my invite.
Thanks, ZZZ.
4. Hi XXX,
I am a fan of your Facebook business page and I am taking up on your invitation to connect on Linkedin also. Please accept my invite.
Thanks, ZZZ.
5. Hi XXX,
I have been reading your blog for over 3 months now and your posts on YYY are so helpful to build my business! Please accept my invite to connect on Linkedin.
Thanks, ZZZ.
Your turn!
What do you think? Are these tips helpful or not? Try them out and see what results you are getting. And if you have other great examples, please share by leaving a comment.
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There are some great ideas in your blog about LinkedIn invites. Using the standard invites looks uninspiring. I sometimes personalise mine, but haven’t made it a habit yet. Your ideas will help me in that regard.
Essentially, the thing to do is to tailor the invites to include specific details such as where you have met or worked with the invitee. Don’t assume that they remember you, remind them, and keep it brief.
If you are trying to connect with someone unknown to you, then be friendly, share your common interest, compliment them on their tweets/blogs etc. That will make your invite more likely to be accepted.
Thanks for sharing your tips, Maria! I also learned a few things from your comments
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The default LinkedIn invitation is so uninspiring that I wish they’d do away with it and force people to write something themselves. These are all great suggestions… I’ll have to try them next time I invites someone to connect on LinkedIn.
Thanks, Lesa! I’ve been collecting these invites from the ones that I’ve used over time and they helped me. Thats why I thought I’d share with other people also.
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Great timing! I needed some ideas to perk up my LinkedIn invites. I’ll try a few of yours and also add my standard “To Your Wellth” signature. That ought to do it! Thanks. Keep those tips coming.
Thank you, Erica! The idea of personalizing with your own signature is great.
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I have such a hard time getting motivated to keep up with all the options for connecting these days, but this post inspires me to give it another go, especially on LinkedIn. Thanks!
That’s a good point, Yvette. At times, I am more active on one network and less on the other, and after that I’d catch up. I agree it’s hard to keep up with everything, so let’s do what we can
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Interesting post, I think it is useful to have some templates that we can personalize to enter in rapport with new people.
It takes time to look at their site and add an original comment, but I think it’s worth it to add a humosous comment , something they will never forget about you.
I am collecting nice posts from others ( that are NOT selling) and adapt it to my personality so that they are ready when I want to tweet or post them twice a day;)
Thanks for this post great reminder!
That’s a very good point with the templates, Patricia. Without calling them templates, I was using this idea to invite people I knew through another friend, or at a certain event. I think it works really well. Thanks for sharing your tips!
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These are great invites. Personalising my LinkedIn invites was something I was really working on, until I accidently block mailed my whole contact list with the standard invite – oops!
I must not click Okay too quickly
I must not click Okay too quickly
I must not…..
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BTW Jane, have you noticed how I clicked OK too soon and posted the reply to your comment as a new comment? It happens to all of us, LOL!
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Oh, no Jane! I know, sometimes, it’s too easy to click on a button
No worries, anything can be fixed. Happy that my tips helped. Will soon popping over your blog to check it out!
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Totally agreed that the standard is boring! In fact, when i get them from people that I have not met, I automatically ignore or delete them. However I accidentally have sent the boring standard invitation because I forget to check the box which is below that allows a message. I wish a box with room for a message were the default! I am going to work on remembering–and then adopt your style of personalizing the approach by mentioning why I want to connect. I know that if someone complimented me the way you are doing, I’d jump to link! Thanks for raising this issue–it’s an opportunity to be ore personal and positive in our connections. Want to connect?
Gayle
Thank you, Coach Gayle! I’m so happy that you found these tips helpful. Just like you, what happened to me in the past was to invite someone to connect on LinkedIn from my IPhone, because the application allows you to click a button to invite someone they thing you might know. It is based on having a number of connections already in the network of the other person. So I would check that button and then realize the invite went through.
I will definitely go ahead and invite you to connect on Linkedin to see if you like my personalized message
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LinkedIn lets you get personal, so why not get personal!? Especially if there really is a personal connection there. LinkedIn isn’t like twitter, or liking a fanpage on facebook. LinkedIn is more personal, so… get personal!
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Excellent, points, Calla! ‘Personal’ is the word. Linkedin allows that 1-1 connection with the other person, so it’s expected to be more personal and write a personal invitation. It’s almost like a handwritten card, it makes such a good impression on the person who gets it.
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BLESS YOU, Delia, for providing useful examples!!! I get so tired of people saying “include a short message along with your request,” but not giving me any hints or starting points, so I really appreciate your tips!
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You are very welcome, Rena. So glad that these examples helped you!
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