{"id":3420,"date":"2017-04-10T13:19:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T19:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=3420"},"modified":"2017-04-10T13:19:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T19:19:47","slug":"want-people-to-accept-your-linkedin-requests-use-these-10-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/want-people-to-accept-your-linkedin-requests-use-these-10-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"Want People to Accept Your LinkedIn Requests? Use These 10 Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"

written by Aja Frost<\/a>
\nRe-posted from The Muse<\/a><\/p>\n

This morning, when I logged into LinkedIn, I had nine connection requests waiting for me. Some were from recruiters, some were from total strangers, some were from fellow writers, and some were from old classmates\u2014but they all said the exact same thing:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.\u201d<\/p>\n

It baffles me that everyone isn\u2019t customizing their invitations<\/a>\u2014but in fact, very<\/em> few people do. Those 300 characters can have a big impact, though: If you\u2019re connecting with someone you know well, it\u2019s a great opportunity to say something nice and reinforce the relationship. If you\u2019re connecting with someone you don\u2019t know well, it\u2019s a great opportunity to remind him or her how you met. If you\u2019re connecting with someone you don\u2019t know at all<\/a>, it\u2019s your only<\/em> opportunity to convince him or her to accept.<\/p>\n

However, maybe your problem isn\u2019t finding motivation\u2014it\u2019s finding what to say. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve created 10 templates for LinkedIn invitations, so no matter who you\u2019re connecting with, you\u2019ll have the right words. (Of course, you\u2019ll need to adapt them to your own situation.)<\/p>\n

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