LinkedIn connection message generator

Say who you’re writing to and why. Get 3 short connection notes that sound like a person, not a template.

Who you’re writing to

Why connect?

Say who you’re writing to.

Example notes

To someone whose talk you liked. Yours appear here.
  • Short and simple83/200
    TAdd a note to your invitation

    Hi Sofia, enjoyed your talk on hiring first engineers. Would love to stay in touch.

    117 characters to spare
  • Warm157/200
    TAdd a note to your invitation

    Hi Sofia, your point about writing the job post last stuck with me after the talk. I’m hiring for my first team in Lisbon and would like to follow your work.

    43 characters to spare
  • Straight to the point163/200
    TAdd a note to your invitation

    Hi Sofia, I’m building an engineering team in Lisbon and your hiring talk was the most useful one I heard this year. I’d like to connect and learn from your posts.

    37 characters to spare

The note on your invitation

A connection request
people actually accept.

Most connection requests come with no note, or with the same one: “I’d love to add you to my professional network.” Busy people ignore both. And the ones that open with a sales pitch get ignored and remembered.

This free LinkedIn connection message generator asks who you’re writing to, why you want to connect and one specific detail, like a talk they gave or a post you liked. Then it writes three notes in different styles, each under LinkedIn’s 200-character limit for free accounts. No pitch, no “[Name]” placeholders, nothing made up. Copy the one that sounds like you and paste it into the invitation.

How to write a LinkedIn connection request

  1. Add their first name and a few words about who they are.
  2. Pick why you want to connect: you met, you liked their post, you work in the same field and so on.
  3. Add one specific detail. This is what makes the note work.
  4. Press Write 3 notes, pick one, and paste it after pressing Connect and then Add a note on LinkedIn.

What to write in a LinkedIn connection note

Simple: who you are, why them, and nothing else. “Hi Sofia, loved your talk on hiring your first engineers. I’m building a team in Lisbon and would like to follow your work.” That’s it.

The specific detail is the whole game. It proves you didn’t send the same note to 200 people this morning.

Tip: Don’t pitch in the first message. Not a call, not a demo, not a job. Connect first. If you pitch now, you’re one click away from “I don’t know this person”, and LinkedIn notices when people say that.

LinkedIn connection note limits

Free accounts get 200 characters for a note, and LinkedIn limits how many personalised invitations a free account can send each month. Premium accounts get 300 characters. The notes here stay under 200, so they work on any account. Check anything you edit with the LinkedIn character counter.

After they accept

Don’t send a pitch the minute they accept either. Engage with their posts instead. Leave a real comment (the LinkedIn comment generator helps when you’re stuck) and let them see your name a few times.

And make sure your profile backs up the note. A clear headline from the LinkedIn headline generator does more for your acceptance rate than any clever message.

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Questions about the LinkedIn connection message generator.

How long can a LinkedIn connection message be?

200 characters on a free account and 300 with Premium. Every note this tool writes fits within 200, so it works on any account.

Should I add a note to every connection request?

For anyone who doesn’t know you, yes. A short, specific note makes it far more likely they accept. For close colleagues and friends, a request without a note is fine.

Will the notes make things up?

No. They only use what you type. If you don’t give a detail, the note stays simple instead of inventing where you met.

Is the LinkedIn connection message generator free?

Yes. You get 5 free AI uses a day without an account, shared across Wiral’s free AI tools. Each use writes 3 notes.

Does it send the request for me?

No. It never touches your LinkedIn account. You copy the note and send the request yourself.

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