I went through my last 100 LinkedIn connection requests. The ones that got ignored had one thing in common. Not because people were rude. Because my notes were boring. Stuff like: “Hi, I’d like to add you to my network.” or no note at all. Then I’d sit there wondering why nothing moved. Turns out the problem wasn’t “reach”. It was context. The simple rule that changed it People don’t accept strangers. They accept people who show: - context - relevance - a real reason to connect So I gave myself one rule: - Context → Relevance → Reason to connect - 3 short lines. That’s it. What this looks like in real life ❌ Old me: “Hey, would love to add you to my network.” ✅ Now: “Hey Sarah — saw your post on hiring SDRs. Your point about testing cold calls yourself really stuck. I’m building in that space too — would love to connect.” Same person. Same platform. Different outcome. Steal the 3-line note Copy this, tweak it, make it yours: “Hey [Name] — saw your [post/role/project] about [specific thing].” “Really liked [specific detail that proves you actually read it].” “I’m [your role] working on [short context], let’s connect.” You don’t need a script. You just need a reason. How I make this fast (without sounding like a bot) Here’s what I do now: open their profile Depost AI grabs their bio + recent posts it drafts a note in my tone I tweak one line and send Takes a few seconds. Still feels like me. If your requests are getting ignored, try this for a week: → send fewer, more intentional notes → follow the 3-line rule → only connect with people you actually want in your world If you want to see how I’m doing it inside Depost, drop a “NOTE” in the comments and I’ll share the breakdown. And yeah save this so you don’t go back to “Let’s connect 🙂” again. Side note: I’ve also trained depost.ai to generate the best connection note according to the user profile.. And also it help with: Ideas → posts → comments → Warm Leads → Personalized Notes & DMs → follow-up reminder → Win Leads all inside LinkedIn instead of 10 tabs. But even without any tool, if you fix your notes, your results go up. ♻️ Repost to share these insights with your network. 📌 Tag a creator & founder who need this ➕ Follow me for more strategic insights.