ChatGPT Prompts for LinkedIn Outreach

TL;DR

Ready-to-use prompts for cold outreach, connection requests, and follow-ups that focus on relevance and value. Use these with ChatGPT, Claude, or your custom model and paste prospect context (bio, recent activity) into the input.

Cold outreach (connection + first message)

Prompt:

You are a friendly professional outreach specialist. Write a short LinkedIn connection message for a [role] at a [company] in [industry]. Use the prospect's LinkedIn summary: [paste summary]. Focus on [specific problem] and offer one clear value statement. Keep it under 80 words and avoid buzzwords.

Example output:

Hi [Name], I loved your recent post on [topic]. I help [role] at companies like [company example] reduce [problem] by [one-line value]. Would you be open to a quick 10-minute chat to compare notes?

Follow-up (soft bump)

Prompt:

Draft a polite follow-up LinkedIn message referencing my previous note (copy: [paste]) and the prospect's last activity ([paste]). Keep it short, add one new social proof or stat, and give an easy out. 2–3 sentences.

Brief connection request

Prompt:

Write a concise connection request for [Name] referencing a shared interest in [topic] and a one-sentence reason to connect. No pitch.

Personalization tips

  • Always include a specific detail from the prospect's profile or posts.
  • If you have a mutual contact, mention them early.
  • Keep messages short and scannable.

Testing & optimization

  • A/B test subject lines (for InMail) and first-sentence variants.
  • Track reply rate by prompt variant and iterate monthly.

Related prompts

  • See sales-email-prompts for multi-step email sequences.

SEO notes

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