Personalize invitations to connect

Last updated: 5 months ago

When inviting members to connect, you can add a personalized message for up to five of the connection requests that you send each month, each with a character limit of 200.

Important to know

With a LinkedIn Premium membership, you have no limit on the number of personalized messages you can add to the connection requests you send.

To add a message to an invitation:
  1. Navigate to the profile of the member you'd like to connect with.
  2. Click the Connect button located in the introduction section.
  3. Click Add a note.
  4. Add your personalized message in the text field.

    Note:  LinkedIn Premium subscribers can use AI Writing Assistant to send a message.

  5. Click Send invitation.
Notes:
  • If the recipient replies to your message, it will appear in your messages.
  • You will be asked How do you know [member name]? when you send a connection request. And if you select the option We don’t know each other, you’ll be prompted to send them a message first, to establish a relationship. This could even mean sending them an InMail message based on their messaging settings.  

  • Invitations sent from the People You May Know feature in the LinkedIn mobile app can't be personalized.
  • A primary email address is mandatory to send invitations.
  • If the recipient responds to your custom message or accepts your invite, a new message thread will appear in your Inbox. A response can be sent without accepting your invitation.

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