Why we’re seeing so many awful LinkedIn connection messages…and why “amazing” is not a compliment.

Cathy Goodwin
4 min readMay 1

If you use a LinkedIn message template, it’s just that…a suggestion. Fill in the blanks or come across as cheesy.

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Does someone want to connect with you on LinkedIn? Do you get messages like these:

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