# Should I include a note with a LinkedIn connection request?
> Use a note when you have one specific reason. Skip it when the reason is fake. A blank invite can beat a pitch that looks like an ad.
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A note is useful when it names something only that person could have triggered: a post, a hire, a group, a talk, a mutual person they would recognize. "Loved your content, let's partner" is not that. It is a pitch wearing a compliment.

A blank request can outperform a weak note, especially if your profile already explains who you are. The invite looks like a normal network ask. On a true cold list with no shared context, a one-line reason usually beats blank, because otherwise you are a stranger with a slogan.

Never put the calendar link, the five-line product story, or "I noticed you're in [industry]" in the invite. That is what people ignore, mark as spam, or answer with "I don't know this person." Save the ask for after they accept.

Free accounts have historically been stingy with how many notes you can attach. If you are rationing notes, spend them on the coldest, highest-value names and send blank (or skip) the rest. Paid accounts can note more of them. The quality bar does not change.

If you cannot think of a true sentence, do not invent one. Follow them, comment once, and invite later, or leave them for email. A fake personalization line is worse than silence. More templates live in [how to write a LinkedIn connection request that gets accepted](/blogs/how-to-write-a-linkedin-connection-request-that-gets-accepted).

## Related

- [How long should a LinkedIn connection note be?](https://omentir.com/help/how-long-should-a-linkedin-connection-note-be.md)
- [How do I write a LinkedIn connection request that gets accepted?](https://omentir.com/help/how-to-write-a-linkedin-connection-request.md)
- [What is a good LinkedIn connection acceptance rate?](https://omentir.com/help/what-is-a-good-linkedin-acceptance-rate.md)

## Frequently asked questions

**What is the shortest useful note?**

One sentence: why you, why them, no ask. "Saw the hiring post for two AEs. Curious how you are ramping outbound without adding headcount." Then stop.

**Should I mention my product in the invite?**

Almost never. The invite's job is to get you into the inbox. The product belongs in a later message, after they have a chance to look at you.

**Do emojis help?**

They make a cold note look like a template. Skip them unless you already talk that way with that person.

**Is a note required to look human?**

No. Plenty of humans send blank requests. A required-looking paragraph of merge tags is what looks like software.

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