What to Say After Connecting on LinkedIn — The Warm Open

She accepted your connection request four days ago. The message box has been open in a tab ev In this episode, Karen Yankovich breaks down the warm open: the one-sentence, zero-ask messag In this episode: - Why "thanks for connecting" is the same as sending nothing - The three things every warm open needs: a real reason, a specific detail, and zero ask - The 50-people test that separates a warm open from polite spam - What to do when there's no reason to reach out (yet) - Why "later in the year" is an appointment nobody put on your calendar - and how holding the Your homework is one message. Find one person who said yes to you and got silence back - a we   Resources Mentioned In The Episode: Ready for the whole system - how to find stages, get on them, and turn one room into the next four? Grab Karen's free Borrow the Stage masterclass (about an hour) >> Borrow the Stage Masterclass Visibility Salon: Karen's membership community, home of the Borrow of the Stage initiative LinkedIn for Women Community: Karen's free Facebook group where listeners post their weekly 20-minute windows for accountability. Work with Karen: Book a call to talk through your own visibility strategy.   Magical Quotes From The Episode: "Nobody handed you bad character. They handed you bad advice." "The absence of an ask is what makes the reply honest." "The follow up is not an imposition. The follow up is the second half of the same sentence."   Help Us Spread The Word! It would be awesome if you shared the Good Girls Get Rich Podcast with your fellow entrepreneurs on Twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode has taught you just one thing, I would love if you could head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you're moved to, kindly leave us a rating and review. Maybe you'll get a shout out on the show!   Ways to Subscribe to Good Girls Get Rich: Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via PlayerFM Good Girls Get Rich is also on Spotify Take a listen on Podcast Addict