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LinkedIn first message checker
Paste the first message you plan to send after someone accepts your connection request. It runs five checks drawn from our guide on how to get customers from LinkedIn, with a short fix for every check it misses. Two of them (open with their problem, end with a question that is not a meeting ask) are the guide's own rules; the length and no-link checks come from its advice on the message, and the detail check from its advice to personalize the business reason.
Results show here as you type.
What this is, honestly
- A checklist drawn from our own published guides. It is not AI, and it does not judge your writing.
- The word count is exact. The other four are pattern checks, so unusual phrasing can fool them in either direction.
- It cannot tell whether a detail is true or whether this person has the problem. Passing every check does not mean anyone will reply.
- Your message never leaves your browser. Nothing is sent to us or stored.
The five checks
- 45 words or fewer. Three short lines. If it fills a phone screen, cut it.
- Open with their problem, not your introduction. By the end of the first line, the reader should have a yes or a no forming. "I'm the founder of..." gives them nothing to answer.
- Include one specific detail about them. From the guide's advice to personalize the business reason: something you noticed at their business, like a job posting or a recent post. It shows you looked.
- End with a question about the problem, not a meeting ask. A yes and a no both open a conversation. "Got 15 minutes?" in message one mostly opens nothing.
- No link. A link from a stranger reads as a pitch. Share it later, once they ask.
The guide's second rule is the one no checklist can judge: a line of proof you have earned, like a customer they would recognize, the job you held, or a number from your own work. Read it back yourself before you send.
Two example messages
Both are made up. The people and businesses in them are fictional.
Hi Dana, are you still matching clinic bookings across three calendars by hand? I saw your posting for a front desk lead. I ran scheduling for a 12-chair clinic for four years. Is double-booking still the hardest part?
Hi Sam, I'm Alex, founder of a scheduling startup. We help clinics save time with smart booking. Have a look at example.com and let me know if you have 15 minutes for a quick call this week.
Go further
- The whole system around the message (who to pick, follow-ups, what LinkedIn's rules say): How to get customers from LinkedIn.
- Twelve fill-in templates built on the same rules: LinkedIn and cold email templates.
- If you would rather approve drafts than write them, Baljia drafts outreach in this structure for you to review. LinkedIn campaigns come with the Growth and Scale plans; see pricing.