LinkedIn truth:
Creators who only chase trends eventually hit walls & fade.
Creators who focus on actionable content thrive long-term.
Choose wisely.
Most prospects don’t respond after 1 DM.
80-90% reply within 3.
Still no reply? People are busy.
But don't give up too soon.
Respect their time, but keep showing up.
Leave them alone for 2-3 weeks.
Then come back.
Follow-up without being a pest = win more deals.
A toddler falls 17 times/hour while trying to walk
Then it grows into an adult who thinks she's a failure because she sent a few DMs on LinkedIn and got 0 replies.
Keep trying.
Valentine's Day Follow-up idea:
"<name> - What do you say to your banker on Valentine's Day? You’ve caught my interest.
Just wanted to share this pun with you. Anyways, I hope an email that I sent you 2 days ago caught your interest as well"
Humor helps to start a convo
Christmas Cold Email/DM idea:
Hi Chris,
Christmas is around the corner and...
I thought there was no better time to DM all my prospects named Chris.
Oops, just realized that you're not Chris.
Anyways, as we're already here...
Friday the 13th horror story:
It's 2025.
Bob still manually takes notes on 1 hour-long call with a prospect.
Then he writes a post-meeting follow-up from scratch trying to cover all details & next steps.
He ends his day by updating the CRM with all meeting details.
Yikes.
Follow-up idea:
Elon caught the rocket that came back from space.
I`m yet to catch you at a good time with my emails…
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Don't have any authority yet?
Borrow it!
Want to be an authority in the storytelling niche?
✔️ Do case studies on the world’s best storytellers.
Want to be an authority in the sales world?
✔️Teach lessons of the world's top closers.
Borrow experts credibility to build yours
your laziness is disrespectful to 3 people:
1. your past who had such high hopes in current you
2. current you
3. future you who is dependent on you right now
Posting on LinkedIn is uncomfortable.
Learning a new skill is uncomfortable.
Starting a company is uncomfortable.
Growth is uncomfortable!
But staying stuck in one place is much more painful.
• Founder = sales
• Relationships = sales
• Tech company CEO = sales
• Solopreneur/Freelancer = sales
• Building a personal brand = sales
• Partner at VC/Consulting firm = sales
• Director at an Investment Bank = sales