- Oct 30, 2024
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In my case a well optimized profile and personalized messages worked much better than sending generic outreach to a large number of people. I think getting replies is one of the biggest challenges on LinkedIn.
Hafsa SEO
Registered Member
- Jul 22, 2025
- 64
- 10
LinkedIn can be a great platform for lead generation, but it usually takes time and consistency. One mistake many beginners make is sending sales pitches immediately after connecting with someone. I’ve found that building relationships first works much better.
A good approach is to optimize your profile, connect with your target audience, engage with their content, and regularly share valuable posts related to your niche. Once trust is established, starting a conversation becomes much easier.
One of the biggest challenges I faced was getting responses from the right decision-makers. I overcame this by focusing on personalized outreach and targeting people who were genuinely relevant to my services rather than sending mass connection requests.
Consistency and patience are key. Results rarely come overnight, but LinkedIn can become a strong source of quality leads when used correctly.
A good approach is to optimize your profile, connect with your target audience, engage with their content, and regularly share valuable posts related to your niche. Once trust is established, starting a conversation becomes much easier.
One of the biggest challenges I faced was getting responses from the right decision-makers. I overcame this by focusing on personalized outreach and targeting people who were genuinely relevant to my services rather than sending mass connection requests.
Consistency and patience are key. Results rarely come overnight, but LinkedIn can become a strong source of quality leads when used correctly.
- Aug 11, 2024
- 89
- 30
One thing I learned about LinkedIn is that lead generation usually takes longer than people expect. Many beginners focus on sending lots of connection requests or sales messages, but most of my better results came from building credibility first.
Sharing useful insights, commenting on industry posts, and having a strong profile helped far more than cold pitching strangers. When people see your content repeatedly and recognize your expertise, conversations tend to happen much more naturally.
The biggest challenge I faced was consistency. It's easy to post for a week and expect leads. In reality, it often takes weeks or months of showing up regularly before people start engaging, trusting you, and reaching out. LinkedIn seems to reward relationships and reputation more than aggressive outreach.
MasonReed12
Newbie
- Jun 14, 2026
- 5
- 1
Don’t pitch in the first message. That’s where most beginners burn the account
CairoFlynn
Newbie
- Apr 10, 2026
- 17
- 11
one of the biggest challenge for me was getting people to reply.
sending connection request is easy built turning those connection into actual leads takes time. what worked better for me was sharing useful content and building relationships first instead of pitching right away.
sending connection request is easy built turning those connection into actual leads takes time. what worked better for me was sharing useful content and building relationships first instead of pitching right away.
Ghost Optimizer
Newbie
- Jun 15, 2026
- 38
- 26
One of the biggest challenge is getting people to respond. I've found that sending useful and friendly messages are better rather than trying to sell something in the first message.
tonghuyhoang
BANNED
- Feb 4, 2025
- 96
- 48
I'm no marketing professional, but scrolling through linkedin, my biggest fear is people who slide into PMs right after connecting to spam a long template, makes me want to block them instantly. If you want leads, take time to check their profile, see what they need, and text them nicely like two actual humans talking. Stop blasting generic templates if you want a reply, if you just copy-paste in bulk, your account will get banned soon 
Harunbd
Newbie
- Aug 19, 2025
- 7
- 0
In my experience, LinkedIn lead generation is all about targeting the right audience and personalizing your outreach. Generic connection requests and sales pitches usually get ignored. My biggest challenges have been low acceptance rates, low replies, and LinkedIn limits. Consistency & personalized follow-ups have given me the best results.
Thanks
"Harun"
Thanks
"Harun"
i think one of my mistakes early in the process was trying to sell imediately after sending them a connection request. it usually never worked. i noticed that when i engaged them with their posts for about a week or two before contacting them the conversations became much more organic.
FistFullOfCash
Power Member
- Apr 15, 2019
- 512
- 238
Many working professional, Low automation allowed now though (20-30 invited per day with auto plugin). High PPC cost $5+ last I checked.
Also, it's all people doing B2B, where the consumers, unless niche or have an angle. Before I did 300 connections on a auto trial, I wish I gained 10000 connects though back then because it used to be easy. Not to active on here, one cute lady messaged me 10 times before I said thanks for all the Happy Birthdays and such LOL.
Good for jobs or business presence, I'll take the link.
Also, it's all people doing B2B, where the consumers, unless niche or have an angle. Before I did 300 connections on a auto trial, I wish I gained 10000 connects though back then because it used to be easy. Not to active on here, one cute lady messaged me 10 times before I said thanks for all the Happy Birthdays and such LOL.
Good for jobs or business presence, I'll take the link.
Jeremy Murphy
BANNED
- May 13, 2023
- 14
- 0
for me creating an optimized profile and sending out personalized messages was far more effective than sending the same message to many people at once.i believe that making sure that people will answer is probably the most difficult thing about LinkedIn outreach.
vibe_zdrzin
BANNED
- Aug 24, 2026
- 68
- 15
If you're new to LinkedIn, what should you keep in mind to minimize the risk of your account being suspended? Is there a limit on the number of friends you can add per day? Or what if an account only adds friends and isn't active in other sections?
YujiItadori
Newbie
- May 30, 2026
- 25
- 8
For me, knowing what type of activity brings actual leads makes a big difference. Otherwise it’s easy to spend time on things that only look productive.
- May 27, 2016
- 11,670
- 2,676
You need to give value to your prospective audience before even considering monetizing it. Also you can genuinely reach out to other people in order to connect with them and if they have problems that you can solve, you can sell to them.