Fill in who you are writing to and why, and Hemmingway writes a short LinkedIn message. It opens with the real link between you, makes one small ask, and stops. You read it, change what you like, and send it yourself. It works for connection notes, first messages and replies.
It only uses what you give it. It will not invent something you have in common, praise a post you never read, or claim a mutual contact you did not mention. The more real the link you describe, the better the message.
What makes it work
Most LinkedIn messages get ignored because they could have been sent to anyone. This tool is set up to start from the one thing that is true about you two, and to keep the ask small enough to say yes to.
- Give the real connection. The same meetup, a shared former employer, a post of theirs that helped you. Something they will recognise.
- Make the ask small. A short call or one question is easier to agree to than "any opportunities you might have".
- Keep it brief. Connection notes are short, so ask for a short version in the tone field if you are sending it with a request to connect.
An example
Asked for a message to Sara, a product designer, from someone who spoke at the same design meetup in Leeds last month and wants to ask how she moved from graphic design into product, with a 15-minute call or a couple of lines of advice as the ask, a message along these lines is what to expect:
Hi Sara, we both spoke at the design meetup in Leeds last month.
I'm a graphic designer hoping to move into product, and I'd like to ask how you made that move.
Would you have 15 minutes for a call? A couple of lines of advice would help just as much.
No compliments it was not given, no pitch. If you want it shorter or more formal, ask in the chat and it rewrites it.
Common questions
Is the LinkedIn message generator free?
Yes. Hemmingway has a free trial with no card needed, and this tool opens it with your answers filled in. You sign up once, and the message is written in the chat.
Can it write a note to send with a connection request?
Yes. Say in the tone field that it is a connection note and should be very short. Check the length in LinkedIn before you send, and trim it if needed.
Does it send the message for me?
No. It writes the message and you send it yourself on LinkedIn. Hemmingway never posts or messages anyone for you.
Will it sound like AI?
It is built not to. Hemmingway-1, the model behind it, came first on sounding like a person in our own blind test, Human-Likeness. For more on writing messages people answer, see the LinkedIn messages guide.