3 Copy & Paste Connection Scripts for Finding Insurance and Financial Advisor Leads on LinkedIn

I’ve been there. 

See…most advisors treat LinkedIn like it’s a game of tiddlywinks, when it’s ultimately a game of chess.

And over the years, I’ve made it my mission to show thousands of advisors how to stop playing around with LinkedIn and finally start MAXIMIZING its value. 

Start Winning With LinkedIn (and Access More Insurance and Financial Advisor Leads)

This is the third blog post in a multi-week series teaching insurance and financial advisors how to WIN with LinkedIn.

In case you missed the first couple of weeks, I’d encourage you to go back and review the following two resources:

6 LinkedIn Makeover Tips Advisors Can Use to 2X or 3X results

3 Advanced Tactics Insurance and Financial Advisors Use to Enhance LinkedIn Cold Messaging Results by 625%

There are some powerful nuggets in there that hundreds of advisors have already used over the past few days to get some pretty impressive results – like Brent G., who had a presentation and closing of two(!) $1 million AUM cases after optimizing his LinkedIn profile.

And in this installment, we’re going to look at LinkedIn connection requests and how a properly optimized approach can yield insurance and financial advisor leads in droves – including annuity leads, group benefits leads, and financial planning leads.

Let’s do it…

The #1 Killer of Advisors on LinkedIn

I spend a lot of time using LinkedIn, studying LinkedIn strategies, and consulting some of the industry’s top advisors on how to leverage the platform in order to grow their businesses.

And do you know what I’ve found?

Most advisors treat LinkedIn like the “1-Month Wonder.”

They attend somebody’s class, give a tactic a try and then…

…when it doesn’t work RIGHT AWAY…

…they give up.

I’ve seen otherwise successful advisors try the platform out for 30 days and then move on.

There was even a time when I would have put myself in that group.

Early on, LinkedIn was challenging for me. 

But as soon as I realized that LinkedIn is a long-term play, everything changed.

And I’m confident that’ll be the case for you, too.

See, the number one killer of advisors on LinkedIn is shortsightedness. 

Advisors send a single message and then throw in the towel.

I don’t want that to happen to you.

So before proceeding….will you promise me something?

Will you stick with this?

I’m going to give you some scripts and swipe files that you can use to boost your results, but they take time to seed.

While I certainly see exceptions to the rule, you shouldn’t expect to get results in a few days or weeks. You need to commit to at least three to six months before seeing a noticeable impact.

If you’re willing to give it everything you’ve got, I’d encourage you to proceed…

2 Connection Request Strategies That Are Crushing It

I hope I didn’t lose any of you 🤣…

While LinkedIn is not a get-rich-quick scheme, a patient approach can make it one of the single most effective tools in your advisor arsenal. 

And if you want to have the highest chance of developing a real relationship (that ultimately leads to an appointment), you’ll need to focus on the following when reaching out:

• Empathy

A callous or oblivious approach never works, but it’s especially ineffective when you consider the current state of things. 

People are feeling anxiety, despair, and worry – so think about what you want to say.

Put yourself in that person’s shoes and approach with care and intentionality.

If you lead with empathy, you’re immediately in the top 10% of advisors on LinkedIn.

90% of your peers really don’t know how to present themselves – and this gives you a massive opportunity to speed past them and connect with people in meaningful ways.

I’d recommend using words and phrases like:

• “Remove the uncertainty”
• “Ease your anxiety”
• “I understand” 

There are dozens of similarly appropriate phrases that you could add to this list. Just make sure you’re engaging with purpose. You don’t want to be a tone deaf advisor!

• Specificity

Specificity is the second connection request strategy that’s driving exceptional acceptance rates.

If you’ve taken any of my paid courses or classes over the years, you know what I say…

Specificity converts and generalities tank.

When reaching out, be as specific as possible. Here are some ways to do this:

• Mention how many people you’ve helped.
• Mention the types of people you serve.
• Discuss specific money and time savings.
• Use relevant data and statistics (when natural).

Combined with empathy, specificity will get your message across in a powerful way.

3 Good Connection Request Messages

I’m a big believer in moving fast, testing everything, and iterating to great.

And when it comes to connection requests, I recommend running a simple A/B test.

(Don’t worry, you won’t need any fancy software or expensive tools. Just a simple math equation you can run in your head.)

With the “A Test,” send a connection request with no message. Just click “connect” and be done with it.

With the “B Test,” you’re going to practice empathy and specificity.

Run this test for at least 30 days. (Otherwise there won’t be enough data for a statistically relevant result.)

Then calculate an acceptance rate for the “A” and “B” messages.

The higher percentage is your winning recipe.

(For perspective, industry benchmarks for acceptance rates are right around 20%. Anything below that signals you need to make a tweak. Anything above indicates you’re on the right track.)

Now, even after discussing empathy and specificity, you might be saying, “But Jeremiah…I still don’t know what to say.”

I hear you…

So I’m going to get even more specific by showing you three real life examples of good connection requests I’ve run across recently.