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Published October 8, 2026 · Updated November 11, 2026
The answer in 60 words: this is the simplest play in the library: a proven three-step LinkedIn connect sequence that asks for the meeting. Pick your audience from a Sales Navigator URL, a saved list or a CSV; the sequence sends a connect note, a value follow-up and a direct ask, in copy you can edit; replies land in your inbox and Valley pauses the sequence the moment someone responds.
This article describes the play exactly as published on joinvalley.co/playbooks on October 8, 2026. Valley makes the product, so read it as the maker's own guide, not a review.
Valley is an AI outbound platform that finds the people most likely to buy from you - from live buying signals, natural-language search, or your own lists - qualifies them against your ICP, researches each one, and sends personalized messages across email and LinkedIn that get 15-45% reply rates, against a category average of about 2%.
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Who this play finds, and why they reply
Not every campaign needs research. A reactivation list, an event list or a tight Sales Navigator search of people who already know your category can run on a good template, and this play is that template: three steps, a proven shape, one-time run. It is listed among the basics for that reason.
The shape is the point. A connect note earns the connection, a value follow-up gives something before asking, and a direct ask names the meeting. Most template sequences skip the middle step and read as a pitch; this one does not.
How the play runs
The flow, as the product shows it: Your list › 3-step sequence › LinkedIn.
Pick your audience. Sales Nav URL, saved list, or CSV.
Sequence runs. Connect note, a value follow-up, a direct ask. Proven copy you can edit.
Replies land in your inbox. Valley pauses the sequence the moment someone responds.
Before you launch
Upload a CSV with LinkedIn profile URLs for the people you want to reach.
Setting | Value |
|---|---|
Audience | You choose |
Cadence | One-time |
Cadence tag | One-time |
Sending channel | LinkedIn only |
Review the audience, message and sending settings before starting. The channel shown is the sending channel for this play, not the source of its prospects.
Give your sales team
an unfair advantage.
What the message says
The copy is Valley's proven three-step sequence, and you can edit every line. Step one is the connect note. Step two is the value follow-up, the message that gives before it asks. Step three is the direct ask for the meeting.
Replies pause everything. The moment someone responds, the sequence stops for that person and the conversation moves to your inbox.
Spacing is the part to get right. A connect note that is accepted today should not be followed by the value message the same hour; the follow-up lands better a few days later, and the direct ask a few days after that. The sequence runs on the schedule you set, and the one edit most teams make is lengthening the gaps rather than changing the words.
When this is the wrong play
The list is cold and varied. A template cannot know why each person should care. Upload a list and send researched messages runs qualification and research on every row instead.
You want Valley to decide who is on the list. This play takes the audience you choose. The signal plays build the audience for you.
You are inviting people to an event. Invite a list to an event is the same shape timed around a date.
Related plays
Upload a list + send hyper-relevant messages: Your list, Valley’s brain. Every row needs a LinkedIn profile URL.
Invite a list to an event: Invite plus two reminders, timed around your event date.
Engage your first-degree network: A slow, personal drip to people already in your network.
Open the play itself: Upload a list + send templated messages on the Valley playbook library, or browse all 58 plays.
Related: LinkedIn Profile Views · How to Reach Everyone Engaging a Competitor's Product Launch Post · Competitors' LinkedIn Company Followers · Valley pricing
See also: Viral LinkedIn Post: How to Mine an Old One for Prospects · LinkedIn Testimonial Posts: How to Reach Everyone Who Liked a Customer's Shoutout · Followers on LinkedIn: How to Find the Ones Worth Messaging
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FAQ
Should a LinkedIn connection request include a pitch? No. The connect note earns the acceptance and the pitch waits. This sequence sends a short connect note, then a value follow-up, then a direct ask for the meeting, and Valley pauses it the moment someone replies. More ready-to-edit examples by situation are in the LinkedIn connection message templates, and safe weekly volumes are in the LinkedIn connection request limit guide.
What is a good LinkedIn connect message template? A short connect note, then a follow-up that gives value before asking, then a direct ask for the meeting. Valley ships that three-step sequence as editable copy.
Where can the audience come from? A Sales Navigator search URL, a saved list, or a CSV.
Can I edit the messages? Yes. Every step is proven copy you can change.
What happens when someone replies? The sequence pauses for that person and the reply lands in your inbox.
Is it personalized? It is templated by design. For per-person research, use the researched-messages play.
