LinkedIn DM Reply Rate: What 84 Warm Messages Showed
I sent 84 LinkedIn DMs to people already in my warm audience and 66.7% replied. Cold DMs typically sit at 5-10%. Here is the data, the follow-up pattern, and the honest caveats.
From the team building Cclarity. What works on LinkedIn, what doesn't, and how to think about your own time on the platform, written without the agency-pitch reflex.
I sent 84 LinkedIn DMs to people already in my warm audience and 66.7% replied. Cold DMs typically sit at 5-10%. Here is the data, the follow-up pattern, and the honest caveats.
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