If No One’s Responding to You on LinkedIn, This Might Be Why
Sep 12, 2025
If No One’s Responding to You on LinkedIn, This Might Be Why
"No one is responding to me. LinkedIn is dead."
Or maybe… you just don’t have the pulse on your market like you think you do.
A lot has changed in the last few years.
How we work. How we communicate. What we respond to. What we ignore.
Everything about daily life, and what’s socially acceptable in business, looks wildly different than it did a decade ago.
And that matters for your outbound.
Because here’s the truth:
Most recruiters are still sending messages that sound like it’s 2014.
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"Hi, I’m from XYZ agency…"
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"Are you open to help with hiring?"
But they haven’t paused to consider what their audience is actually going through:
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An inbox flooded with cold outreach
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Internal pressure to do more with less
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Budget concerns, hiring freezes, or shifting goals
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Personal stress outside of work
Everyone is trying to sell them something.
You walk into their inbox with a sales pitch, and to them, it’s just noise.
But here’s the nuance, people are still buying.
They’re just buying differently.
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More carefully
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More slowly
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With more scrutiny
If you want to earn attention in this market, your messaging has to meet them where they are.
That starts with clarity on your side:
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Be specific about who you help
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Be honest about what you’re seeing
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Show them you understand their reality
Because generic outreach doesn’t convert anymore.
Intentional, thoughtful messaging that reflects how people actually buy today, that’s what works.
So before you blame the platform, check your positioning.
Get clear on who you’re for.
Then show that market you get them.
That’s what cuts through.
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