Follow-ups Free
The warm-intro referral ask
A short email asking a happy contact for a specific introduction, made easy to forward. Under 90 words.
Subject: quick intro to {{Target}}?
Hi {{FirstName}},
You mentioned you know {{Target}} at {{Company}} — I've been hoping to reach them
about {{topic}}.
No pressure at all, but if you're comfortable, would you forward the note below?
I've kept it short so it's easy to pass on.
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"{{One-line reason this is relevant to Target}}. Open to a 15-min chat?"
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Either way, thanks — happy to return the favour anytime.
{{YourName}}
Why it works: warm intros convert far better than cold ones, but people won’t make them if it’s effort. This does the writing for them, names one specific person, and gives a genuine opt-out so the relationship stays intact.
Swap in
{{Target}}— the one person you want reached, not “anyone useful”.{{topic}}— a crisp reason that makes the intro easy to justify.- The quoted block — the forwardable note; keep it to two sentences.