Scripts For Staying Connected Through DMs

I don’t want to leave you hanging when it comes to what to say to start growing your network faster. So below, I am going to provide you some templates of a few scripts so that you can reach out to anyone simply by adjusting accordingly.

NOTE: This all must be done through your actual smartphone in the Instagram app. You cannot send Instagram DMs from an internet browser.

Script 1: For The Initial DM If You Recently Met Them

You: “Hey, it was a pleasure meeting you at [Place You Met] the other day. You have a great energy about you, I can tell you’re ambitious and that you’re going to reach any goals you set for yourself. I’m really good at [Skill You Are Good At] so if you ever need anything having to do with that just let me know. I’d be more than happy to help.”

Then, on Instagram, like a couple of their photos and leave a comment on one to two photos maximum that will make them feel good about the post, for example:

• If they posted a funny picture, laugh at the picture. If they posted a picture of their dog or kid say, “That has to be the most adorable baby/dog I’ve ever seen!”
• If it is a picture of them and their spouse say, “You two make an amazing couple! You look so happy together.”
• If it is a picture of an outfit they posted, or some new shoes compliment them on their style.

Doing this puts you into their Instagram feed for a bunch of lines and they will click to your profile to remind themselves of who you are. This is another one of those moments where having your profile set-up right is important.

Them: [Hopefully positive response]

If you receive a reply, respond to how they respond and lead the conversation using my method in the last lesson, so you can get their phone number to call them and set-up a meeting. They should respond to your first message. If they don’t, they might just be super busy, or they may have seen it and been too busy to respond at that time, but they forgot to go back and respond. This is completely normal. Sometimes people aren’t in the talking back or responding mood.

If a few days pass and you can see that they have viewed your message then you should simply send a ‘smiley face’ emoji to jump to the top of their DMs and remind them that you sent a message. If again, they view it and don’t respond, they are just a rude person and aren’t respecting your time. I recommend adding them into a folder in your Google Chrome browser titled ‘Non-Responders’ or a word that you feel fits their disrespect.

I keep a list of these people so that later, I remember who NOT to ever give my valuable time to. You can also see the people that these people interact with and try to avoid those people since people that are generally similar that hang out in packs. It’s a way to help save yourself time and frustration.

Script 2: For Keeping In Touch With Someone

Once a month, you should do this with your entire list of connections. This is the script you can use every couple of weeks just to stay in touch with everyone. Change it up just a bit every time you use it. The purpose of this message (similarly to the internet browser comment and like method I showed you in the video) is to remind the person you exist and show that you care and are thinking about them. Except this takes it a step further because you are in their DMs.

You: “Hey [Person’s Name]. just keeping in touch. I hope that all is well in your world. You’re always making big moves! How is everything?”

Them: [Hopefully positive response]

Script 3: For If You’re Reaching Out For The First Time

This can be a bit tricky because you are randomly reaching out to people who have no idea why you are even talking to them. This will be hit or miss but when it does hit, you are building a relationship. Don’t get discouraged if people don’t respond to these messages. Just know here it is kind of like a numbers game. The more people you send the message to, the more people that are bound to respond and you can start establishing these relationships.

You: “Hey [Person’s Name]! I stumbled across your profile while randomly looking at some [Hashtag related to area of business] hashtags and saw that you look like somebody I need to know. I’d love to link up on something and help in any way I can.”

Them: [Hopefully positive response]