Everyone is using AI scripts and automations to do their outreach right now. Which is exactly why a little actual human language, and no pitch at all, goes such a long way. A friendly "I want you in my network" lets your content do the nurturing for you.

In this episode, Molly gets into the (very minimal) tools she actually recommends, the three kinds of responses every outreach effort gets and how to track each one, and her honest answer to the question she's asked almost every day: send a note or leave it blank? Plus how much outreach is enough, depending on your offer, your capacity, and your season of business.

Here's what Molly explores:

• Why connecting with no agenda, just a warm, human hello, is working better than the pitch right now
• The tool stack is smaller than you think: no LinkedIn plug-ins or automations, just Sales Navigator, with Notion and a few AI tools working behind the scenes
• The three outreach outcomes (ready now, interested but not yet, accepted with no reply) and how to keep track of each one without hounding anyone
• Why a 20–30% acceptance rate is the benchmark, and what to look at if you're below it: your profile, your connection message, or your content
• Note or no note? The data says blank requests get accepted more often. Molly sends a note 100% of the time anyway, and explains why
• Front-load the personalization into who you reach out to, then standardize the message, and why your outreach style should sound like you, whether that's minimal or chatty
• How much is enough: up to 150–200 a week if you need clients now, 50–100 if you're capacity-limited, and why you get to choose the season you're in
• A 30-minute audit to try today: make sure you're connected with the clients, referral partners, and people you've met at events this year

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