An account that was just created, or sat quiet for months, stands out when it suddenly sends dozens of requests a day. So build up the pace over two to three weeks.
Before you start
Your LinkedIn account is connected under Settings › Channels.
You know where your daily limits are: Outreach › Settings.
Step 1: complete your profile
Do this before you automate anything. - Your real name and a real photo (no AI photo), a banner and a clear headline. - Your current role and work history filled in. - A few hundred connections you built yourself. Still have few? Spend a week or two connecting by hand with colleagues, clients and candidates you know. - A little activity of your own: like a post now and then, leave a comment, post something once a week.
Step 2: raise the pace step by step
Under Outreach › Settings, set Invitations lower than normal and raise them every week, as long as all goes well.
Period | Invitations per day | Other actions |
Week 1 | 5 to 10 | Keep profile visits and likes low, for example 20 to 30 |
Week 2 | 10 to 15 | Raise slightly |
Week 3 | 15 to 20 | Back to the recommended values |
After that | 20 to 25 | To 40 only after weeks without a warning |
Only take the next step if your acceptance rate stays healthy (around 30% or higher, see Stats) and LinkedIn hasn't shown you a warning or asked you to verify.
Step 3: start with your warmest campaign
Start with your own network: a campaign to people who are already a connection. That needs no requests.
Then a small new campaign of 30 to 50 well-chosen profiles. Good targeting gives high acceptance, and that is the best signal for LinkedIn.
One campaign at a time in the first week or two.
Good to know
Warmup inside a campaign (visit the profile, follow, like a post) is not the same as warming up your account. It helps acceptance, but uses daily actions. Keep it limited in the first weeks.
LinkedIn shows something odd, such as a verification code, a CAPTCHA or a message that you reached the limit? Lower your limits right away and follow LinkedIn warning or restriction: what now?.
After a holiday or a long break the same applies: run at half your normal pace for a week.
Watch the video
Video: Outreach uitgelegd in the Hyre Academy (5 min, Dutch).
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