LinkedIn has very specific limits on the number of messages, connection requests, and any activity you perform. Disregarding these guidelines can cause LinkedIn to enforce a restriction on your account. In this article, we’ll walk you through LinkedIn’s limits and how to use We-Connect with that in mind.
LinkedIn limits can be intimidating, but they shouldn’t be. While all account subscriptions (LinkedIn Premium vs. Sales Navigator) have different caps, they’re less restrictive when using We-Connect.
That’s because We-Connect is able to boost your action limits no matter what LinkedIn plan you’re using. Here are the recommended action limits for each type of activity on LinkedIn when using We-Connect (for more information on LinkedIn limits without We-Connect, read our blog post):
Action: | We-Connect: | Notes: |
Invite connection | 200 invites/week | For accounts with less than 250 connections, use the account warmup settings to send 15 connections per day |
Message 1st-degree connection | 100 messages/day for all campaigns |
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Follow-up message | 100 messages/day for all campaigns |
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Visit profile | 100 visits/day | For accounts with less than 100 connections, limit your activity to 25 visits/day |
Endorse skill | 100 endorsements/day |
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Auto-follow connection | 100 follows/day |
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Free InMails to open profiles | 50 InMails/day | If you have a paid LinkedIn subscription, you are able to send a higher number of InMails |
Group messaging | 25 messages/day |
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Auto-withdraw invites | 50 withdrawals/day |
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Total actions: | 700 actions/ week |
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Note: Sending too many connection requests in a short period of time is the number one reason accounts get restricted on LinkedIn.
How To Control Action Limits in We-Connect?
Before launching your first campaign, you’ll need to set an action limit for that campaign. Your ‘action limit’ refers to the number of automated actions We-Connect takes on your behalf each day.
You can also control action limits from the global limits menu within the 'LinkedIn Settings' page of the settings menu.
For example, if your action limit is set to 20, We-Connect will automate 20 total actions across your campaign. You can update your action limit from the campaign manager.
Step 1: Edit or add a new campaign.
You can set action limits when building a new campaign or editing a previously created campaign. For the example below, we’ll edit the limit of an existing campaign.
Step 2: Navigate to the ‘Settings’ tab in the campaign manager.
Once you start editing a campaign, you’ll be able to adjust the contacts, sequence, and settings. The action limit can be changed from the ‘Settings’ tab.
Step 3: Adjust your action limit to your liking and save.
We-Connect gives you the power to set your action limit however you like. This limit cover the entire campaign, meaning if the limit is set to 25, We-Connect may send 15 connection requests and visit 10 profiles.
To enhance safety and emulate human behavior, turn on Randomize Daily Actions.
How Does We-Connect Protect Your Account?
We-Connect keeps your account safe in a few unique ways:
We automatically pause campaigns if a restriction to a connected LinkedIn account is detected. You can toggle your campaign back on from the campaign manager if this was a mistake. After one week, We-Connect will automatically resume your campaign.
We’ll send an email and We-Connect notification if your account has been restricted.
You can use the account warmup feature to protect your account further. Account warmup will automatically increase the delay between invites and randomize the actions. It will also limit the total number of invites so that no more than 15 are sent per day.
You can automate or bulk withdraw invites to reduce the number of pending connections on your account.
If you have any additional questions about usage guidelines and action limits, don’t hesitate to contact our support team. We’re always happy to help.