$ man how-to/heyreach-sender-warming

LinkedIn tracks activity patterns. An account that goes from zero connection requests to 100 per week overnight gets flagged. Warming builds a natural activity ramp that keeps accounts safe. Skipping warming is the most common mistake in LinkedIn automation. The account works fine for a week, maybe two. Then LinkedIn restricts it. The restriction can last 7-30 days. During that time, the account is dead weight. Warming costs four weeks upfront but saves months of downtime.

CODE

Week 1: 10 connection requests per day, 30 profile views per day. Week 2: 15 connection requests per day, 50 profile views per day. Week 3: 20 connection requests per day, 80 profile views per day. Week 4+: 25 connection requests per day, 100 profile views per day. Set these limits in HeyReach under Settings > Sender Limits for each account. Do not skip weeks. Do not accelerate the schedule. LinkedIn is patient. You should be too. The 25/day ceiling is conservative. Some accounts can handle 30-35. But the risk of restriction goes up past 25, and the marginal volume is not worth the downtime if the account gets flagged.

PATTERN

An account that only sends connection requests looks automated. An account that posts, comments, views profiles, and sends requests looks human. During warming (and after): Post content 2-3 times per week. Comment on 5-10 posts per day. Engage in groups. View profiles beyond what HeyReach automates. LinkedIn scores accounts on activity diversity. The more varied the activity, the more natural the account looks. Connection requests from an active, engaged account get higher acceptance rates and lower restriction risk.

FORMULA

30-50% acceptance rate: healthy. Targeting and messaging are working. Scale confidently. 20-30% acceptance rate: acceptable. Review connection request copy. May need more specific personalization. 10-20% acceptance rate: warning. Messaging or targeting is off. Pause campaign. Revise before continuing. Below 10% acceptance rate: danger. LinkedIn may flag the account. Pause immediately. Review everything: targeting, copy, sender profile quality. Check acceptance rates per sender. One sender with a bad rate can be pulled without affecting the campaign. HeyReach routes around missing senders automatically.

ANTI-PATTERN

If LinkedIn restricts an account: pull it from all campaigns immediately. Do not try to "push through" the restriction. Let it cool for 1-2 weeks minimum. Use the account manually during cooldown. Post content, comment, engage. Do not send any connection requests. After cooldown, restart at Week 1 warming levels. Do not jump back to full volume. The restriction is LinkedIn telling you the activity pattern was suspicious. Resuming at full volume will trigger another restriction faster. Use remaining senders to maintain campaign volume during the cooldown. This is why running 4-5 senders per campaign is important. Losing one sender reduces volume by 20-25%, not 100%.