This article explains how to increase your daily limits to automate LinkedIn activities for more prospects.
LinkedIn sets limits on platform usage and the number of activities accounts can perform. However, there are safe ways to increase your daily action limits when using LinkedIn automation in Snov.io.
1. Connect more LinkedIn accounts
If one account's limits aren't enough for your outreach, connect additional LinkedIn profiles to Snov.io to use as senders in your campaigns.
Each LinkedIn account requires a slot. To connect more accounts, first add slots on the LinkedIn accounts page.
LinkedIn slots are flexible and have prorated billing: you pay for the slot, not per account connection. This means you can change the profile connected to the slot up to 3 times a month. We use dedicated proxies for each account to ensure they have a unique footprint (so LinkedIn sees them as separate users).
Important: LinkedIn policy states users can only have one account and recommends merging duplicate accounts.
If you decide to use multiple LinkedIn profiles at the same time, consider using the accounts of your team members. If LinkedIn detects duplicate profiles of one user, it may close or restrict them.
2. Use LinkedIn rotation
As your prospect list grows, one LinkedIn account may not be enough to perform a sequence for more leads.
In Snov.io Campaigns, you can add up to 5 LinkedIn accounts to a single campaign and distribute the recipient list between them.
To enable rotation, add at least two LinkedIn accounts in the campaign settings. Once a LinkedIn profile performs the first action in the sequence, that sender is assigned to the recipient for the rest of the sequence.
3. Consider weekly connection limits
LinkedIn does not publish the exact weekly limit for sending requests or messages, and Premium plans don’t officially raise it.
As stated by LinkedIn, all LinkedIn members (Free, Basic and Premium) are subject to invitation limits and restrictions.
What LinkedIn Premium really gives you:
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InMail credits for InMail messages – contact prospects on LinkedIn without sending a connection request.
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Bigger profile view limit on Sales Navigator
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Unlimited personalized requests: Premium users can add messages with every connection request. Free accounts can add a note to only 5 requests per month.
Following best practices helps protect your account, regardless of the LinkedIn plan you have. Learn more about safe LinkedIn outreach in our blog post.
4. Grow your SSI score
New LinkedIn accounts you add to Snov.io will be in the warm-up mode to ensure a safe start (20 per day for each action). To scale your campaign safely, increase the action limit based on the account's SSI score. If you set maximum limits from the start, this could be perceived as suspicious.
A higher Social Selling Index (SSI) score allows you to safely perform more actions on LinkedIn, regardless of your LinkedIn plan.
You can monitor your SSI score directly in your LinkedIn account settings. Use the personalized recommendations we provide to gradually increase your action limits.
For higher limits, your accounts need to develop and maintain a good reputation on LinkedIn. There’s a special metric for that – the SSI score. It indicates the rating and the quality of your LinkedIn profile and how active and "warmed-up" it is.
A high SSI score (above 40-50) tells LinkedIn that you generate real, meaningful interactions, not spam, and deserve to make more activities.
The SSI grows from positive engagement, the quality of your network and the completion of your profile.
To grow your SSI score, be active on LinkedIn: create original posts, comment and share relevant posts (including your prospects' posts). Read more in our blog.
5. Use Email as a backup or additional channel
When your LinkedIn limit isn’t enough to contact all your prospects, combine it with the email channel. The limits for email are much higher than LinkedIn's, allowing you to compensate for the lower limits in your LinkedIn account.
Snov.io’s campaigns are multichannel. Add both email and LinkedIn actions to your sequences to combine the limits from the two channels. In our Finder tools, you get prospects with contacts for both channels: LinkedIn URL and email address.
For email accounts, you don’t need slots — connect unlimited accounts at no extra cost. Remember: newly created email accounts need preparation for best performance:
2) Check domain health and add DNS settings for the domain if necessary
3) Run regular deliverability tests to detect issues and get personalized advice on how to fix them
6. Manage pending requests
Control the number of connection requests left in the waiting status. Having too many pending requests may negatively affect your account’s rating. It signals that you’re sending invitations to people who do not expect them or aren’t interested.
Snov.io helps you track your pending requests and can automatically keep their number within the recommended limit. Set the automatic mode for request management and monitor them directly on the Connection requests page.
7. Monitor LinkedIn statistics
When your LinkedIn actions have high engagement rates, you can set higher limits with a lower risk of restrictions, as LinkedIn will view your activities as well-targeted. For example, if your acceptance rate is above 40-50%, you can try increasing the request limit.
Monitor the automation results and adjust the limits based on the engagement. Check your LinkedIn statistics on the Reports dashboard.
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