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LinkedIn limits and warm-up

Use this skill when planning LinkedIn campaign volume, avoiding account restrictions or bans, warming up a new or dormant LinkedIn account, setting safe daily limits for connection requests, DMs, and InMails, or recovering an account from restriction.

By Alex VaccaLicense MITView source on GitHub ↗

SKILL.md

LinkedIn Limits & Warm-Up Protocol

LinkedIn Limits (2024-2026)

Monthly Limits

  • 400 connection requests/month (non-premium)
  • 800 Open InMails/month (premium members)
  • ~120 interactions/day total (stay well below)
  • 15-20 Direct Messages/day
  • 30-40 Open InMails/day
  • 10-15 connection requests/day
  • 40 "other interactions"/day

What Counts as Interactions

  • DMs, connection requests, InMails
  • Profile views
  • Post likes/comments
  • Page likes
  • Endorsements
  • Joining events/groups

LinkedIn Warm-Up Protocol

When Needed

  • Inactive accounts
  • New accounts
  • Accounts returning from restriction

Process

Days 1-10:

  • 60 interactions/day maximum
  • Only manual activity (no automation)
  • Mix of views, likes, comments
  • Focus on genuine engagement

Days 11-20:

  • Gradually increase to 80/day
  • Start light connection requests (5-10/day)
  • Continue manual engagement

Days 21+:

  • Gradual increase to full limits
  • Introduce automation carefully
  • Monitor for warnings

Red Flags to Avoid

  1. Sudden activity spikes - Gradual increase only
  2. Same message to everyone - Vary your copy
  3. Connecting outside work hours - Stay within 9 AM - 6 PM
  4. Weekend activity - Weekdays only
  5. Automation too early - Manual first 2-3 weeks

Account Health Indicators

Indicator Healthy Warning Danger
Connection acceptance >30% 15-30% <15%
Message response >10% 5-10% <5%
Profile views Stable Declining Blocked
Pending connections <500 500-700 >700

Recovery from Restriction

  1. Stop all automation immediately
  2. Manual activity only for 2 weeks
  3. Respond to existing conversations
  4. Post valuable content
  5. Engage with others' content
  6. Slowly reintroduce outreach

Combines with

Skill Why
linkedin-campaign-complete Execute campaigns within limits
linkedin-success-factors Apply success rules while respecting limits
cold-email-4-sequence Coordinate LinkedIn + email to reduce LinkedIn load

Example prompts

Create a 3-week warm-up schedule for my dormant LinkedIn account.

How many connection requests can I safely send per day with 200 pending?

My acceptance rate dropped to 20% - what should I change?

Part of Frontal — free, open GTM skills for your AI agent. Browse the library →

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LinkedIn limits and warm-up
Imported from the GTM Skills library by Swan (https://www.gtmskills.com), skills/alex-vacca/linkedin-limits-warmup
at https://github.com/swan-gtm/gtm-skills/commit/5d786aad0c7b2ca59b1abf1f601f9407ca261996. Written by Alex Vacca (https://linkedin.com/in/alex-vacca).
The skill is shared under the MIT License below; this notice must stay with any copy.

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