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How to Create Your First Campaign

Start generating leads by automating outreach on your LinkedIn account

This platform helps you grow your network by sending connection requests, follow-up messages, and direct messages on your behalf - all based on rules you define.

All of this is managed through Campaigns.

What is a Campaign?

Campaigns define:

  • Who you want to reach

  • How you want to engage with them

  • When actions should be performed

They control everything from connection notes and follow-up messages to the sequence and timing of your outreach.

Step 1: Campaign Type & Allowed Actions

Each campaign starts by selecting a Campaign Type, which determines:

  • The audience you will target

  • The actions the campaign can perform

You can build audiences from:

  • LinkedIn people searches

  • Post engagers

  • Groups

  • Events

  • Custom lists (using LinkedIn profile URLs)

Depending on the campaign type, you can target:

  • 1st-degree connections

  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections

Campaign Creation Overview

You can create and launch a campaign in just a few minutes:

  1. Choose a campaign type

  2. Select the LinkedIn account(s) that will run the campaign

  3. Define your audience

  4. Add connection notes and messages

  5. Set your schedule

  6. Launch the campaign

Once launched, execution is handled automatically based on your settings.

Creating Your First Campaign

To get started:

  1. Go to the Campaigns section

  2. Click Create Campaign

  3. Select the campaign type that matches your goal

  4. Follow the steps to configure audience, messages, and schedule

  5. Launch the campaign

Each step is guided and can be adjusted later.

Campaign Settings

After selecting your campaign type, configure the main settings.

👥 LinkedIn Accounts

Choose which account(s) will run the campaign:

  • A single account

  • Multiple selected accounts

  • All accounts in your workspace

This allows you to scale outreach while keeping everything centralized.

🔗 Outreach Type

Choose how you want to engage:

  • Connection Requests (recommended)

  • InMail-only campaigns (for open profiles)

  • Message Requests

Each option affects who you can reach and how messages are delivered.

📧 InMail Optimization

Enable this option to automatically send free InMails to users with open profiles.

Benefits:

  • Preserves weekly connection request limits

  • Reaches users without using paid credits

Recommended whenever available.

🎯 Targets

Set how many people your campaign will reach.

Campaigns support large audiences (up to 10,000 targets, depending on type).

Step 2: Set Your Targeting

Targeting defines who your campaign reaches.

Search-based campaigns work similarly to LinkedIn People Search, with filters like:

  • Keywords

  • Location

  • Company

  • Job title

  • Connections

Once your search is ready, save it as your campaign audience.

Bonus: Review Your Audience

Before launching, you can:

  • Review all matched profiles

  • Remove any that are not a good fit

Important:
Once a LinkedIn user is added to a campaign, they cannot be added to another campaign later.

This prevents duplicate outreach and protects your account from spam-like behavior.

Step 3: Set Your Campaign Flow

A Flow defines how your campaign interacts with each target.

You can:

  • Create up to two flows for A/B testing

  • Compare results to find what works best

Each campaign includes one primary action:

  • Connection request, or

  • Message request

Connection Requests & Follow-Ups

Connection requests are the most effective way to grow your network.

  • Optional note (up to 250 characters)

  • Availability depends on account type

After acceptance, follow-up messages can be sent automatically.

Best practices:

  • Use 2–3 follow-ups

  • Add delays between messages

  • Avoid aggressive messaging

Follow-ups stop automatically once a recipient replies.

Voice Messages and Attachments

You can enhance messages with:

  • Voice recordings (for a more personal touch)

  • Attachments, such as:

    • Product brochures

    • Case studies

    • Demo decks

    • Guides

These are added directly in message templates and sent automatically.

They can also be combined with custom variables for deeper personalization.

Free InMails

This feature allows you to:

  • Contact users with open profiles

  • Avoid paid InMail credits

  • Save connection requests

Each target receives either a Free InMail or a connection request — never both.

Personalization & Auto-Translate

Message Variables & AI Personalization

Messages can include dynamic variables such as:

  • First name

  • Company

  • Job title

AI can enhance messages using public profile data to improve relevance and response rates.

Auto-Translate

Run campaigns globally with automatic translation:

  • Detects recipient’s LinkedIn language

  • Translates messages from English automatically

This helps maintain a natural, localized experience.

Step 4: Set Your Campaign Schedule

Campaigns only run during defined working hours.

You can:

  • Set a fixed timezone

  • Automatically detect each recipient’s timezone

When detection is enabled, messages are sent during working hours in the recipient’s local time.

Step 5: Review & Launch

Before launching, review:

  • Audience

  • Message templates

  • Flow

  • Schedule

Then:

  • Start immediately

  • Schedule for later

  • Save as draft

After launch, you can monitor performance, reply to leads, and manage conversations through your inbox and CRM tools.

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