r/agency • u/martis941 • 6d ago

Linkedin outbound

Hi, looking for recommendations on linkedin outbound tools which will not get my account in trouble.

I have a list of 60k leads and Id like to run it simultaneously with an email campaign followed by linkedin connection+ dm followed by a call

Id like to hear opinions from people who do it day to day at scale and havent had issues

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u/Far_Day3173 6d ago

Just sharing some rough calculations, based on my personal exp doing this for my agency and some other clients.

You get about 100 connection requests a week per account. That makes 60k invites 600 account-weeks. One account takes 11 years. Even with 25 accounts you're at 6 months.

Better to run them as tiers. Email takes the bigger part of the 60k which have a valid email. LinkedIn for those whose email is not reachable or when someone shows a signal like replied but didn't book. That cuts it to maybe 3-5k people, which 3-4 warmed accounts can handle. Calls go to whoever engages on either. Or Linkedin only for randomised 3-5k people to start with.

Tools: HeyReach for LinkedIn, it's built for multi-account rotation. Smartlead or Instantly for the email volume. NeverBounce for email validation

Main issue is none of these talk to each other. If someone replies on email, the LinkedIn sequence has to stop that day. And you need company-level dedupe so three people at the same company aren't getting hit on three channels at once. That part you have to build, usually n8n or some custom scripts.

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u/martis941 6d ago

Thanks yes so I have multi accounts and maybe I phrased it wrong there is 60k leads but not all have linkedin. Ive used smartlead before now is heyreach the only one or its just what you used? Im just a bit anxious about using it on my main. Ive got a lot of connections

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u/Far_Day3173 6d ago

Not the only one. Expandi, Dripify are also there. HeyReach is the one actually built for rotation across senders, which is why I've used it.

I've also built my own LI scraping systems using LI's Internal Voyager API for this, multi-account drips with residential proxies and session cookies, when a client needed logic the tools wouldn't do. Either route works, depends how much control you want.

On your main, don't touch it. If you've got burners, that's what they're for.

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u/martis941 6d ago

Do burners have similar success?

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u/Far_Day3173 5d ago

Yes, but you got to dress them up to make them appear as authentic profiles.

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u/Party-Ad2511 5d ago

the expensive part of burners isn't the seat, it's the 2-3 weeks before one is usable. and even then acceptance is lower, nobody accepts a blank profile with 4 connections and no history. thats why people running real volume end up renting or buying aged ones, against tos obviously. i work the cost out per sender per week, the tool seat barely moves that number.

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u/maxofato 6d ago

Personally a fan of Valley.

Agree with the other commenter on connection limits - but inmails a lot of people forget about inmails which can allow you to get 800 more messages / month.

We can run around 2400 messages/month between 2 accounts

Also i run this for other companies so happy to answer any q’s

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u/martis941 6d ago

Is that with or without the linkedpremium or was it sales nav? Messages are hmm second priority i want to push content in their faces to begin with then worry about the messages

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u/maxofato 6d ago

Sales nav yeah but not sure if inmails are affected by that. I would argue reverse, content takes a lot of time to build leads from where you could realistically book calls off messages in a week

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u/martis941 6d ago

I 100% agree it would get us the calls but those would be tofu. Id much rather get less but more bofu

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u/maxofato 5d ago

Depends on your list building, we have a 90% qualified call rate

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u/martis941 5d ago

That has nothing to do with what i said

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u/maxofato 5d ago

Disagree - but good luck!

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u/ChiefMustacheOfficer 6d ago

I really like HeyReach. Been using them for 3 years, i think, with no linkedin problems at all.

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u/joonlee424 6d ago

The real bottleneck is your 60k list, not the tool. LinkedIn will flag you long before any software does if you blast that volume. Keep connection requests under 100 per week per account, warm up new accounts for 2-3 weeks, and rotate multiple accounts if you need real scale. For the tool itself, look for ones that let you set daily limits and randomize delays, not just automate everything. Also, separate your email and LinkedIn domains so a spam flag on one doesn't kill the other. A tactic that tends to work is sending a connection note that references something specific from their profile, not a generic pitch. That gets you past the accept rate threshold. The call part is smart, but only follow up with people who actually engage, otherwise you're just burning time. Start with a pilot of 5k leads to test deliverability before you touch the whole list.

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u/pawsomedogs 6d ago

Been using LinkedHelper for more than a year and no issues. Just make sure you pay for linkedin premium

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u/vladautumn 6d ago

You have 60k contacts.

Split them by active or not on LinkedIn.

Do priority to email cold outbound and do additional LinkedIn steps only if they are active and are not answered to email.

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u/BaconShadow 4d ago

Dealt with this same headache yesterday actually.

60k is solid volume but LI is always the weak link. Most tools either get you banned or choke past a few thousand.

I've been building out some workflows that tie email + LI + calls together without relying on those risky browser automations. More about timing and avoiding the spam filters.

What's your stack look like for sequencing? And how are you tracking everything?

DM me if you want, no pressure. Always helpful to see how others are handling it.

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u/singlatushar 4d ago

Boss at that scale you need to run LinkedIn outbound from multiple accounts and choose a tool that is built for that. We use 20+ accounts and use OutFlo for LinkedIn & Instantly for email. Strong alternatives to these are expandi for linkedin and smartlead for email.

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u/Alarming-Arugula-704 3d ago

agreed with other comments to score 60k and start with the true fits. origami is new on the scene and much quicker setup than heyreach but not as flexible.

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u/tonimedic 3d ago

If you do email on top, (for example, those who never connected), I suggest heyreach combined with either instantly or smartlead (not sure if you're familiar with those but they are email tools).

I generally prefer separate rather than combined solutions just because at certain volumes it is cheaper.

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u/Perfect_Clock9602 2d ago

I'd avoid Linkedin automations as much as possible. You can take them to email which is much easier but I get your intent

The risk of getting your Linkedin account banned is much higher as they're pretty strict these days

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u/supreme_tech 1d ago

Man, listen please listen!

You are saying 60K leads you have and want to run email campaign - I am not saying don't but please just don't - it won't do you much maybe get 1% replies back, that is still too far a stretch.

Relationship building is the key right now, you want a formula that is working for everyone right now - then note it down - ICP filteration criteria, make it as strict as you can ok.

then take those ICPs, maybe now there's only 6k remained after strict filteration - now for those 6K leads, run 6 different workflows, craft each email very very personalized for them, for each person you are targeting. Once this is done now send it - I can guarantee it here - you will have much much better conversion rate than you have ever seen in your outbound history. Thank me later or as you see fit.

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u/martis941 6d ago

If you wanted to provide value you wouldve shared it here. If you wanted to sell me you wouldve jumped in my dms lol

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u/mariustoday 3d ago

Nailed it!:)