How to send LinkedIn auto-connect with Waalaxy?

Automating your prospecting is essential today, especially on a professional network like LinkedIn. 🧰

LinkedIn automated connections let you effortlessly expand your network 🤩 by targeting the right profiles, personalizing your approach, and growing your network smoothly and efficiently—without manual sending.

And to take it to the next level, Waalaxy makes it all simple for you! 🕺🏻

Why send automate LinkedIn connections? Prospecting assistance

LinkedIn automated connections (or LinkedIn auto-invites) save you a significant amount of time compared to the manual method. This means you can send more requests in a limited amount of time while staying within LinkedIn’s request limits.

Another advantage: Waalaxy works with free, premium, and recruiter profiles. So you can focus on your clients while 👇🏻:

  • 👀 You gain visibility.
  • 📲 You gain more connections on the social network.
  • 📈 You increase professional opportunities by expanding your network.
  • 🙌🏻 You increase your number of leads through your sales funnel.
  • 🛍️ You boost your sales and sales efficiency.

While Waalaxy automates, you can focus on what matters most:

  • 🎯 Growing your business.
  • 📢 Creating impactful content to attract and retain customers.
  • 🤝 Converting your new connections into customers.
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How does the automatic invitation feature on LinkedIn work?

Sending invitations automatically is an effective strategy for optimizing your prospecting on this B2B network.

But it also allows you to respond to messages and interact with your prospects effortlessly. 💌

The goal? To contact new LinkedIn leads seamlessly and automatically, while integrating these actions into every stage of your sales funnel:

  • ✅ Add qualified contacts to your network.
  • ✅ Start conversations to capture prospects’ interest.
  • ✅ Facilitate initial contact.
  • ✅ Move toward conversion with lead nurturing.

To automate LinkedIn connection requests, the process is simple and free:

  • 1️⃣ Have an active LinkedIn account.
  • 2️⃣ Define your buyer persona and know how to find them on LinkedIn.
  • 3️⃣ Use Waalaxy for your LinkedIn prospecting and to make your life easier. Say goodbye to repetitive, time-consuming tasks; manage your campaigns intelligently and boost your results effortlessly.
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How do you use auto-import to send automate LinkedIn connection request with Waalaxy?

With Waalaxy’s auto-import feature, you can automatically populate your lists based on defined criteria by importing directly from LinkedIn: your connections, group members, event attendees, or anyone from a search.🧐

This makes your LinkedIn outreach more targeted and efficient, while allowing you to scale your campaigns with a personalized message approach. 🎨

There are 3 options for sending an automatic LinkedIn invitation with Waalaxy 👇🏻:

  • Send an automatic, personalized LinkedIn invitation to everyone who visits your profile.
  • Send an automatic LinkedIn invitation to people who comment on one of your LinkedIn posts.
  • Auto-import LinkedIn profiles into your free Waalaxy CRM and then into a specific list to send them an automatic LinkedIn invitation or invite them to follow a LinkedIn page.

You can schedule the times and days for sending your actions directly in your account settings. 👀

Go to Settings > Account Activities, then choose the days and times you want to trigger your actions. You can also select your time zone to accommodate your international audience. 🌍

This allows you to:

  • Personalize your campaigns by sending invitations at the most strategic times.
  • Respect your audience’s habits by adjusting delivery times based on when they’re on LinkedIn or their time zone.
  • Avoid sending a massive volume of messages all at once (which looks less fluid and natural).
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Waalaxy’s goal is to help you gain new customers through automation with these features:

  • 🟣 Integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, NoCRM, Zoho, etc.
  • 🟣 LinkedIn messaging that simplifies and streamlines the management of your conversations.
  • 🟣 Retrieving prospects’ professional email addresses with « Email Finder ».
  • 🟣 Automated cold email sending.
  • 🟣 Multi-channel campaigns.
  • 🟣 Find prospects using AI.
  • 🟣 Launch campaigns.
  • 🟣 Auto-import prospects.
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1. Send automate LinkedIn connections to imported profiles

Whether or not you’re accepted depends largely on the relevance of your audience. Connecting with unqualified profiles can lower your acceptance rate, impact your credibility, and affect your overall performance.

That’s why you need to identify profiles as accurately as possible before importing them. 🤓

Once you’re confident in the relevance of your leads, here’s how to invite them on LinkedIn automatically👇🏻:

  • Install the Waalaxy extension.
  • Go to the Campaign tab and create a campaign.
  • Search for an “Invitation” sequence.
  • Add prospects from your prospect list.
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  • Include an invitation note, or not.
  • Launch the campaign. ⭐️
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Add a personalized note to your connection request if your target audience is niche: a short, relevant message will grab their attention. On the other hand, without a note, your chances of acceptance increase with a broader audience. 🎯
If you want to learn more, read our case study: Should you contact prospects with or without an invitation note?

2. Sending automate LinkedIn connections to people who visit my profile

If someone visits your LinkedIn profile, it means they’re potentially interested in your business or looking for services similar to yours. They’ve already shown an initial sign of interest, which means they’re much more likely to accept your invitation, especially when using LinkedIn auto connect tools to reach out at the right moment.📨

The auto-import feature allows you to automatically populate your campaigns based on a defined criterion, in this case, profile visits. You want to send an automatic LinkedIn invitation to everyone who visits your profile. Here’s how to do it 👇🏻:

  • Go to the Campaign tab and Create a campaign.
  • Search for and click on the “Invitation” sequence.
  • In the “Add Leads” section, select the list where your leads will be stored.
  • Then click “From an auto-import.”
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  • Click on “Visited my profile.”
Send an automatic LinkedIn invitation to people who visit my profile
  • Write your connection note, or skip this step.
  • Launch the campaign.
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You can choose the “Retroactive” option, which allows you to import everyone who visited your LinkedIn profile before the auto-import was set up. 😎

3. Send automate LinkedIn connections to people who comment on or like my post

These people have already interacted with you, which means they’re potentially interested in your content, expertise, or services. They’re therefore more likely to accept your invitation. 🤩

As with profile visits, select: “Commented on a LinkedIn post,” add the post’s URL, and retrieve all the people who commented on your post to automatically send them a LinkedIn invitation. 📮

Send an automatic LinkedIn invitation to people who comment on or like my post

4. Send an automatic LinkedIn invitation message to people who have sent you an invitation.

To send automatic LinkedIn messages to people who have sent you a LinkedIn invitation and to professionals, select “Sent me an invitation” and check “Automatically accept the invitation.”

Send an automatic LinkedIn invitation message to people who have sent you an invitation.

We recommend not accepting everyone indiscriminately, as this could compromise the quality of your contacts and the relevance of your audience.

Before launching the automation, manually sort through the invitations you’ve received and decline those that don’t come from your target audience to ensure you accept relevant profiles.

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How to invite your connections to follow a LinkedIn page?

In addition to sending automate LinkedIn connections requests to grow your network, you can also use Waalaxy to invite your connections to follow your company page. This is a strategy that’s often underestimated but highly effective for boosting your visibility. 🕺🏻

👉 Why do it?

  • 📢 Quickly increase the number of followers on your LinkedIn profile.
  • 👀 Give your content greater reach.
  • 🎯 Reach an already qualified audience (your connections).

With Waalaxy, you can integrate this action directly into your outreach campaigns 👇

  • 1️⃣ Import your LinkedIn connections into Waalaxy (via auto-import or an existing list).
  • 2️⃣ Create a campaign.
  • 3️⃣ Select a message sequence and include the LinkedIn URL of the desired page.
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  • 4️⃣ Launch your campaign and share a LinkedIn page.

Mistakes to Avoid with automate LinkedIn invitations

Even with a good tool, certain mistakes can ruin your results, especially when using auto connect on LinkedIn. Here are the ones to absolutely avoid: 👇🏻

  • 🚫 Sending too many LinkedIn invitations at once: Sending too many at once triggers LinkedIn restrictions and significantly reduces your chances of acceptance.
  • 🎯 Targeting your automated LinkedIn invitations poorly: Reaching out to unqualified profiles lowers your performance and undermines your approach.
  • 💬 Using the same message for all your automated LinkedIn invitations: A generic message is often ignored and perceived as spam.
  • 💸 Turning your invitation into a sales pitch: Trying to sell right from the first interaction will scare your prospects away.
  • Leaving too many LinkedIn invitations pending: This can limit your future sends and undermine your strategy.

How do you automatically follow up on LinkedIn invitations?

With Waalaxy, you can automate the follow-up of your automate LinkedIn connections to maximize your opportunities 📈

The concept is simple: you create a workflow that sends an invitation (with or without a note), then triggers different actions based on the prospect’s behavior ⏳

👉 If the invitation is accepted, you can automatically follow up with an automated message to start the conversation.

Automatic LinkedIn message

➡️ If it isn’t accepted, you have other options: for example, use the Email Finder feature to retrieve the prospect’s work email and contact them via another channel.

Can you resend a LinkedIn invitation that wasn’t accepted?

If your automatic LinkedIn invitation isn’t accepted, you can’t send a message or a direct follow-up. 😒

The only solution is to manually withdraw your invitation and then send a new connection request. 🥲

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This action should be used sparingly to avoid coming across as pushy or spammy. 🤗

How do you start a conversation after a LinkedIn invitation?

An accepted automatic LinkedIn invitation doesn’t necessarily mean a conversation has started.

Once you’ve been accepted, you can follow up with a message. To be effective, it should be short, impactful, and value-driven. It needs to grab their attention in just a few seconds! ⏱️

A good follow-up isn’t just a simple reminder of your first message. It should add value, grab attention, and make your contact want to respond. 😇

Here are a few tips: 👇🏻

  • 🤗 Try different angles: Change the opening line, the value proposition, or the CTA to reignite interest.
  • 🥸 Avoid generic follow-ups: Forget about “Did you see my message?” which add no value.
  • 🥳 Add a human touch: A bit of humor, using informal language, or a more natural approach can make all the difference.
  • 🏃🏻‍♀️ Get straight to the point: Keep it concise (under 500 characters) to maximize your chances of a response.
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LinkedIn follow-up message example:
Hi {{firstName}},
I’m reaching out to you again following my previous message. We recently helped a sales team double their conversions in less than 3 months while saving several hours per week.
I was wondering if lead generation or closing deals is more of a challenge for you right now?
If you’d like, I can show you exactly how it works. You can book a slot here 👉 [Calendly Link]

How can I view and remove automate LinkedIn connections that have been sent or are pending?

To track your invitations, the process is simple. Go to the « My Network » on LinkedIn, then click on « Grow » and « Manage » to view sent, received, or pending invitations. 📨

Manage automatic LinkedIn invitations

You can withdraw a pending automatic LinkedIn invitation by clicking « Withdraw » to cancel the invitation. This action is immediate, and the person will not receive any notification of your withdrawal. 🤫

Withdraw an automatic LinkedIn invitation

On the other hand, with Waalaxy, you can view all scheduled, pending, or already sent automatic LinkedIn invitations at a glance, right in your dashboard. 📊

Let’s recap automate LinkedIn connections ?

Prospecting on LinkedIn doesn’t have to be a difficult task anymore. Thanks to automation, you can expand your network, engage in qualified conversations, and optimize your conversion process effortlessly. 😴

➡️ With Waalaxy, you get:

  • 🙌🏻 Automated and targeted LinkedIn invitations to boost your conversion rate.
  • Generate qualified leads and integrate them directly into your sales funnel.
  • Save time by eliminating repetitive tasks.
  • 📊 Performance tracking to refine your strategy and improve your results.

Automation doesn’t replace humans it optimizes them! By using the right LinkedIn messages and smart follow-ups, you build authentic relationships while growing your network. 😍

Frequently Asked Questions – Automatic LinkedIn Invitation

Should you include a note with an automatic LinkedIn invitation?

Not necessarily. It all depends on your target audience and your objective.

For a broad audience, a LinkedIn invitation without a note seems more natural and often gets a higher acceptance rate. 🤩

Conversely, with a qualified or niche target audience, adding a personalized note can grab their attention and show your interest. 🥰

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Looking at acceptance rates across 2,000 invitations :
– Blank note: 38%
– Non-personalized note: 36%
– Personalized note: 33%
– Full note (without link): 32%
– Full note (with link): 26%

What’s the difference between inviting someone and connecting on LinkedIn?

On LinkedIn, connecting means sending a request to add someone to your network. Once accepted, you can message them directly via LinkedIn Messenger. 💬

The term “invite” is broader. It can refer to a connection request, but also to inviting someone to follow a page or attend an event. 🥳

How to remove all connections in LinkedIn ?

To prevent LinkedIn from sending automatic invitations or reaching out to your contacts, here are our recommendations: 👇🏼

  • Disable permission synchronization: Account Preferences > Contact Synchronization and Import, then disable the active options.
Prevent LinkedIn from sending automatic invitations
  • Manage your communication preferences: Turn off invitations from LinkedIn pages, events, or newsletters.

If you use an linkedin connection automation tool like Waalaxy, make sure to configure your sequences properly so that no automate LinkedIn connections are sent without your approval.🧘🏻‍♀️

How to automatically accept all LinkedIn invitations?

LinkedIn does not officially allow automated acceptance of invitations or LinkedIn auto connect, but some third-party tools offer this feature with caution, to save time and facilitate the rapid expansion of your network. 🌐

Waalaxy lets you launch a Waalaxy campaign targeting people who have sent you an invitation and auto-accept them (tutorial in the article) while simulating human actions to stay discreet. 😎

Another, less secure solution is the LinkedIn Auto Connect Chrome extension “Auto Accept LinkedIn” (available on GitHub), which can accept all pending requests at once. 🥸

Automatically accept all automatic LinkedIn invitations
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⚠️ When using this type of automation, be sure to follow LinkedIn’s rules (daily limits, human-like behavior) to avoid penalties. It’s recommended to stay between 20 and 30 invitations per day to avoid restrictions and maintain natural behavior. 🤓

Does LinkedIn automatically request connections?

No, there are no fake LinkedIn invitations. Every connection request comes from a real user or an action triggered via an automation tool. 🧰

However, some invitations may seem “ suspicious ” 🫣:

  • Incomplete profiles.
  • Generic messages.
  • Poorly targeted automated outreach.
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To maintain a high-quality network, take the time to check profiles before accepting.

Is LinkedIn automation legal?

Yes, but with some nuances. Using LinkedIn automation tool is not illegal, but it can violate LinkedIn’s terms of service ⚠️ LinkedIn prohibits overly aggressive or non-human automated behavior, especially when actions are performed too quickly or at scale.

In practice, this means you can use automation tools,including auto connect LinkedIn features, but you must be careful. If you exceed limits or automate without a human-like approach, you risk restrictions or even account suspension. The key is to keep your automation gradual, personalized, and natural. 🧘🏻‍♀️

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