# LinkedIn message automation that gets 3x more replies. *Write the sequence once and automate LinkedIn messages for good: Replygrow sends the request and every follow-up on the days you set and pauses for anyone who answers, so your mornings start with replies.* Canonical: https://replygrow.com/features/linkedin-message-automation Last updated: 2026-09-26 --- ## The practical answer to "linkedin message automation" LinkedIn message automation means software sends your connection requests and follow-ups on schedule, so every lead gets followed up and you only talk to the people who answer. In Replygrow you build a sequence from four step types (visit the prospect's profile, send a connection request, send a message, send an InMail) with a delay you set between each, attach a list of leads to it, and the sequence runs in the cloud inside the sending hours you set. It pauses automatically for anyone who replies, so nobody receives step three of a template while they are already in a conversation with you. Several message versions can share a campaign, with people rotated across them automatically. The system allows up to 100 invites a day per account, and the recommended pace is up to 300 a week. There is nothing to install and your computer does not need to be on. ## Three steps to automation. Every message sent on time. Live the same day, and it keeps going with your laptop shut. 1. **Connect your LinkedIn account** — It signs in through its own residential proxy and warms up before sending at full pace. 2. **Build your sequence** — Line up a profile visit, a connection request, messages and InMail, with the delay you want between each. 3. **Attach a list and launch** — Replygrow sends inside your working hours and pauses anyone who replies, automatically. ## Replygrow follows up. You close. Every lead gets followed up on time, and you only talk to people who answered. ### No lead gets forgotten. Replygrow visits the profile, sends the connection request, then follows up with messages and InMail on the delays you set. Write two versions of a message and it rotates people across them automatically, so you keep the opener that books meetings. - Visit, connect, message and InMail in one sequence - A delay you set between every step - A/B versions rotated, so the best opener wins [Add personalized LinkedIn outreach to every step](https://replygrow.com/features/personalize-linkedin-outreach) ### They reply. Follow-ups stop. The moment a prospect answers, Replygrow pauses their sequence, so nobody gets step three of a template mid-conversation. Everyone else keeps moving, the reply lands in your inbox, and the next move is yours: answer by hand or send them back into the sequence. - On by default, nothing to remember - Per person, so the campaign keeps running - Every reply waiting in one inbox [Answer replies in the LinkedIn inbox manager](https://replygrow.com/features/linkedin-inbox) ### Close the laptop. It keeps going. Every automatic LinkedIn message goes out from the cloud, inside the active hours, timezone and working days you set for each account. The daily number lands at random between your bounds, and new accounts warm up first, so your outreach keeps a human pace all year. - Keeps sending while your laptop sleeps - Daily numbers randomized inside your bounds - Automatic warm-up for new accounts [LinkedIn account safety, built in](https://replygrow.com/features/linkedin-account-safety) ## 10 LinkedIn messages worth automating. The steps that earn replies, in roughly the order a sequence sends them. 1. **The connection note** — One honest reason for writing, short enough for the note field. 2. **The thank-you for connecting** — A day after they accept: one line of thanks, one line of why. 3. **The first follow-up** — Two or three days on, with a fresh angle instead of “just bumping this”. 4. **The question follow-up** — One easy question they can answer in a word. Big replies start small. 5. **The value-first message** — A useful benchmark or a short case study, with no ask attached. 6. **The InMail opener** — For people outside your network, sent from the account's own InMail credits. 7. **The referral ask** — Wrong person? Ask who owns the problem. A name is a great reply. 8. **The event invite** — A date and a reason to come, sent to a list that fits the topic. 9. **The breakup message** — The last step: a polite close that leaves the door open. 10. **The re-engagement message** — For last quarter's quiet list: a new reason to talk, not the old pitch. Replygrow sends each one on the day you set, personalized per lead, and pauses the moment someone replies. ## Manual follow-ups always forget. LinkedIn message automation doesn't. **Following up by hand** - Follow-ups sent days late, or never - A template landing mid-conversation - A browser tab that has to stay open - No idea which message gets replies **Replygrow follows up on time** - Every follow-up on the day you set - A reply pauses that person automatically - Runs in the cloud, laptop shut - Reports show which step gets the replies ## Everything that gets replies. Included with every account. Every connected LinkedIn account gets all of it, and so does the 7-day free trial. - **No proxy to buy** — A dedicated residential proxy on every account, included - **Campaigns filled in minutes** — Five lead sources, and Sales Navigator is optional - **No reply left waiting** — Every account's replies in one inbox, filtered to unread - **Every feature, one plan** — No tiers to climb and no add-ons to buy - **Find the message that works** — A/B versions rotated for you, replies compared per version ## Less remembering. More meetings. - **3x** more meetings booked weekly when follow-ups send themselves - **7 days** free to run your own sequence, with no card needed - **10,000+** users in 100+ countries send their follow-ups with Replygrow > Excellent software for automated marketing. It allows me to save some time sending connection requests. Their support capabilities are excellent. I recommend using this software. > > — Maxime B., CEO, small business ([G2, February 2023](https://www.g2.com/products/replygrow/reviews/replygrow-review-7752239)) > We use Replygrow in daily operations for both business development and recruiting. Compared to other tools in this category, the software is not bloated with useless features. Most importantly, the customer service is excellent — Matt guided us through setting up automations and connections to our CRM, that now works like a charm. > > — Jakub Tomsik, Founder & CEO, Spacebrains ([Trustpilot, February 2025](https://www.trustpilot.com/users/67a5337269e1084f924eedd9)) > I've used 3 or 4 similar tools over the years and Replygrow takes the cake. The ease of use, support, and convenient dashboard are really great. I easily see if a campaign is or isn't performing. > > — Dino Knezovic, Virtual Workforce Agency ([Trustpilot, February 2025](https://www.trustpilot.com/users/65fdd10a4c440c0012353204)) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can I automate LinkedIn messages? LinkedIn lets you message your 1st-degree connections for free, and reaching anyone else takes an InMail credit: [LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a543695/inmail-message-credits-and-renewal-process) lists 5 each month on Premium Career and 50 on Sales Navigator. Replygrow automates both: it sends your connection requests, messages and InMail from the cloud, inside the hours you choose, and pauses for anyone who replies so you take the conversation from there. ### How do I set up automatic messaging on LinkedIn? [LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a551012/types-of-restrictions-for-sending-invitations) says invitation restrictions follow pace, such as many invitations sent within a short time, and most lift within one week, so the schedule matters as much as the words. In Replygrow, connect your account, build a sequence of profile visits, connection requests, messages and InMail with a delay between each, then attach a list from any of the five lead sources: LinkedIn search, Sales Navigator, Recruiter, post engagers or a Google Sheet. It starts inside your working hours, the same day. ### Can I auto-connect on LinkedIn? Yes. The connection request is a campaign step, next to a profile visit, a message and an InMail. Replygrow sends each request inside your active hours at a daily number between the bounds you set, and the follow-ups start on your delay once someone accepts. ### Does my campaign automatically stop when the prospect replies? Yes, for that prospect. Replygrow pauses the sequence for that person only, and the campaign keeps running for everyone else. Then you decide: carry on the conversation from the inbox, or return them to the sequence. ### Can I A/B test my LinkedIn messages? Yes. Put several message versions in one campaign and Replygrow rotates people across them automatically, so nobody splits the list by hand. The campaign report shows which version gets the replies, so you know which one to keep. ### Is LinkedIn automated messaging safe? Your account stays yours when it sends like a person, and Replygrow is built to send that way. Every account gets its own dedicated residential proxy and warm-up, and even a bulk list goes out through your active hours at a daily number randomized inside your bounds, never in one blast. Replygrow allows up to 100 invites a day per account and recommends up to 300 a week. ### Does Replygrow write or answer messages for me? It sends them, and the words stay yours: you write each step and answer every reply yourself. Every lead on a list follows the same straight path, so a different path means its own list and campaign. InMail spends the credits on the account's own Premium, Sales Navigator or Recruiter subscription. ### Does automated messaging cost extra? It's included. Automated messaging comes with every connected LinkedIn account, never as an add-on, and the 7-day free trial includes it with no credit card, so your first sequence runs before you pay anything. ## Write sequences that get answered. What to automate, how hard to push, and what to say. - [Create a campaign](https://replygrow.com/help/campaigns/create-campaign) — From audience to first step, click by click - [Read a campaign's report](https://replygrow.com/help/campaigns/campaign-view) — Who is on which step, and which step gets replies - [LinkedIn automation for sales teams](https://replygrow.com/for-sales-teams) — Sequences for every rep, every reply in one inbox ## Automate your LinkedIn messages. Answer only the replies. Launch your first sequence today, free for 7 days with no card. [Start for free now](https://app.replygrow.com/sign-up/)