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Build your sequence

The steps, the waits between them, the branch for people you are already connected to, and the conditions that stop everything.

8 min readGuide 3 of 3 in Write the outreach

A sequence is the plan agaria follows for every person in the campaign: which LinkedIn invitations and messages to send, in which order, and how long to wait between them. It lives on a canvas in the campaign's Sequence tab.

Automate LinkedIn invitations, messages and follow-ups, stopping when someone replies.

LinkedIn sequence steps

Step What it does
LinkedIn connection request An invitation, optionally with a short note
LinkedIn message A direct message, which needs the connection to exist
LinkedIn follow-up Another message after the wait you set, if the lead has not replied

A step's wait is the number of days after the previous step. Zero means the same day.

The branch you did not draw

When a sequence starts with a connection request, the canvas shows a branch at the top: is the prospect a first degree connection? People you are already connected to skip the invitation and go straight to the message. Strangers get the invitation, then a wait for the lead to accept, then the message.

You do not maintain two sequences. One sequence covers both cases.

Edit a step

Click any node to open its panel: the message it sends, the wait before it, and the option to delete it if it is not the first step. Ask for a rewrite from the panel and the agent redrafts that step alone.

Review the first step and the wait after it before starting outreach.

When it stops

A campaign's stop conditions end the remaining steps for one person. By default:

  • A reply on LinkedIn.
  • A booked meeting.
  • A rejected connection request.

You can also stop outreach to a lead yourself. Review the campaign’s stop conditions before starting.

This is the rule that keeps outreach from becoming spam: nobody receives step three after they answered step two.

Daily send limit

In Behaviour, Daily send limit caps how many messages this campaign sends in a day, alongside the account’s LinkedIn limits. Use it when you run several campaigns from one account and want one of them to stay small.

A shape that works

Nothing here is enforced by the app, but it is the shape most campaigns land on:

  1. Connection request with a note, day 0.
  2. LinkedIn message a few days after they accept.
  3. A LinkedIn follow-up a few days later, adding one useful detail.
  4. One short follow-up, then stop.

Treat this as an example, not a fixed schedule. Acceptance timing varies, and a reply ends the remaining follow-ups.

What to do next

Before you press Start outreach, read Stay inside LinkedIn's limits. It is the guide that keeps your account healthy.