Starter sequence: LinkedIn-only, give first
Our recommended LinkedIn-only sequence in Victoria AI, a blank connection request then three give-first messages, with full copy and timing.
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This is a starting point, not a finished campaign. Replace the bracketed parts with your own words and keep only claims you can back up. It follows our recommended LinkedIn-only shape: view the profile, send a blank connection request, then three short messages to people who accept. It needs only a LinkedIn account and uses no AI Personalization fields, so it costs no credits to personalize.
The LinkedIn-only starter sequence
- View profileStep 1Wait 1 day
- Connection requestStep 2
Sent blank, with no note.
Wait 10 days - Branch: did they accept?Step 3Wait 1 day
Yes: accepted the request
- LinkedIn messageStep 4
Hey
{first_name}, I help [specific kind of company] [do one specific, niche thing] by [a few words on how]. Mind if I [make a quick intro / send over a short sample] for{company}?Wait 3 days - LinkedIn messageStep 5
{first_name}, one thing that's working for [companies like yours] right now: [one concrete idea, in a line]. Happy to send [the give] if it's useful. No call needed.Wait 5 days - LinkedIn messageStep 6
Last note from me,
{first_name}. If the timing's off, no problem at all. The offer of [the give] stands whenever it's useful.
No: hasn't accepted
Sequence JSON, for the API, MCP or the Copilot
{
"variation_a": [
{ "id": 1, "type": "view_profile", "delay": 1 },
{ "id": 2, "type": "linkedin_connection", "message": "", "delay": 10 },
{
"id": 3,
"type": "conditional",
"conditionalType": "linkedin_connected",
"isConditional": true,
"delay": 1,
"branches": {
"yes": [
{
"id": 4,
"type": "linkedin_message",
"message": "Hey {first_name}, I help [specific kind of company] [do one specific, niche thing] by [a few words on how].\n\nMind if I [make a quick intro / send over a short sample] for {company}?",
"delay": 3
},
{
"id": 5,
"type": "linkedin_message",
"message": "{first_name}, one thing that's working for [companies like yours] right now: [one concrete idea, in a line].\n\nHappy to send [the give] if it's useful. No call needed.",
"delay": 5
},
{
"id": 6,
"type": "linkedin_message",
"message": "Last note from me, {first_name}.\n\nIf the timing's off, no problem at all. The offer of [the give] stands whenever it's useful.",
"delay": 0
}
],
"no": []
}
}
],
"variation_b": []
}Why it works
- Step 1, View Profile: a light first touch. The prospect may see your name before the request arrives. The 1-day wait puts the request the next day.
- Step 2, blank Connection Request: in our testing, requests with no note were accepted 10% to 30% more often, because a blank request carries no angle or ask. Your photo and headline do the introducing; see Optimize your LinkedIn profile.
- The 10-day wait on step 2 is the acceptance window. Victoria checks the connection once when it ends. We use about 10 days instead of the built-in template's 5 days, because nothing is waiting on the No path, so a longer window costs nothing.
- Step 3, the branch: the No path is empty, so people who don't accept get nothing further. Victoria checks their connection up to 3 more times, 24 hours apart, before marking them complete, in case they accept late. The branch's 1-day wait sends the first message the day after the check, while the connection is fresh.
- Step 4, first message: the "I help X do Y by Z" opener, then a give-first CTA. Saying yes costs the prospect nothing. See Openers that get replies.
- Step 5, second message: gives an idea outright and offers the give again, with no meeting ask.
- Step 6, last message: a short close that leaves the offer open.
- Delays: 3 days, then 5. Start close together and back off steeply, so the sequence never feels like a chase. The last step's wait is 0 because nothing follows it.
- Throughout: three short messages, first person, no links, no slop and nothing claimed that can't be shown. When someone replies, the sequence stops and the Appointment Setter can take over: deliver the give, follow up and work the deal.
LinkedIn-only volume is bounded by acceptance and per-account LinkedIn limits, so this shape works best on a focused list. To reach people who don't accept, switch to the multichannel starter once a mailbox is connected.