# 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.

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

```json sequence
{
  "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](https://docs.versionseven.ai/playbook/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](https://docs.versionseven.ai/playbook/openers).
- **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](https://docs.versionseven.ai/playbook/sequences/multichannel-b2b-default) once a mailbox is connected.