A LinkedIn Connection Bot That Respects Your Limits
A LinkedIn connection bot sends connection requests for you, so you don't spend an hour a day clicking "Connect". Hollerly does that from the cloud, with a short personal note written by AI for each person, and with daily and weekly caps that keep your account inside safe limits.
It's how you auto connect LinkedIn invites to a full outreach sequence: once someone accepts, Hollerly can message them, follow up, and switch to email if they go quiet.
LinkedIn connection automation that doesn't look like a bot
Most LinkedIn connection automation fails in the same way: hundreds of identical invites, sent in bursts, at 3am. Acceptance rates drop, pending invites pile up, and LinkedIn notices.
Hollerly does the opposite:
- Personal notes. Claude writes each note from the person's headline, latest post and company website. Or send the invite with no note, which often works well for warm audiences.
- Human pace. Random gaps of 45 to 180 seconds between actions, and only during your working hours.
- Warm-up first. Optional profile visits, post likes, follows and endorsements before the invite, capped at 40 a day.
- Health score. Hollerly tracks your acceptance rate, pending invites and warnings, so you can see trouble before LinkedIn does.
Automate LinkedIn connections from any search
To automate LinkedIn connections, you need a list of the right people. Paste any of these into a campaign:
- A LinkedIn people search URL
- A Sales Navigator lead search URL
- A LinkedIn post URL, to connect with the people who commented or reacted
- A CSV of LinkedIn profile URLs
Hollerly skips anyone already in another campaign or on your do-not-contact list, so two teammates never invite the same person. Need help building the search? It can draft an ideal customer profile from your website and suggest one. More on that in LinkedIn prospecting.
Automatic LinkedIn connection request notes, written for each person
An automatic LinkedIn connection request still needs a reason to accept. LinkedIn notes are short, so every word counts. Hollerly keeps them under the limit and specific. Here is the kind of note it writes:
Hi Sarah, saw your post on cutting onboarding time for new reps. We've been working on the same problem with sales teams your size. Would be good to connect.
Prefer your own words? Write a template with variables and fallbacks, like {{first_name|there}} and {{company|your team}}, and spintax like {Hi|Hello}. For more ideas, see our connection request message templates.
Automate LinkedIn connection request follow-ups
When you automate a LinkedIn connection request, the invite is only step one. Hollerly's sequences branch on what happens next:
- If accepted: send a first message after a delay you choose, then one or two follow-ups.
- If not accepted: switch channels. On Pro, send an email from your own Gmail, Outlook or SMTP mailbox.
- If they reply on LinkedIn or email: the sequence stops, and the reply lands in your inbox.
LinkedIn connection request automation on a schedule
Invites go out during your working hours in your timezone. Messages also wait for the prospect's working hours, based on their LinkedIn location, so they arrive when people are actually reading.
Is a LinkedIn bot against the rules?
Honest answer: yes, technically. LinkedIn's user agreement doesn't allow bots or other unauthorized automated methods. Every LinkedIn bot and automation tool carries that risk, including Hollerly.
What you can control is how your account behaves. Hollerly keeps it close to how a careful person would use LinkedIn: modest daily numbers, steady pacing, working hours, and one dedicated cloud browser with one IP in your country for each account. If LinkedIn shows a rate limit or a verification screen, Hollerly pauses for 24 hours. If LinkedIn signs you out, everything stops and you get an email.
Read the full breakdown on our LinkedIn automation safety page.
How the Hollerly LinkedIn connection bot works
- Connect your LinkedIn account. There's no extension to install; Hollerly runs in the cloud.
- Paste a search or upload a CSV.
- Choose a sequence template with a connect step, with or without a note.
- Approve the first five AI-written notes and messages.
- Hollerly sends invites inside your limits and reports results in a weekly email.
Safety limits built in
| Limit | Default | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|
| Invites per day | 20 | 30 |
| Invites per week | 100 | 150 |
| Warm-up (first two weeks) | 10, then 15 a day | n/a |
| Likes, follows, endorsements per day | 40 | 40 |
| Gap between actions | 45 to 180 seconds | n/a |
Pricing
Starter is $19 a month and includes 300 connection requests a month on one LinkedIn account. Pro, at $49, removes the monthly cap (your safe daily and weekly limits still apply) and adds email follow-ups. Agency, at $69, adds three LinkedIn accounts with sender rotation. See the pricing page for everything included.
FAQ
+What is a LinkedIn connection bot?
A LinkedIn connection bot is software that sends connection requests for you, usually to a list from a search. Hollerly sends them from a cloud browser with a personal note written by AI for each person, inside daily and weekly caps, and can follow up with messages and email once people accept or ignore the invite.
+How many connection requests can I automate per day?
Hollerly sends up to 20 invites a day by default, with a ceiling of 30, and 100 a week by default, with a ceiling of 150. New accounts warm up at 10, then 15 invites a day for the first two weeks. Starter includes 300 connection requests a month in total.
+Can I auto connect on LinkedIn without a note?
Yes. Every connect step lets you choose between an AI-written note, your own template, or no note at all. Invites without a note can work well for people who already know your name, for example people who commented on your post. Messages then start after they accept.
Get replies without the busywork
Hollerly finds the people, writes every message with AI and follows up on LinkedIn and email until they reply. Runs in the cloud, from $19 a month.
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