Do you see a warning message from LinkedIn or get logged out? Did your LinkedIn account get restricted? Let's understand why it could happen and which steps to take next.
Why did LinkedIn block my account?
Unfortunately, LinkedIn will never point out why you got on their radar. Moreover, you may get a warning or be blocked from your account even if you're not using any automation tool. Here are the most common reasons why it may happen:
Too many page views—You started viewing more pages than LinkedIn expected from you based on your previous usage.
The key is to properly warm up your account and gradually increase your activity levels. For that reason, we apply a warming-up period when you connect your account to Overloop for the first time.Too many connection requests in a short time and a low acceptance rate for those requests.
LinkedIn set a limit of 100 connection requests per week. If you send the whole bunch of requests in one go, you'll almost certainly get on the LinkedIn radar.
This is why Overloop sets a daily limit and distributes the weekly connection requests. We also automatically revoke old pending connection requests.Too many people flag your connection requests with "I don't know this person."
There is nothing you can do about it except carefully choose your prospects.There is inappropriate or illegal activity or a history of repetitive, abusive behavior on the account. Make sure that your content complies with LinkedIn policies.
Read more about the measures Overloop takes to protect your LinkedIn account.
Is your account restricted, or is it just a warning?
Carefully read the message you see on the screen. LinkedIn may show you a warning, but it has not yet restricted or suspended your account. They usually show such a warning when you visit more than 200 pages in one day and assume that you started using an automation tool.
No worries. LinkedIn can't see that you are using Overloop AI. But that doesn't mean you can ignore this warning, even if your account remains active.
What to do next?
Pause your LinkedIn activity for 2-3 days. This includes the automation you perform via Overloop (pause LinkedIn campaigns) and your manual activity.
Afterward, keep a low activity level for about a week. Leave the campaigns paused. Limit the manual page views, connection requests, and messages to a minimum.
You can resume the campaigns after a week. If you do, keep an eye on your current daily limit and the number of actions you perform (you can find all this info in Settings > LinkedIn account) and adjust your manual usage of LinkedIn accordingly – their radars count all actions you perform. This warming-up period should take another week.
You should be able to return to normal usage within 2 weeks of the warning. It's important to do the warming up; otherwise, you may see another warning soon and eventually have your account restricted.
The account is temporarily restricted
LinkedIn may temporarily restrict your account from a few hours to a few days. At this point, LinkedIn is almost sure you use automation, judging from your activity volumes. But even then, they can't see that you use Overloop.
The good news is that the restriction is temporary, and you'll regain access to your account soon. However, the suspension time will be longer next time or may be permanent if you keep ignoring the warnings.
Here's what you need to do to prevent it from happening again:
Pause your LinkedIn campaigns in Overloop.
Navigate to Settings > LinkedIn account and disconnect your account.
Wait 2-3 days after the account is unblocked before you start taking any actions on LinkedIn. Don't visit any profiles, groups, etc; don't even scroll the feed. The best thing you can do is to keep it quiet.
Then you should start warming up your account little by little:
Keep the campaigns off.
Take it slow—visit a few pages daily, send no more than 5 connections or messages a day initially, and gradually increase your activity within 10-14 days.
Personalize the connection requests and messages as much as possible.
Delete any old pending requests.
After about two weeks of warming up, you can reconnect your LinkedIn account to Overloop and restart the automation. Check your current daily limit in Settings > LinkedIn account. If needed, ask the support team to restart the automatic warming up for you from our end.
What not to do
Don't ignore the warnings. It's fairly simple – if you see a warning, limit your activity and focus on warming up. We prepared this guide to help you through it.
Don't create a new LinkedIn account. You may trigger a permanent ban from LinkedIn.