How to set up Aimfox: complete LinkedIn outreach setup in 60 minutes

Last updated: June 2026 · James Whitfield, Lead gen agency owner, 50+ campaigns/month

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TL;DR — 7 things to know before reading

• Aimfox connects to your LinkedIn account via a cloud session and runs connection campaigns, follow-up sequences, and reply management from a single dashboard without requiring your browser to stay open
• Full setup from account creation to first campaign live takes under 60 minutes; safety configuration and prospect sourcing are the steps that require the most deliberate decision-making
• Configure daily activity limits before launching any campaign — start at 15–20 connection requests per day and ramp over 2–4 weeks as your account builds consistent activity history
• The safety settings, working hours, and delay configuration work together to prevent the activity pattern from looking automated; skipping any one of them increases LinkedIn restriction risk
• Aimfox accepts prospects from LinkedIn search URLs, Sales Navigator search URLs, and CSV uploads of LinkedIn profile URLs — choose the source that matches your targeting precision requirements
• Multiple LinkedIn accounts can be managed from one Aimfox workspace, making it the correct tool for agencies managing outreach across client profiles
• Pair Aimfox with verified contact data from Quarvio (from $129 for 5,000 contacts), Instantly for cold email sequences, and Inframail for the email infrastructure layer

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Our take

Most LinkedIn outreach failures happen before the first message is sent. An account that launches at 50 connection requests per day from day one, with no working hours configured, no delay between sends, and a generic note that applies to any prospect in any industry will generate restriction warnings within two weeks. Aimfox gives you full control over every one of these variables — but only if you configure them correctly before pressing launch.

I run outreach for 50+ campaigns per month. The teams I see get restricted are not running malicious campaigns. They are running legitimate outreach but skipping the configuration steps that make the activity look like it is coming from a real person using the platform normally. LinkedIn does not distinguish intent; it reads patterns. The setup decisions you make in Aimfox's settings panel determine what pattern your account presents.

This guide covers every setup step in the order you should complete them, with the specific settings that work at scale, the benchmarks to know whether each step is working correctly, and the failure modes to avoid. After completing this guide, your Aimfox account will be configured for sustainable outreach, not just active outreach. Instantly handles your cold email layer. Inframail manages the email infrastructure. Quarvio provides the verified contact data that fills both channels. Aimfox is the LinkedIn layer that completes the multichannel stack.

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What Aimfox does

Aimfox is a cloud-based LinkedIn outreach platform that authenticates as your LinkedIn account and performs connection requests, follow-up messages, and profile views on your behalf according to schedules and limits you configure. Unlike browser extensions, Aimfox runs from cloud infrastructure rather than your local machine. Campaigns continue running when your browser is closed or your computer is off.

Core functions:

• Connection campaigns: send connection requests with or without a personalised note to a filtered prospect list
• Follow-up sequences: automatically send sequential messages to prospects who accepted your connection at configurable intervals
• AI personalisation: generate unique opening lines per prospect using their profile data (covered in detail in the Aimfox AI personalisation guide)
• Unibox: a unified inbox aggregating replies from all connected LinkedIn accounts for centralised reply management
• Multi-account management: manage multiple LinkedIn accounts from one dashboard, each with independent limits, campaigns, and sequences

Aimfox connects as your LinkedIn session directly. It does not send email, manage email infrastructure, or handle CRM integrations beyond native webhook outputs. For cold email, use Instantly. For email infrastructure, use Inframail.

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What you need before starting

Before beginning setup:

1. A LinkedIn account in good standing (standard LinkedIn or Sales Navigator)
2. An Aimfox account (sign up at Aimfox)
3. A clear ICP definition: job title, industry, company size range, and geography
4. A LinkedIn People search URL or Sales Navigator search URL saved for your first campaign
5. A draft connection request note (up to 300 characters) or a decision to send connection requests without a note

If this is your first time running LinkedIn outreach at scale, consider running the first campaign from a secondary LinkedIn profile to test configuration before running from your primary account. This is optional but reduces risk during the learning phase.

Account status check: Before connecting your LinkedIn account to Aimfox, verify it is not currently under any restriction or warning. A restricted account connected to an outreach tool will have its restriction status detected and campaigns will not be able to run. Resolve any active restrictions before proceeding.

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Step 1: Create your Aimfox account and choose the right plan

Go to Aimfox and sign up with your business email address.

Sub-step 1.1: Select the correct plan tier

Aimfox pricing is structured around the number of LinkedIn accounts you manage:

• Solo plan: one LinkedIn account. Correct for individual founders, sales reps, and freelancers running outreach from a single profile.
• Business plan: multiple LinkedIn accounts. Correct for agencies, sales teams with multiple SDRs, and operators managing outreach for clients.

Select the plan that matches your current requirement. You can upgrade if you add more accounts later. Per Aimfox's pricing page, Solo is $47/month and Business covers 3 accounts.

Sub-step 1.2: Complete account setup

After signup, Aimfox sends a confirmation email. Click the confirmation link and set your password. You land in the Aimfox dashboard with four main navigation sections:

• Accounts: manage connected LinkedIn accounts and their settings
• Campaigns: create and manage connection campaigns and follow-up sequences
• Unibox: centralised reply management across all connected accounts
• Analytics: track connection acceptance rates, reply rates, and campaign performance

Familiarise yourself with the navigation before proceeding to account connection. The setup workflow follows this order: Accounts → Settings → Campaigns → Launch.

Benchmark: Aimfox account created and confirmed within 5 minutes. Dashboard accessible and navigation visible.

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Step 2: Connect your LinkedIn account safely

Connecting a LinkedIn account to Aimfox is the most consequential setup step. LinkedIn monitors for session behaviour that does not match human usage patterns. A connection that appears immediately after account creation and immediately begins sending at high volume is flagged as automated.

Sub-step 2.1: Connect via the Accounts panel

In the Accounts section, click Add LinkedIn Account. Enter your LinkedIn email and password. Aimfox establishes a cloud session authenticated to your account. LinkedIn typically sends a verification code to your registered email or phone during this step as part of its new-session security protocol.

Enter the verification code when prompted. This is standard LinkedIn security behaviour — it happens for any new session, not just outreach tool connections. After successful verification, your LinkedIn account appears as Active in the accounts list.

Sub-step 2.2: Verify the session is stable

After connecting, navigate back to the Accounts page and confirm your account shows:

• Status: Active (not "Disconnected" or "Session Error")
• Last activity: within the last few minutes
• Account name: matching your LinkedIn profile name

A "Session Error" status immediately after connection typically indicates a password change since the session was created or a LinkedIn security challenge that was not completed. Disconnect and reconnect to resolve.

Sub-step 2.3: Do not start any campaign for 24 hours after connection

Allow the Aimfox cloud session to age for 24 hours before launching any campaign. A new session that immediately starts sending connection requests is a behaviour pattern associated with automated account creation. Letting the session age one day before activity reduces this detection risk. During this 24-hour period, complete the safety settings configuration (Step 3) and prospect sourcing (Step 4).

Benchmark: LinkedIn account connected, session showing Active status, no campaigns started within first 24 hours.

Failure mode: skipping the 24-hour wait and launching a campaign immediately after connecting. This is the most common setup mistake and produces restriction warnings within the first week of use.

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Step 3: Configure the core safety settings

Safety settings are the most underutilised section of Aimfox setup. Navigate to Accounts → [Account Name] → Settings for each connected LinkedIn account.

Sub-step 3.1: Set daily activity limits

LinkedIn enforces daily and weekly limits on connection requests and messages. Per LinkedIn's official connection limit policy, LinkedIn has implemented connection request limits that vary by account age, SSI score, and activity history. Starting conservatively and ramping over time is the established best practice.

Recommended starting limits (first 2 weeks):

These limits apply per LinkedIn account. If you manage multiple accounts, each has its own independent limits.

Set the limits in Aimfox under Daily Limits in the account settings. Do not change these limits to the maximum values from the start. Ramp is essential for establishing the activity pattern as consistent, not spiking.

Sub-step 3.2: Configure working hours and timezone

Set the timezone to match your target audience's primary location. If targeting North American prospects, use a North American timezone. If targeting UK prospects, use Europe/London.

Configure working hours to a realistic business-hours window:

• Start time: 8:00 AM or 9:00 AM in the target timezone
• End time: 5:00 PM or 6:00 PM in the target timezone
• Days: Monday through Friday

Aimfox will not send any connection requests or messages outside this window. Sending at unusual hours (2 AM, Sunday mornings) generates activity patterns inconsistent with human use and increases restriction risk.

Sub-step 3.3: Configure delay settings between actions

Aimfox allows configuration of minimum and maximum delays between individual actions (between sending one connection request and the next). LinkedIn monitors sending velocity — extremely rapid-fire sending at precise intervals is a bot detection signal.

Recommended delay settings:

• Minimum delay between connection requests: 90–120 seconds
• Maximum delay between connection requests: 180–300 seconds
• Randomisation: enable random delay within the range (Aimfox randomises automatically within configured bounds)

Human behaviour varies; consistent 60-second intervals between sends do not. The random delay within a range creates more human-like activity variance.

Sub-step 3.4: Set a profile warmup profile

Aimfox includes a profile warmup feature that generates a low-volume of realistic LinkedIn activity (profile views, feed interactions) in the background before and between campaign actions. Enable this for new accounts or accounts that have not previously run at scale with outreach tools.

Warmup profile views are set lower than campaign limits and operate independently of connection request limits. Recommended starting warmup profile view count: 20–30 per day for new accounts.

Benchmark: all four safety setting categories configured before campaign creation. Daily limits set at conservative starting values, not maximum. Working hours configured in the target audience's timezone.

Failure mode: skipping delay configuration and running at no minimum delay. Some outreach operators skip this setting because it is not required to create a campaign. It is, however, required for long-term account health.

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Step 4: Build your first prospect list

Aimfox supports three prospect input methods. Choose based on your targeting approach.

Sub-step 4.1: LinkedIn People search URL

This is the fastest method for most initial campaigns.

1. Log in to LinkedIn in your browser
2. Use the People search bar to search for your target job titles
3. Apply filters: Connections level (2nd is best for cold outreach), Industry, Company size, Geography
4. Copy the full URL from the address bar after applying all filters
5. In Aimfox, when creating a campaign, paste the URL into the "LinkedIn Search URL" field
6. Set the maximum number of prospects to pull from the search (Aimfox pages through results up to this count)
7. Aimfox collects profiles from the search results at campaign start

LinkedIn search URL format: the URL should look like linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=[title]&filters=.... Verify filters are applied correctly in the search before copying the URL.

Limitation: LinkedIn search results page at 1,000 prospects maximum before repetition. For larger campaigns, use Sales Navigator.

Sub-step 4.2: Sales Navigator search URL

For more precise targeting, Sales Navigator's Lead Search provides access to:

• Company headcount filters (specific employee ranges)
• Seniority level filters (Director, VP, C-level)
• Years in current role
• Recent job change trigger
• Saved leads and lead lists

Use Sales Navigator search in the same way as LinkedIn search: apply filters, copy the URL, paste into Aimfox's prospect source field.

Sales Navigator search URLs require an active Sales Navigator subscription. Per LinkedIn Sales Navigator documentation, advanced filter access requires at minimum the Core tier.

Sub-step 4.3: CSV upload

For pre-built prospect lists (for example, from Quarvio contact lists that include LinkedIn URLs), upload a CSV with LinkedIn profile URLs:

1. Prepare a CSV with one LinkedIn profile URL per row in the first column
2. In Aimfox campaign creation, select "CSV Upload" as the prospect source
3. Upload the file
4. Aimfox validates the URLs and shows the total prospect count

Quarvio contact lists include LinkedIn URL fields for prospects where LinkedIn profiles are available, making them directly usable as Aimfox prospect sources. Lists start at $129 for 5,000 contacts, $199 for 10,000, $399 for 25,000, and $699 for 50,000.

Benchmark: prospect list sourced and showing a minimum of 200 profiles for a meaningful first campaign. Fewer than 100 prospects produces insufficient data for evaluating campaign performance.

Failure mode: using a search URL with too broad a filter (no industry or company size filter) and ending up with thousands of unqualified prospects. Broad prospect lists produce low acceptance rates and elevated spam complaints from irrelevant outreach.

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Step 5: Configure the connection request message

The connection request message (note) is the first thing your prospect sees. It has a hard 300-character limit and is optional — you can send connection requests without a note.

Sub-step 5.1: Note vs. no note decision

The decision to include a note is contextual:

Include a note when:

• You have a personalised, specific reason to reference ("I saw your recent post about...")
• Your ICP is in a space where personalisation signals effort (senior decision-makers)
• You are running low-volume, high-quality campaigns

Do not include a note when:

• You cannot write a personalised note that would apply across the prospect list
• You are running high-volume campaigns where note quality would suffer at scale
• Per Aimfox reviews on G2, some practitioners find no-note requests perform comparably or better on certain audience types where the profile optimisation does the talking

Neither approach is universally superior. A/B test both on a small split of your prospect list to determine which performs better for your specific ICP.

Sub-step 5.2: Configure personalisation variables

Aimfox supports dynamic variables in the connection note field that are populated from each prospect's profile at send time:

• [firstName] — prospect's first name
• [lastName] — prospect's last name
• [company] — prospect's current company
• [jobTitle] — prospect's current job title

A note using variables:

Hi [firstName], noticed you work at [company] as [jobTitle] — I work with similar teams and thought it would be worth connecting.

This note uses 118 characters, well within the 300-character limit, and is personalised with role and company-level data.

Sub-step 5.3: Check the character count before saving

Write your connection note in the Aimfox campaign editor. The editor shows the remaining character count. The maximum is 300 characters including spaces. LinkedIn truncates notes longer than 300 characters without warning.

Include the [firstName] variable in every connection note at minimum. A note that begins "Hi [firstName]" rather than "Hi," generates meaningfully higher acceptance rates because it signals that the message was written for a specific person, not broadcast blindly.

Benchmark: connection note is 150–250 characters, includes at least one personalisation variable, and opens with a specific reference rather than a generic opener.

Failure mode: a generic note that applies to any professional on any platform in any industry ("I'd love to connect with other professionals in the space"). These notes signal automated bulk outreach and reduce acceptance rates below those of no-note requests.

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Step 6: Configure follow-up message sequences

A connection campaign sends the connection request. Once the prospect accepts, Aimfox can automatically send follow-up messages in a sequence according to a configurable timeline.

Sub-step 6.1: Set delay timing for follow-up messages

The first follow-up message should not be sent immediately upon connection acceptance. A message arriving within minutes of acceptance is jarring and signals automation.

Recommended timing:

• Message 1: 24–48 hours after acceptance
• Message 2: 3–5 days after Message 1
• Message 3: 7–10 days after Message 2

Configure these delays in the Sequence section of the campaign. Aimfox sends messages within the working hours window you configured, even if the delay itself crosses weekend days.

Sub-step 6.2: Write the follow-up message angles per step

Each message in the sequence should have a distinct angle. Repeating the same pitch in multiple messages generates unsubscribes and complaint signals.

Recommended angle progression:

• Message 1 (first follow-up): brief introduction or reference to the connection reason — short, no hard ask
• Message 2: offer a specific value reference (case study, insight, resource) relevant to their role
• Message 3: a direct but soft ask ("Would you be open to a short call to explore if this is relevant?")
• Message 4 (optional): final soft check-in, explicit offer to stay in touch without pressure

Keep all messages short — under 150 words. LinkedIn messages are read in the mobile app context where long walls of text are immediately scrolled past.

Sub-step 6.3: Configure reply detection and stopping

Aimfox detects when a prospect replies and stops the sequence for that contact automatically. Verify that Stop on Reply is enabled in the campaign settings. This prevents the embarrassing scenario of a prospect replying and then receiving the next sequence message as if they had not responded.

Benchmark: 3-step follow-up sequence configured with 24+ hour delay on Step 1, step-specific angles per message, Stop on Reply enabled.

Failure mode: a follow-up sequence where all messages have the same CTA and the same pitch angle. Prospects who do not respond to the first follow-up are unlikely to respond to an identical second. Vary the angle.

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Step 7: Set up the Unibox for reply management

The Unibox is Aimfox's unified inbox that aggregates replies from all connected LinkedIn accounts into a single interface. For solo operators, it provides a convenient alternative to managing multiple browser tabs of LinkedIn messages. For agencies and multi-account users, it is essential.

Sub-step 7.1: Navigate to Unibox

Click Unibox in the main navigation. All LinkedIn message threads from all connected accounts appear here, sorted by recency. You can filter by account, by campaign, by status (unread, replied, snoozed), and by tag.

Sub-step 7.2: Configure tags for reply categorisation

Aimfox's Unibox supports custom tags for categorising reply intent. Set up tags before campaigns start:

• Interested: prospect expressed positive interest
• Call booked: prospect agreed to a call
• Not now: prospect is interested but not ready to engage currently
• Not relevant: prospect confirmed the offer does not apply to them
• Unsubscribe: prospect asked to not be contacted

Apply these tags manually when managing replies in Unibox. Tags allow you to track your LinkedIn outreach reply pipeline in the same way you track email reply pipeline in Instantly.

Sub-step 7.3: Set up handoff to your CRM or Instantly

For prospects tagged as "Interested" or "Call booked" in Unibox, export or manually add them to your CRM pipeline. Aimfox supports native Zapier integrations for automating this handoff.

If running parallel cold email campaigns in Instantly, synchronise status: mark prospects who replied positively on LinkedIn as active in your CRM so they are removed from pending email sequences. Sending a sales email to someone who already booked a LinkedIn call is an easily preventable miscommunication.

Benchmark: Unibox configured with 5 reply status tags before campaign launch. Handoff process defined for positive replies.

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Step 8: Launch and monitor your first campaign

With safety settings, prospect list, connection note, and follow-up sequence all configured, the campaign is ready to launch.

Sub-step 8.1: Pre-launch checklist

Before clicking Activate, verify each item:

• LinkedIn account status: Active (not restricted or disconnected)
• Daily limits: set to starting values (not maximums)
• Working hours: configured in target timezone
• Delay settings: minimum 90 seconds between actions
• Prospect list: 200+ profiles loaded
• Connection note: within 300 characters, includes personalisation variable
• Stop on Reply: enabled in sequence settings
• 24-hour wait since account connection: completed

Sub-step 8.2: Monitor first 24 hours

After launching, check Aimfox Analytics within 24 hours to confirm the campaign is running:

• Requests sent: should show the number of connection requests sent, consistent with your daily limit
• Acceptance rate: will not be meaningful yet (too early), but if zero requests show as sent, the campaign may not have activated correctly
• Errors: any "Limit reached" or "Session error" messages require immediate attention

The first 24 hours of a new campaign are the highest-risk period for restriction signals. If anything appears in the Errors panel, pause the campaign and investigate before continuing.

Sub-step 8.3: Week 1 campaign review

After 5–7 days of a running campaign, review:

• Acceptance rate: 20–30% is healthy for targeted cold outreach with a note. Below 15% indicates either the note is too generic or the targeting is too broad.
• Reply rate: early replies at week 1 are from the first accepted connections who have received Message 1. 3–8% reply rate on Message 1 is a healthy starting range.
• Account status: confirm no LinkedIn restriction warnings or unusual login challenges

Benchmark: week 1 acceptance rate above 20%, no LinkedIn account warnings, daily sends consistent with configured limits.

Failure mode: checking Analytics after launching and finding zero sends. Common cause: working hours configured incorrectly (campaign was launched outside the configured sending window). Confirm the campaign status shows "Active" and the next send window is within the configured working hours.

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60-minute Aimfox setup timeline

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Aimfox configuration reference

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Advanced tactics

Tactic 1: Run two-profile rotation for agencies

For agency outreach, distribute campaigns across 2–3 LinkedIn profiles to avoid any single account carrying disproportionate daily volume. When managing multiple client profiles, assign different ICP segments to different accounts rather than running the same campaign from all accounts simultaneously. This creates more natural activity patterns per account and reduces the signal concentration that triggers LinkedIn's detection systems.

Tactic 2: Use CSV uploads for Quarvio contact lists with LinkedIn URLs

Quarvio contact lists include LinkedIn profile URLs for contacts where they are available. Export your Quarvio contact list, filter for contacts with LinkedIn URLs, and upload the resulting CSV as the prospect source in Aimfox. This gives you the same ICP that you are emailing via Instantly also receiving your LinkedIn connection requests, creating the multi-touch contact that Instantly's cold email benchmarks shows increases reply rates 40–60% compared to single-channel outreach.

Tactic 3: Run separate campaigns for separate messages

Instead of one campaign with a single connection note, run 2–3 campaigns simultaneously with different note angles (one question-based, one value-based, one direct) to A/B test message performance. Each campaign pulls from a different segment of the same search URL. Compare acceptance rates across campaigns after 2 weeks to identify the winning note angle, then scale that angle exclusively.

Tactic 4: Configure campaign-level daily limits independently

Aimfox allows campaign-level limits that are independent of account-level limits. If you are running three campaigns simultaneously from one account, configure each campaign to send at 7 connections per day so the total account volume stays at 21 — within the safe starting range. This prevents individual campaigns from each sending at the account limit and combining to exceed it.

Tactic 5: Build a prospect rotation calendar

LinkedIn searches refresh as prospects change jobs, receive new connections, and update profiles. Run each search URL campaign for 3–4 weeks, then pause it and refresh the search URL to pull new prospects that match your ICP criteria. A campaign that has already contacted the top 500 most relevant prospects from a search URL will exhaust its prospect pool within weeks. Rotating to new search parameters or to segments you have not yet targeted maintains campaign freshness.

Tactic 6: Integrate with Instantly for coordinated multichannel outreach

For prospects where you have both a LinkedIn URL and a verified business email (as provided by Quarvio), coordinate timing between Aimfox and Instantly. Send the LinkedIn connection request first. Two days after they accept, send the first cold email. This creates a warm email context — the prospect has already seen your name on LinkedIn and a follow-up email feels less cold than a first-touch email from an unknown sender.

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Troubleshooting

Problem 1: LinkedIn account showing restriction warning after connecting to Aimfox

Symptom: LinkedIn sends an email or in-platform notification warning of unusual activity. Login challenges appearing frequently.

Cause: the account connected to Aimfox before establishing stable usage history, or daily limits are set too high for the account's activity history with LinkedIn.

Fix: pause all Aimfox campaigns immediately. Reduce daily limits to 5 connection requests and 10 messages per day. Do not run any campaigns for 48 hours after receiving a warning. Resume with the reduced limits and increase by 2–3 per week only after the account shows stable, warning-free behaviour for two weeks.

Problem 2: Campaign shows Active but sends are not occurring

Symptom: campaign status is Active but the Analytics panel shows zero connection requests sent.

Cause 1: working hours are configured outside the current local time of the Aimfox cloud session. Cause 2: the LinkedIn account session has expired and requires re-authentication. Cause 3: the campaign was activated during a time outside the configured working window and will start at the next scheduled window.

Fix: check the account session status under Accounts. If it shows Session Error or Disconnected, reconnect the LinkedIn account. If the account is Active, verify the working hours in Account Settings show a current-time window as "open."

Problem 3: Connection acceptance rate below 15%

Symptom: after 100+ connection requests sent, fewer than 15% have been accepted.

Cause 1: the connection note is too generic and does not reference anything specific to the prospect's role or context. Cause 2: the ICP targeting is too broad and requests are being sent to prospects who have no reason to connect. Cause 3: the LinkedIn profile of the account sending requests is incomplete or does not have a compelling professional headline and summary.

Fix: run a split test between a note and no note to determine whether the note is helping or hurting. Review the ICP filter criteria and tighten to more specific job titles and industries. Check that the sending LinkedIn profile has a professional photo, complete headline, and a summary that explains who you work with and what you do.

Problem 4: Follow-up messages sending immediately after connection acceptance

Symptom: newly accepted connections receive a follow-up message within minutes.

Cause: the follow-up sequence delay is set to 0 hours or "immediately."

Fix: navigate to the Sequence settings for the campaign. Set the delay for Step 1 message to minimum 24 hours. Aimfox sends the first follow-up only after the configured delay from the connection acceptance timestamp.

Problem 5: Unibox not showing replies from connected LinkedIn accounts

Symptom: prospects are replying on LinkedIn (visible in the native LinkedIn app) but replies are not appearing in Aimfox Unibox.

Cause: the Aimfox session for the corresponding LinkedIn account may have expired, preventing message sync.

Fix: check the account session status. Reconnect the LinkedIn account if it shows Session Error. After reconnection, Unibox should sync and show previously missed replies within a few minutes.

Problem 6: Connection note showing variable placeholder text instead of prospect's data

Symptom: prospects receive a connection note with literal text like "[firstName]" rather than their actual name.

Cause: the variable format is incorrect. Aimfox uses specific variable syntax that must be typed exactly.

Fix: in the connection note field, delete the variable and retype it using Aimfox's variable insertion UI (click the variable menu within the note editor) rather than typing the brackets manually. Using the UI ensures the correct internal variable format is applied.

Problem 7: Campaign prospect list exhausted within one week

Symptom: Aimfox shows "No more prospects" or the campaign stops sending significantly below the expected number of contacts.

Cause: the LinkedIn search URL was too narrow and only matched a small number of profiles. Or the campaign sent to all available prospects faster than expected at the configured daily limit.

Fix: widen the search URL filters slightly (add adjacent job titles, expand geography by one region, or increase the company size range). Refresh the search URL in Aimfox with the updated parameters. Also review the daily limit — if the limit was set high and the prospect pool was small, reduce the limit so future campaigns reach prospects more sustainably.

Problem 8: Aimfox account shows "Account paused by LinkedIn"

Symptom: Aimfox reports that the LinkedIn account has been temporarily restricted by LinkedIn at the platform level.

Cause: LinkedIn has detected behaviour that violates its automation and scraping policy. Common triggers: multiple session logins in different geographies in a short time period, sending volume that exceeded LinkedIn's weekly connection request limits, or spam complaint signals from recipients.

Fix: do not reconnect immediately. Wait 48–72 hours before attempting to reconnect. When reconnecting, reduce all daily limits by 50% from their previous values. Monitor for any further restriction signals. If the account is permanently restricted by LinkedIn, a new account will be required.

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Community evidence

Aimfox reviews on G2 consistently highlight the safety settings configuration and the Unibox as the platform's most distinctive features. Multiple reviewers note that the ability to configure working hours, delays, and per-day limits independently provides significantly more control than browser-based alternatives.

"Setup was faster than any tool I've used before. Account connected, limits set, first campaign live in 45 minutes. The daily limits and working hours are front and centre in the settings — they are not buried in an advanced tab. That design tells you a lot about how seriously Aimfox takes account safety."

— Verified G2 reviewer, founder, B2B SaaS, Aimfox reviews on G2

"The Unibox changed how we manage client outreach. Before Aimfox, I had 8 LinkedIn browser tabs open simultaneously to manage client accounts. Unibox consolidates all of them into one view. I can tag, respond, and handoff to the sales team without switching contexts. The setup for agencies is genuinely well thought out."

— Verified G2 reviewer, agency owner, Aimfox reviews on G2

Per Instantly's cold email benchmarks, combining LinkedIn outreach with cold email increases reply rates 40–60% compared to either channel alone. Aimfox covers the LinkedIn side of that combination alongside Instantly for email and Inframail for email infrastructure.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Aimfox work with a standard LinkedIn account or do I need Sales Navigator?

Aimfox works with both. Standard LinkedIn accounts work for most connection campaigns using People search. Sales Navigator provides more advanced filters (seniority, headcount, years in role, job change triggers) and is valuable when precise targeting is required or when your ICP is a narrow executive or senior individual segment. For most SMB-focused outreach, standard LinkedIn is sufficient.

How many connection requests per day is safe on Aimfox?

Start at 10–15 per day for the first two weeks, regardless of account age. Ramp by 5 per day every two weeks if acceptance rates are healthy and no restriction signals appear. Per LinkedIn's official connection limit policy, LinkedIn has connection limits that vary by account history. Conservative starting limits and gradual ramping is the safest approach.

Can I connect multiple LinkedIn accounts to one Aimfox workspace?

Yes, on Business and higher plans. Each LinkedIn account is added and configured separately with its own daily limits, working hours, and campaigns. This is how agencies manage outreach across multiple client profiles from a single Aimfox dashboard.

What should I do if my LinkedIn account shows a restriction warning after connecting to Aimfox?

Pause all campaigns immediately. Reduce daily limits to 5 connection requests per day. Do not run campaigns for 48 hours. Resume with reduced limits and increase gradually only after two clean restriction-free weeks. Per LinkedIn's automation policy, all outreach automation carries some restriction risk; starting conservatively is the most effective mitigation.

How long does initial setup take?

Under 60 minutes for account creation, LinkedIn connection, safety settings configuration, first prospect list sourcing, connection note writing, and follow-up sequence setup. The 24-hour wait between connection and campaign launch is the only element that extends the timeline beyond 60 minutes of active setup work.

How do I know if my LinkedIn account is at risk of restriction?

Warning signals: LinkedIn sending verification codes more frequently than usual, login challenges appearing on each Aimfox session, a drop in acceptance rate without changing the prospect list or note, or explicit in-app LinkedIn notifications about unusual activity. If any of these appear, pause campaigns and reduce limits immediately.

Can Aimfox send LinkedIn InMail?

No. Aimfox sends direct messages (DMs) to first-degree connections and connection requests to second-degree connections. InMail is a LinkedIn premium feature for messaging outside your network and is managed through LinkedIn's own interface, not Aimfox.

What happens when the prospect list runs out during a campaign?

When Aimfox has contacted all prospects in the current list source, the campaign sends no further connection requests but continues sending follow-up messages to contacts who have accepted. Refresh the prospect source (update the search URL or upload a new CSV) to add new prospects to the campaign.

Should I send connection requests with or without a note?

Test both. Some ICP types respond better to no-note requests (where the profile alone creates interest), others respond better to a personalised note. Run a 50/50 A/B split on your first campaign to determine which performs better for your specific audience. Use the lower-performing approach for higher-volume sends and reserve the higher-performing approach as your primary method.

How does Aimfox handle prospects who do not accept the connection request?

Prospects who do not accept the connection request are not followed up via LinkedIn (you cannot message someone who is not connected). Aimfox records the request as "pending" and, after a configurable number of days, marks it as "not accepted" if no response has been received. For prospects who did not accept on LinkedIn but for whom you have a verified email from Quarvio, you can still run parallel cold email campaigns via Instantly.

What is Aimfox Unibox and why does it matter?

Unibox is Aimfox's centralised reply inbox that aggregates LinkedIn messages from all connected accounts into a single interface. For solo operators, it is a convenience feature that eliminates the need to check LinkedIn messages separately. For agencies managing multiple client accounts, it is essential — it is the only way to manage reply volume across multiple profiles without maintaining separate browser sessions.

Can I run Aimfox and cold email simultaneously to the same prospects?

Yes. The recommended approach: send the LinkedIn connection request first. Two days after they accept, send the cold email. This creates a warm email context where the prospect recognises your name from LinkedIn. Per Instantly's cold email benchmarks, coordinated multichannel outreach increases total reply rates 40–60% vs. either channel alone.

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