Ghost sends like a careful person would: within daily limits, spread through your working day, and stopped when someone replies. This page explains every safeguard and the settings you control.
Daily limits
Set these in Campaigns → Outbound Config → Daily Volume Limits.
| Limit | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Connection requests per day | 5–30 | 9 |
| LinkedIn messages per day | 10–100 | 50 |
| Emails per day (per mailbox) | 1–500 | 15 |
| Weekend volume | 0–100% of weekdays | 50% |
- Ghost varies each limit by one either way from day to day, so your activity never looks mechanical.
- Campaigns that only message existing connections have their own message allowance of at least 80 a day.
- Email has its own limit and never uses up LinkedIn messages.
- Set weekend volume to 0% to pause at weekends.
With several LinkedIn accounts, each account has its own limits: invites 1–30 and messages 1–100.
When Ghost sends
- Working hours: roughly 09:00 to 19:00 in your timezone. The start and end move by up to an hour each day.
- Spread out: at least 8–10 minutes between invites from the same account, with short random pauses between every action.
- Natural: before each invite, Ghost views the person's profile, the way you would.
- Lead Score first: your best-fit contacts are sent to before everyone else.
If LinkedIn pushes back
- Invite limits: if LinkedIn starts refusing invites, Ghost pauses invites only. Messages, profile views and likes carry on. A banner on the Campaigns page tells you when invites will resume.
- Warm-up after a pause: invites restart gently over 5 days: 2, then 3, then 5, then 10, then your normal limit.
- Disconnected account: if your LinkedIn connection drops, all campaigns pause and Ghost emails you to reconnect.
Built-in protection
- Nothing sends without you. Every campaign starts as a draft, including those built by AI.
- Stops on reply. A reply on LinkedIn, or by email with email lead capture on, stops that person's sequence in every campaign.
- One campaign per person. Nobody gets two sequences at once.
- Old invites withdrawn. Unaccepted invites are withdrawn after 7–28 days (you choose), at most 25 a day, keeping your pending list healthy.
- Blacklist. Blacklisted contacts can never be enrolled.
- Your own accounts. Ghost sends from your LinkedIn profile and your mailbox, never a shared pool.
The honest part
LinkedIn's User Agreement restricts automated activity, and LinkedIn decides how it enforces that. No tool can promise your account will never be restricted. What keeps risk low is sensible volume, good targeting and messages people want to receive:
- Keep your ICP tight. Relevant messages get replies, not reports.
- Personalise the opener.
- Keep your profile complete and post regularly, so people recognise you.
- Don't max out every limit on day one.
Read more in LinkedIn account safety and the LinkedIn automation safety guide.
FAQ
How many connection requests can I send per day?
Between 5 and 30 per LinkedIn account. The default is 9, and Ghost varies it by one either way each day.
Does Ghost send at weekends?
Yes, at 50% of your weekday volume by default. Set Weekend Volume to 0% to pause at weekends.
Can I change the hours Ghost sends in?
Not yet. Ghost sends between roughly 09:00 and 19:00 in your timezone. Set your timezone in Persona hub so the window is right.
Do I need LinkedIn Premium or Sales Navigator?
No. Ghost works with a standard LinkedIn account.