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How do I prospect on LinkedIn with AI without getting banned or being spammy?

LinkedIn is where your B2B buyers actually live, but it aggressively polices automation: stay under roughly 40 actions a day, warm up new accounts slowly, and never max out limits. The motion that works is engagement before outreach, comment and connect with context first, then send a short, specific DM, with AI helping you research the person and draft the note rather than mass-sending. Sales Navigator's own AI features (Account IQ, Lead IQ, Message Assist) now cover a lot of what risky third-party bots used to do.

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