How you configure your account settings has more impact on long-term outreach performance than any single message or campaign. The right setup keeps your sending within natural-looking patterns, protects your account from platform restrictions, and gives Interceptly headroom to run campaigns at full speed.
This guide covers each Interceptly setting that affects account safety, what to set it to, and why.
Social Selling Index (SSI)
Your SSI score is LinkedIn's measure of how active and credible your profile is. A higher SSI gives you access to higher sending limits and reduces the chance of being flagged for unusual activity.
Target an SSI of 70 or above before starting high-volume outreach.
Complete every section of your profile, including banner, headline, about, and featured.
Engage with content regularly during the early life of a new account.
Build a credible base by connecting with relevant people in your industry.
Review your SSI weekly. If the score drops, scale back daily volume until it recovers.
Account Type
Free LinkedIn accounts have strict caps on connection requests, profile views, and search results. Pipeline Builder runs at volumes that require a premium account.
Use Sales Navigator for prospecting-heavy campaigns where filtered search and lead lists are central.
Use LinkedIn Premium Business for general outreach where Sales Navigator is not needed.
Recruiter accounts are supported for talent-focused campaigns.
Confirm the subscription is active before connecting the account in Interceptly.
Operating Hours
Campaigns should mirror a real working day. Sending overnight or for 24 hours straight is the fastest way to trigger a platform review.
Set operating hours to a maximum of 8 hours per day.
Align hours with the time zone of your sender persona.
Turn off weekend sending unless your audience genuinely engages on weekends.
Stagger the start time slightly day to day if you run multiple accounts under the same workspace.
Time Zone and Proxy
Your time zone, proxy location, and stated account location must match. Mismatches are one of the most common triggers for security challenges.
Set the proxy region to the country where the LinkedIn account was created.
Use a residential proxy. Datacenter proxies are more likely to be flagged.
Refresh the proxy no more than twice per day.
Do not log into the same LinkedIn account from a different country while a campaign is running.
If the account needs to move regions, pause campaigns first and let the new proxy settle before resuming.
Inbox Sync Interval
The inbox sync interval controls how often Interceptly checks LinkedIn for new messages and connection updates.
Set the sync interval to 20 minutes during operating hours.
Set it to 4 hours outside operating hours.
Avoid very short intervals. Aggressive polling looks automated.
Sending Limits
Interceptly lets you set daily caps on connection requests, profile views, and pages searched. Defaults are conservative for a reason.
Start with the default limits when an account is first connected.
Raise limits gradually over time, never in a sudden jump.
Scale limits based on account age and SSI health, not on campaign pressure.
Talk to your CSM if you are unsure what daily limits make sense for your account stage.
Warm-Up
The warm-up feature scales up daily activity gradually for new or recently reconnected accounts. Keep it on for new accounts and let it run its full schedule.
Enable warm-up before launching the first campaign on a new account.
Allow the warm-up to scale activity up over time rather than running at target volume on day one.
Pause the schedule if you receive any warning notice from LinkedIn.
InMail and Booster Controls
Boosters and InMail features increase reach but raise risk if used at full intensity.
Reserve InMail credits for high-value prospects rather than spending the full allowance every month.
Run connection request boosters occasionally rather than continuously.
Avoid stacking boosters on top of large list imports.
Pre-Launch Checklist
Run through this list before turning on a new campaign:
☐ SSI score is 70 or higher.
☐ Account subscription is active and premium.
☐ Operating hours are set to 8 hours or fewer per day.
☐ Time zone, proxy region, and account location all match.
☐ Daily limits are appropriate for account age and SSI.
☐ Inbox sync interval is set to 20 minutes in hours, 4 hours out of hours.
☐ Warm-up is on for any newly connected account.
If any item fails, fix it before launching. A delayed launch is cheaper than a restricted account.
FAQs
Q: How do I check my current SSI score?
A: Open LinkedIn and go to linkedin.com/sales/ssi. The page shows your current score and a breakdown across the four pillars LinkedIn uses to calculate it. The score updates weekly.
Q: What should I do if my SSI drops?
A: Pause active campaigns and scale back daily activity. Spend time engaging with content and accepting relevant inbound requests, then re-check the score before resuming at full volume.
Q: Can I run campaigns 24 hours a day on an established account?
A: No. Even healthy accounts should stay inside an 8-hour operating window. Round-the-clock sending is one of the clearest automation signals LinkedIn looks for, and the risk does not go away with age.
Q: What happens if my proxy and time zone do not match?
A: LinkedIn flags the account as logged in from an unexpected location, which often triggers a security challenge or temporary restriction. Always set the proxy region, account time zone, and stated profile location to the same country.
Q: Can I use the same settings across every account in my workspace?
A: You can, but stagger operating-hour start times between accounts. Identical send patterns across multiple accounts under the same workspace are a separate pattern LinkedIn can detect.
Q: Should I disable warm-up early if the account looks healthy?
A: No. Let the warm-up run its full schedule even when metrics look strong. The cost of a slower ramp is far lower than the cost of restoring a restricted account.
🚀 Success! After your settings are dialed in, move on to campaign content.