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Insights to scale your LinkedIn & email outreach

Tactics, templates, and playbooks for prospecting, lead generation, and safe automation.

MirrorProfiles vs AIA: Which LinkedIn Account Provider Wins at Scale?

MirrorProfiles rents ready-made LinkedIn accounts with a locked identity. AIA builds purpose-made avatars you can verify, seed toward your ICP, and pair with email. Here is the honest MirrorProfiles vs AIA comparison on pricing, scale, ID verification, and multi-channel reach.

Erik Paulson · Jul 20, 2026

How to Scale LinkedIn Outreach: The Account Math Nobody Explains (2026)

Doubling your LinkedIn pipeline is not about sending more from one profile. It is about adding sending identities. Here is the real math behind scaling LinkedIn outreach, the tools that survive it, and the account layer that sets your true ceiling.

Erik Paulson · Jul 19, 2026

LinkedIn Automation for Agencies: How to Run Outreach for Multiple Clients at Scale (2026)

Running LinkedIn outreach for a dozen clients is a different problem than running it for one. Here is how lead gen agencies isolate each client, avoid burning anyone's real profile, and scale to hundreds of sending accounts without the whole operation collapsing when one account trips a limit.

Erik Paulson · Jul 18, 2026

Linkunity vs AIA: Which LinkedIn Account Provider Actually Scales Your Outreach?

Linkunity claims real ID-verified human accounts beat synthetic avatars. Here is the honest comparison of Linkunity vs AIA on pricing, scale, multi-channel support, and what actually matters when you are running serious outreach volume.

Erik Paulson · Jul 18, 2026

Are LinkedIn AI Avatars Safe? An Honest Look at the Risk (2026)

AI avatar accounts are how serious teams scale LinkedIn outreach, but are they safe? Here is an honest breakdown of the real platform risk, what actually gets accounts restricted, and how ID verification plus a 48 hour replacement SLA turns risk into a managed cost.

Erik Paulson · Jul 17, 2026

12 LinkedIn Connection Request Message Templates That Actually Get Accepted in 2026

Copy-paste LinkedIn connection request templates for cold outreach, recruiter messages, and B2B sales -- plus the exact phrasing mistakes that kill your acceptance rate before the prospect even reads your note.

Erik Paulson · Jul 17, 2026

How Many LinkedIn Accounts Can You Run for Outreach?

LinkedIn lets you have one personal profile, so how do teams send thousands of touches a week? Here is the honest answer on account limits, how many profiles you can safely stack, and how to scale without a ban.

Erik Paulson · Jul 16, 2026

How to Warm Up a New LinkedIn Account: A Safe 2026 Ramp Schedule

A brand new LinkedIn account is the easiest one to get restricted. Here is a week-by-week warm-up schedule that builds trust with LinkedIn before you ever send a cold connection request at scale.

Erik Paulson · Jul 15, 2026

Virtual SDR Teams vs Hiring SDRs: The Real 2026 Cost Breakdown

Hiring an SDR is not the only way to fill your pipeline. Here is the honest cost of an in-house rep versus a virtual SDR team built on avatar accounts, and how to decide which one actually scales.

Erik Paulson · Jul 14, 2026

LinkedIn Account Providers Compared: MirrorProfiles, LinkedRent, Linkunity, and AIA (2026)

A fair, side by side comparison of the main LinkedIn account providers for outreach in 2026: MirrorProfiles, LinkedRent, Linkunity, Sbl.so, GoAccounts, and AIA. Real prices, the synthetic vs ID verified debate settled, and how to pick the account layer that actually scales.

Erik Paulson · Jul 13, 2026

LinkedIn Automation Tools That Work With Rented and Avatar Accounts in 2026

Not every LinkedIn automation tool works with rented or avatar accounts. Here is which tools support custom proxies, which do not, and how to build an outreach stack that actually scales.

Erik Paulson · Jul 13, 2026

How Many InMails Can You Send on LinkedIn? Monthly Credits by Plan (2026)

How many LinkedIn InMails you can send depends on your plan. Here are the 2026 monthly InMail credits for Premium and Sales Navigator, how credits roll over and get refunded, and how to reach more prospects without running out.

Erik Paulson · Jul 12, 2026