LinkedIn Restrictions – How to Keep Your Account Safe ?

You open LinkedIn… And suddenly, nothing works. Your messages won’t send, your campaigns are frozen, or worse — your account is suspended. Don’t panic: it happens (even to the best 😅), and yes, you can recover.

Restricted, shadowbanned, or fully banned — what’s the difference?

There are 3 types of blocks:

• 👉 Restriction: LinkedIn disables certain features. You can’t send invites, your messages get stuck… but it’s nothing too serious.
• 👉 Shadowban: Everything looks fine, but nothing actually goes through. No one sees your posts, your profile becomes invisible 👻
• 👉 Full ban: Your account is suspended. You’ll need to prove your identity… and beg support a little.

Why does LinkedIn block you?

Usually, it’s because you went too fast, too hard, or too bot-like. LinkedIn hates behavior that seems automated or unnatural.

If you’re sending dozens of connection requests with no personalization, if your acceptance rate is low, or if you use an automation tool without warming up… you’re getting flagged. 🫠

⚠️ It’s not the tool that’s the issue — it’s how you use it. Bad automation is like running a marathon without warming up: you’ll burn out after 10 minutes. 😬

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Got shadowbanned? Here’s what to do.

• Step 1: Take a break. No messages, no invites, no posts — for 48 hours. Let your account breathe. 🧘♂️
• Step 2: Go to “My Network” and cancel your pending invites — especially if you’ve got hundreds. LinkedIn sees that as a spam signal.

• Step 3: When you start again, go manual. Visit a few profiles, send 5 to 10 personalized invites, and that’s it. Think of it like going back to the gym — you increase the intensity gradually.

Warm up your account before launching a campaign

💡 Mistake #1: launching automation on a cold account. 🥶

Starting a campaign from a fresh or inactive account is like sprinting after 3 months on the couch. LinkedIn picks up on that real quick.

Instead, warm up your profile:

• For the first 3 days: visit some profiles, follow a few people.
• Next: start sending personalized invites.
• Then: add in some likes, comments, and messages.

Your goal? Show you’re a real, active human who interacts naturally. 👀

Good habits to never get banned again

Once your account is back on track, build healthy routines:

• 💬 Mix up your actions: don’t just send messages — comment, share, engage.
• ✍️ Personalize your outreach: no copy-paste templates from 2015.
• 📸 Clean up your profile: pro photo, clear headline, engaging summary, recent activity.

Want to automate? Great. But do it with a tool that plays by the rules. Waalaxy handles it for you: quotas, delays between actions, smart pacing. It’s safe — no need to tiptoe around the limits.

Your next customers are already waiting on LinkedIn !

✅ Want to stay on LinkedIn long-term? Act like a human. Go slow. Personalize. Warm up before sending 50 DMs a day.

LinkedIn is a social network — not a lead machine. Treat it like one, and it’ll treat you right in return.