Yes, these platforms have their own spam filters. And yes, we burned accounts for MONTHS trying to figure this out.
Now we’re sending ~50,000 DMs/month safely, across Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
Here’s the exact setup (so you don’t waste months like we did).
Stop Over-Automating
We used all the popular tools. ProspectIn, Phantombuster, X-Reacher, etc.
They worked… until they didn’t.
Platforms know when you’re botting. The safest way?
👉 A VA manually sending batches 3x/day (morning, midday, night).
It mimics human behavior.
No bans. No headaches.
Isolate Every Account
Run each account in its own clean environment.
✅ Use privacy browsers like AdsPower or Dolphin
✅ Attach unique proxies (never reuse IPs)
✅ Each account behaves like a real user
Think of it as giving each account a fresh identity.
Follow Strict Send Limits
Start small. Ramp slowly.
Instagram → 40 messages/day/account
X/Twitter → 100/day/account
LinkedIn → 20-30 InMails/day/account
Example:
20 IG accounts → 800 DMs/day → ~24,000/month.
10 X accounts → 1,000/day → ~30,000/month.
10 LinkedIn accounts → 300/day → ~9,000/month.
Total = ~60,000/month without tripping filters.
Feed Them Clean Lists
Most “bad outreach” is just bad targeting.
We pull leads from:
✅ Parser / Leads.cm (IG)
✅ X-Reacher (Twitter bios)
✅ LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Then we refilter with AI (to strip out garbage).
Clean data = higher replies + fewer flags.
Send What Actually Works
On cold outreach, short text-only DMs get seen first.
After they accept → you can send voice/video.
Instagram is picky (can’t send media before acceptance).
X lets you send media straight away (but it’ll be hidden until accepted).
LinkedIn Premium + open profile? Free InMail.
Avoid the Spam Folder
Every platform has a “hidden” inbox for suspected spam.
If you get dumped there:
→ Pause sending for ~10 days.
→ Use the account like a normal human: scroll, like, comment, DM friends.
→ Ramp back up slowly.
Do the Math
VA costs? $300–500/month each
Each VA manages 500–1,000 sends/day
Total system cost? < $1k/month
Even with a bad 2% reply rate → 1,200 replies/month
Even if only 20% convert → ~50 meetings/month
For less than $1k.
Why Manual Wins Long-Term
Yes, automation is tempting.
But when bans nuke your accounts and you lose months of traction… it’s not worth it.
Manual + scaled accounts + clean lists = boring, but it WORKS.
This is exactly how we’re booking 50–100 meetings/month across social without risking account nukes.
Want the full DM scripts + exact VA SOPs we use?
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