# Workflow: LinkedIn-first outreach

> Lead with the warm channel — connection requests and voice notes first, email as the follow-through.

**Outcome:** A running multichannel motion where LinkedIn opens the door and email carries the details - with all replies, from both channels, landing in one inbox.

**Availability:** runnable today — all 5 steps are callable now.

Email-first outreach fights spam filters; LinkedIn-first borrows social proof. Everything in this recipe is available today — including LinkedIn voice messages via the Outreach Actions API, which very few stacks can do programmatically.

## Steps

1. **Connect LinkedIn accounts** — uses [LinkedIn Accounts API](https://docs.reply.io/api-reference/linkedin-accounts/create-a-connection-link)
   Link the team's LinkedIn accounts and set daily action limits that keep accounts safe.
2. **Open with a connection request** — uses [Outreach Actions API](https://headless-jason-ai-sdr-7ajjk.ondigitalocean.app/apis/outreach-actions.md)
   Send personalized connection requests — or voice messages for accounts that allow them — as one-off touches.
3. **Sequence the follow-through** — uses [Sequence API](https://headless-jason-ai-sdr-7ajjk.ondigitalocean.app/apis/sequences.md)
   Build a sequence that leads with LinkedIn steps and falls back to email for prospects who don't accept.
4. **Converse in one inbox** — uses [Conversations & Inbox API](https://headless-jason-ai-sdr-7ajjk.ondigitalocean.app/apis/conversations-inbox.md)
   LinkedIn replies and email replies arrive in the same unified inbox with the same categories — one conversation surface for the agent.
5. **Compare channel performance** — uses [Analytics API](https://headless-jason-ai-sdr-7ajjk.ondigitalocean.app/apis/analytics.md)
   Read the LinkedIn overview against the email overview and shift mix toward what converts.

HTML version: https://headless-jason-ai-sdr-7ajjk.ondigitalocean.app/workflows/linkedin-first-outreach