--- title: "Quick start: your first campaign in 15 minutes" description: "Connect LinkedIn, import prospects, build a sequence, set safe limits and launch your first Prosyo campaign in about 15 minutes." url: https://prosyo.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start/ section: "Getting started" updated: 2026-11-06 --- # Quick start: your first campaign in 15 minutes This page walks you through the whole flow once. Each step links to a detailed guide if you need more. **Watch: how to automate LinkedIn outreach in 2 minutes** https://youtu.be/KNBO-Bk5H-0 **Before you start:** have a LinkedIn account you use regularly, and either a CSV of prospects or a LinkedIn / Sales Navigator search URL. --- ## Step 1. Connect LinkedIn (2 minutes) 1. Open **Settings → Accounts**. 2. Click **Connect LinkedIn**. 3. Sign in to LinkedIn in the secure window and approve any check LinkedIn asks for (code, app approval). 4. Wait until the account shows **Healthy**. > **Note:** On the free trial, LinkedIn connects once autopay is set up for the trial. Until then the LinkedIn card shows **Choose a plan** instead of **Connect LinkedIn**. See [Your 7-day trial](https://prosyo.com/docs/getting-started/create-account.md#3-your-7-day-trial). → Details: [Connect LinkedIn](https://prosyo.com/docs/connect-accounts/linkedin.md) ## Step 2. Connect email (optional, 3 minutes) To add email steps, connect a mailbox in **Settings → Accounts**: - **Custom SMTP / IMAP.** Works with most mail providers. The trial includes one. - **Gmail / Outlook.** One-click sign-in with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Needs a paid plan with an email seat. Multichannel includes one email seat, and Agency / Team one per seat. Each email seat holds one mailbox: SMTP/IMAP, Gmail or Outlook, whichever you connect. Paid Starter is LinkedIn-only. → Details: [SMTP/IMAP](https://prosyo.com/docs/connect-accounts/smtp-imap.md) · [Gmail](https://prosyo.com/docs/connect-accounts/gmail-google-workspace.md) · [Outlook](https://prosyo.com/docs/connect-accounts/outlook-microsoft-365.md) ## Step 3. Import prospects (3 minutes) 1. Go to **Prospects** and click **Import**. 2. Under **Add to list**, choose a list or create one, for example *"UK SaaS founders – Sept"*. 3. Pick a source: - **CSV / Excel.** Upload the file and map its columns. - **LinkedIn search** or **Sales Navigator.** Pick the **LinkedIn account** to import with and paste the search URL. - **Post comments.** Pick the **LinkedIn account** and paste a LinkedIn post URL. - **Chrome (LinkedIn).** Export people from LinkedIn or Sales Navigator searches with the Prosyo Chrome extension. 4. Click **Import** and wait for **Import complete**: how many were added, updated, skipped and failed. → Details: [CSV / Excel](https://prosyo.com/docs/prospects/import-csv-excel.md) · [LinkedIn](https://prosyo.com/docs/prospects/import-linkedin.md) · [Chrome extension](https://prosyo.com/docs/integrations/chrome-extension.md) ## Step 4. Create the campaign (4 minutes) 1. Go to **Campaigns → New campaign**. 2. Name it and pick **Use a template → LinkedIn connect & follow up**, then click **Create & open builder**. (Or choose **Generate with AI** and describe your campaign in one sentence. See [one-click campaigns and AI](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/one-click-templates-and-ai.md).) 3. On the **Sequence** tab, edit each step. For example: **Connection request note** (optional, 300 characters max): ``` Hi {{first_name|there}}, I work with {{title}}s at SaaS companies on outbound. Would be good to connect. ``` **LinkedIn message** (sent after they accept): ``` Thanks for connecting, {{first_name|there}}. Quick question: how is {{company_name}} booking meetings with new accounts today? ``` 4. Click **Preview with a real person** to see exactly what one person will receive. → Details: [Sequence steps](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/sequence-steps.md) · [Variables](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/variables-personalization.md) ## Step 5. Add the audience (1 minute) On the **Audience** tab, click **Add prospects**, pick the list from Step 3 under **Prospect list** and click **Enroll list**. Prosyo shows how many people were enrolled. People marked Do not contact are left out automatically, and the launch review counts anyone missing an email or LinkedIn URL under **Exclusions and data gaps**. → Details: [Audience and enrollment](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/audience.md) ## Step 6. Set sending limits (1 minute) On the **Sending & safety** tab: 1. Under **Sending accounts**, pick your account in **LinkedIn accounts** (and in **Email accounts** if you use email steps). You can add up to 10 accounts per channel to share the work. 2. Under **Daily limits**, pick a preset: **Cautious** for a new or quiet LinkedIn account, **Recommended** otherwise. Then click **Save limits**. It appears as soon as you pick a preset or change a number, and nothing changes until you click it. 3. Check **Working hours**: timezone, start and end time, and days. These save as you change them. 4. Leave **Turn off remaining steps when they reply** on. 5. Optionally turn on **Cancel an invitation if not accepted till** and set the days, for example 14. → Details: [Sending limits and safety](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/sending-limits-safety.md) ## Step 7. Launch (1 minute) Click **Review & launch**. The review shows your audience, sending accounts and a preview with a real person. Fix anything under **Fix before launching**, read anything under **Worth knowing**, then click **Launch campaign**. Your campaign status changes to **Running**. Prosyo spreads actions across your working hours, so you can close the tab. → Details: [Launch, pause and resume](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/launch-pause-resume.md) ## Step 8. Handle replies When someone replies: - The rest of their sequence stops (while **Turn off remaining steps when they reply** is on). - The conversation appears in **Inbox**. - You get a [notification](https://prosyo.com/docs/inbox/notifications.md) in the bell. Reply from Inbox and move the prospect to **Interested** or **Meeting** when the conversation is real pipeline. → Details: [Unified inbox](https://prosyo.com/docs/inbox/unified-inbox.md) · [Monitor a campaign](https://prosyo.com/docs/campaigns/monitor-reports.md) --- ## What to do next - Follow the [first 30 days plan](https://prosyo.com/docs/getting-started/first-30-days.md). - [Enrich prospects](https://prosyo.com/docs/prospects/enrichment.md) and add AI-written first lines. - [Connect Slack](https://prosyo.com/docs/integrations/slack.md) to get replies in your team channel. - Connect [HubSpot](https://prosyo.com/docs/integrations/hubspot.md) or [Pipedrive](https://prosyo.com/docs/integrations/pipedrive.md) to sync prospects to your CRM. - [Connect Claude](https://prosyo.com/docs/ai/connect-claude.md) or [ChatGPT](https://prosyo.com/docs/ai/connect-chatgpt.md) to run Prosyo from chat. > **Upgrade:** Want LinkedIn *and* email in the same sequence after your trial? **Multichannel** includes one LinkedIn account and one email seat, which holds one mailbox: SMTP/IMAP, Gmail or Outlook. [See plans](https://prosyo.com/docs/billing/plans-and-pricing.md).