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From 5 manual DMs to automated outreach

Jorick van der Smaal — Creative entrepreneur

Jorick designs brand identities, builds websites and creates animations. Great at his craft, but his LinkedIn outreach was entirely manual. In one year, we turned that around.

Nico Waiboer
Nico Waiboer

AI & automation consultant. Helps B2B companies with lead generation, workflow automation, and AI training.

·Reading time: 5 min
4x
more outreach per day
32%
acceptance rate
+1,000
new connections
12 mo
collaboration

Before & after

Before
  • 5 manual DMs per day
  • No structure or strategy
  • Small network, slow growth
  • Too much time spent searching and reaching out
After
  • 20 personalized messages per day
  • Structured outreach with follow-ups
  • +1,000 relevant connections
  • Multiple appointments per month

What we did

Sharpened positioning

LinkedIn profile, tagline and proposition rewritten. Immediately clear what Jorick does and for whom.

Defined target audience

Specific ideal customer profiles established: which industry, company size, job titles. Outreach becomes relevant and personal.

Set up DM automation

20 personalized connection requests and follow-up messages daily. Each message tailored to the recipient's profile.

Built LinkedIn strategy

Content and engagement strategy. Regular posting, strategic commenting, actively maintaining the network.

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“Thanks to Nico, my positioning is rock-solid and my DM automation is running at full speed.”

JvdS

Jorick van der Smaal

Creative entrepreneur

Results after 12 months

From 5 manual DMs per day to 20 automated personalized messages
32% acceptance rate on connection requests
More than 1,000 new, relevant connections built
Multiple appointments per month directly from LinkedIn outreach
Positioning and profile are rock-solid
Jorick spends his time designing, not on manual outreach

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