Getting the most out of Allen
The setup that gets replies, the daily routine, and the habits of people Allen works best for.
Guides
The 30-minute setup that gets replies
Most accounts that get replies in week one did the same five things in their first half hour. Here they are, in order, with how long each takes.
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Picking the example comments that teach Allen your voice
Which comments to paste into Train Allen, which to leave out, and how to write three good ones if you have never commented on LinkedIn.
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Audience setups that work, by business type
Worked examples of job titles, keywords and skip lists for recruiters, accountants, agencies, coaches, financial advisors and B2B sales, with the mistake each one usually makes.
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The 10-minute daily routine
What to actually do each day once Autopilot is on: read the plan, send the DMs, rate a few comments, and nothing else.
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What turns a comment into a conversation
Replies come from specific, useful comments on fresh posts from the right people, followed by a DM the same day. Each of those is a setting or a habit.
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Using the watchlist as your Dream 100
Write down the hundred people whose attention would change your business, put them on the watchlist, and let Allen be there every time they post.
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Pairing Allen with your outreach: comment first, then connect
Two weeks of comments before a connection request or a cold email changes the reply rate. How to sequence Allen with the outreach you already do.
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Autopilot settings that work: 3, 5 or 10, which days, which hours
What to set and why. Five a day on weekdays is the default for a reason; here is when to go higher or lower, and what to do with posting hours and the watchlist mix.
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What good looks like: your first 30 days
A week-by-week picture of a healthy account so you know whether Allen is working, what to check if it is not, and when to judge it.
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Eight mistakes that quietly kill results
The setup and habit mistakes we see most in accounts that cancel after a week, and the one-line fix for each.
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Using your own posts and Allen's comments together
Comments put you in front of people who do not follow you. Posts give them somewhere to land. Here is the loop that uses both without doubling your time.
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Running Allen across a team or agency
How to roll Allen out to several people without ten voices that sound the same: one workspace, individual voices, shared audiences, and a light review step.
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DM templates: first reply, follow-up, booking the call, and after
Eight short message templates for the moments after a comment gets a reply. Copy them, or use them to judge the draft Allen writes for you in Pipeline.
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