What the Communication plan does, in plain words

Comments get you noticed. Communication is what happens next.

The five steps

Allen's Communications page has one switch for each step, in the order a real conversation moves:

1. Auto comment. Every weekday Allen finds posts from the people you want as customers and comments in your voice. This is the Comments plan, and it is where every conversation starts.
2. Auto connect. Allen sends connection requests to the people who replied to your comments and to people who match your audience. It reads the profile first and skips anyone who is not a fit.
3. Auto DM. When someone accepts, Allen sends a first message that picks up from their post or their reply, written for that one person from what you offer.
4. Auto follow-up. If they do not answer, Allen follows up twice, a few days apart: once with what you do and a proof point, once with a plain ask and two real times from your calendar.
5. Auto reply. When they write back, Allen answers in your voice, asks your qualifying questions, offers open times in their working hours, and books the one they pick. It also answers the DMs people send you first.

Turn any step off and Allen hands that part back to you. Auto reply off, for example, means Allen drafts the answer and you send it.

What you set up once

• Connect your LinkedIn account for outreach, from Settings, Integrations. This is a separate connection from the one that posts comments, and it works differently. See the guide on connecting LinkedIn for outreach.
• Connect your calendar (Google, Outlook or iCloud) so Allen can offer real open times and book.
• Fill in the Train Allen tab: your goal, when you take calls, and any rules.

What you see

The Communications page leads with four numbers for the week: Invited, Accepted, Talking and Meeting booked. Under them is every request and message Allen has sent or lined up, every reply, every meeting, and the people Allen decided not to contact, with its reason.

What it costs

Communication is $297 a month and includes everything in Comments. Connection requests are free. Each message Allen writes for the sequence uses 5 credits from your monthly pool, and each reply the appointment setter writes uses credits at the rate shown in the app.

Communication has a waitlist. To get it, sign up for the waitlist at tryallen.ai/communication.

One thing to know before you start

LinkedIn's rules do not allow software that sends connection requests or messages for you, and LinkedIn can restrict an account it believes is automated. Allen keeps the numbers small, starts new accounts slowly and stops itself when LinkedIn asks for a verification, but we will not tell you it cannot happen. Read the full answer in "Does LinkedIn allow Communication?" before you connect.