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What Does "Queued" Mean?

Understanding Queued Prospects

Section titled “Understanding Queued Prospects”

When you see a prospect with a “Queued” status in your sequences, it means they’re waiting in line to become active. This happens automatically when you’ve reached your active prospect limit for LinkedIn sequences.

Why Prospects Get Queued

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Vaam helps protect your LinkedIn account by limiting how many prospects can be active in LinkedIn sequences at the same time. The default limit is 400 active prospects in sequences that contain LinkedIn steps.

When you try to enroll more prospects beyond this limit, they don’t get rejected or lost—instead, they’re placed in a queue and will automatically start their sequence when space becomes available.

How the Queue Works

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The queue system works automatically in the background:

  1. Prospects are added to queue: When you enroll a prospect and you’ve already reached your 400 active prospect limit, the new prospect gets a “queued” status
  2. Queue is ordered by time: Prospects in the queue are ordered by when they were added (first in, first out)
  3. Automatic activation: When an active prospect completes their sequence, is canceled, or is paused, a slot opens up

Example

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Let’s say you have:

  • 400 active prospects (your limit)
  • 50 queued prospects waiting

When 10 of your active prospects complete their sequences today, those 10 slots become available. The first 10 prospects from your queue will automatically move to “active” status and begin their sequences.

Which Prospects Get Queued?

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Only prospects in sequences with LinkedIn steps can be queued. Remember:

  • Queued: Sequences with LinkedIn connection requests, messages, profile visits.
  • Never queued: Email-only sequences (no limit on these)

You can add as many prospects as you want to email-only sequences—they’ll start immediately without any queuing.

How to See Your Queued Prospects

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To view all your queued prospects:

  1. Go to your Sequences page
  2. Filter by status and select “Queued”
  3. You’ll see all prospects waiting to become active, ordered by when they were added

What to Do About Queued Prospects

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The good news is you don’t need to do anything—queued prospects will automatically become active as space opens up. However, if you want to speed things up:

Option 1: Complete or Cancel Old Sequences

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Review your active prospects and complete or cancel any sequences that are no longer needed. This frees up slots for queued prospects.

Option 2: Use Email-Only Sequences

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Consider moving some prospects to email-only sequences, which don’t count toward your active prospect limit.

Option 3: Pause Existing Sequences

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If you have active prospects that you want to temporarily stop, pause their sequences to free up slots.

Best Practices

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To minimize queuing and keep your outreach flowing smoothly:

  • Monitor your active count regularly: Keep an eye on how many active prospects you have
  • Review and complete finished sequences: Don’t let completed conversations sit in “active” status
  • Stagger your enrollment: Instead of adding 500 prospects at once, add them gradually over time
  • Balance your channels: Use a mix of LinkedIn sequences and email-only sequences
  • Keep sequences focused: Shorter, more focused sequences complete faster, freeing up slots more quickly
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