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# Why I only need 30 minutes a day for outreach now.

February 4, 20262 min read

![Sebastian Andes, Philipp Krapp & CompLeadly Team](https://media.compleadly.de/media/8b720e679e2f2b08cc017d1938d026c62e625a21790c6df1284c2d4075cb3582-2.webp)Sebastian Andes, Philipp Krapp & CompLeadly Team

Last updated on October 22, 2026

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Table of contents

[Do you know that feeling?](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#do-you-know-that-feeling)[This is what my routine looks like today:](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#this-is-what-my-routine-looks-like-today)[Step 1:](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#step-1)[Step 2:](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#step-2)

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[Do you know that feeling?](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#do-you-know-that-feeling)[This is what my routine looks like today:](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#this-is-what-my-routine-looks-like-today)[Step 1:](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#step-1)[Step 2:](https://compleadly.com/blog/why-i-only-need-30-minutes-a-day-for-outreach-now#step-2)

I used to think productivity meant sweat. I spent two hours a day doing it.  
Search through profiles. Copy names. Paste messages. Send. Repeat.  
I felt productive. But if I’m honest: I was just busy.

I was the most expensive data entry clerk in my own company.

## Do you know that feeling?

You work a lot, but at the end of the day, you haven’t created anything “real”. You’ve just worked through tasks.

That’s dangerous. Because mindless busywork kills your creativity. And it takes up the time you need for real sales conversations.

Then I introduced a radical separation: separating prospecting from outreach.

## This is what my routine looks like today:

### Step 1:

The machine (23 hours and 30 minutes)  
My system (CompLeadly) handles the busywork. It finds the target audience. It connects. It handles the initial outreach. It does this while I sleep, exercise or develop strategies.

### Step 2:

The human (30 minutes)  
I log in in the morning. I only see replies from people who are interested. I reply personally. I schedule meetings.

The result: I spend less time on sales, but have more meetings. Not because I’m lazy. But because I now put my energy only into “high-value activities”: real conversations with real prospects.

Hard work is not a status symbol. Results are.

You don't even have to run the machine yourself. We set up your account, audiences and message sequences, keep refining the copy, and you only answer the questions that genuinely need you. Here is how it works: [Outsource LinkedIn outreach](https://compleadly.com/services/done-for-you)

How much time do you still spend on copy-paste?

Separating the search from the outreach saves recruiters those same hours. In CompLeadly, sourcing—finding people, connecting with them and sending the first message—runs through a target audience built from LinkedIn people search or, if you have your own Recruiter Lite licence, directly from Recruiter Lite search and pipeline. You spend your half hour with candidates who have replied. The same division works when you’re looking for a job: the desktop app messages hiring managers and recruiters at the employers you want to work for and follows up after a few days if they haven’t replied. You handle the conversations. The free version includes basic features with daily limits, such as 2 connection requests and 1 follow-up per day, with each step started individually. Here’s what that looks like in recruiting: [Sourcing with CompLeadly](https://compleadly.com/use-cases/recruiters).

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[Sebastian Andes](https://compleadly.com/blog/author/sebastian-andes)

Managing Director · CEO

Marketing coach & business consultant. An experienced entrepreneur and marketing strategist, he has been co-building CompLeadly since 2019.

[LinkedIn – Sebastian Andes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-andes/)

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[Philipp Krapp](https://compleadly.com/blog/author/philipp-krapp)

Managing Director · CTO

Software engineer & app developer. An innovative software developer, he has been co-building CompLeadly since 2019.

[LinkedIn – Philipp Krapp](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-krapp/)

![CompLeadly Team](https://media.compleadly.de/media/9109d0d881666addb60c3164d0302e5f499991f811381c2c8d17b8fb37e2f9e9-2.svg)

[CompLeadly Team](https://compleadly.com/blog/author/compleadly-team)

We build CompLeadly so LinkedIn outreach stops being a matter of luck. Our content team writes up what actually works in real campaigns.

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