LiHelper FAQ: LinkedIn automation safety, AI writing and pricing
Plain answers on LinkedIn account safety, how the AI writes posts, privacy, billing and the LiHelper Connector Chrome extension — including the trade-offs.
Product
What is LiHelper?
LiHelper is an AI LinkedIn growth tool. It writes posts from your own profile — headline, skills and best-performing content — adds an image, and schedules each one at the time your audience engages. It also syncs your analytics through the free LiHelper Connector Chrome extension and includes résumé and job tools on Pro. You use it through the web app plus the extension. Read more on About LiHelper.
Does LiHelper post for me, or do I approve posts first?
Both, depending on your plan. On the Creator plan, Daily Autopilot drafts a post, adds an image and schedules it in your calendar; you approve it with one tap before it goes out. On Pro you can switch on auto-publishing, so the scheduled post publishes itself. Nothing is posted on your behalf until you turn that on, and you can pause it any time. Compare plans on the pricing page.
How is LiHelper different from Taplio, Supergrow, AuthoredUp, Kleo and Buffer?
Price and focus. LiHelper starts at $0, with AI writing from $12 a month, and does one network: it drafts posts from your own profile, schedules them at your best hour and syncs analytics through its Chrome extension. It has no outreach automation, team seats or multi-network queue. The comparison pages spell out the trade-offs: Taplio, Supergrow, AuthoredUp, Kleo and Buffer.
Will AI-written LinkedIn posts sound like me?
That is the point of profile-driven generation. Instead of a generic template, LiHelper conditions every draft on your headline, skills and the posts of yours that performed best, and it retrieves fresh examples as you publish more. No model is trained on your data; your own content is used as context for each draft. Always read a draft before it goes out — you remain responsible for what you publish.
How does LiHelper pick the best time to post on LinkedIn?
Until you have enough history, LiHelper schedules at a LinkedIn benchmark slot, 10:00 in your own time zone. Once the LiHelper Connector has synced your post stats, it builds a day-by-hour engagement map from your own posts and moves your slot to the hour that has genuinely performed best for you — not a generic "Tuesday at 9" rule. The slot keeps updating as new data arrives. Read how to find your own best time to post on LinkedIn.
How often should I post on LinkedIn?
Consistency beats volume. Most growth advice lands at three to five posts a week; LiHelper is built around one quality post a day because a daily rhythm compounds reach and keeps your profile visible without swamping your network. Creator gives you 30 AI posts a month (a post a day), Pro 60 (two a day). If daily feels like too much, schedule fewer — the quota is a ceiling, not a target. The longer guide: how often to post on LinkedIn.
Can I schedule posts to a personal LinkedIn profile for free?
Yes. The Free plan ($0, no card) lets you write your own posts, schedule them at your best time, keep drafts and a calendar, and see analytics synced by the LiHelper Connector extension. It does not include AI generation or designed images — those come with the 14-day Creator trial every new account starts with, or with a paid plan. See what each plan includes.
Does LiHelper use LinkedIn's official API or a Chrome extension?
Both, for different jobs. Posts publish through LinkedIn's official share API after you connect LinkedIn with OAuth. Analytics sync and the Easy Apply assist run in your own browser session through the LiHelper Connector on the Chrome Web Store, only when you click. No password or cookie ever leaves your browser. Anything that acts inside your own session still carries some risk; see the safety answer below and what runs where on the security page.
What does the LiHelper Connector Chrome extension read and sync?
On your LinkedIn analytics pages it reads impressions, engagements, followers, profile views and per-post stats, and sends only those numbers to your LiHelper dashboard. It also reads your own profile and recent posts so drafts can be written from them, and pre-fills Easy Apply forms up to the review step. It needs only the storage permission plus access to linkedin.com; it never runs in the background. Every permission is explained on the Chrome extension page.
Does LiHelper auto-apply to LinkedIn Easy Apply jobs?
No. On Pro, the LiHelper Connector fills an Easy Apply form in your own tab from your saved details and stops at the review step, so you read the answers and press submit yourself. It never guesses a screening question, and there is no auto-submit — the last click is always yours. Cover letters and the résumé optimizer sit alongside it. See what runs where.
Which AI model writes the posts, and is my content sent to it?
AI runs through OpenRouter; models currently include DeepSeek, OpenAI and Google models. Text you generate is sent to the provider for processing under that provider's terms. We provide the AI on the trial and on paid plans — you never need your own API key; the Free plan does not include AI generation. Please do not submit anything you are not comfortable sharing with a third-party AI provider.
Safety & privacy
Is LinkedIn automation safe? Will LinkedIn ban me for using LiHelper?
Writing and scheduling posts is low-risk: they publish through LinkedIn's official API. LiHelper does not like, comment or connect for you. What is left inside your own session is the analytics sync and the Easy Apply assist, and those carry some risk — they run in your logged-in browser and may be inconsistent with LinkedIn's User Agreement. They act only when you click, but you remain responsible for how you use them. Read how LiHelper keeps your account safe, and the full guide: is LinkedIn automation safe?
Does LiHelper store my LinkedIn password or session cookie?
No. LiHelper never asks for or stores your LinkedIn password or session cookie. You connect LinkedIn using LinkedIn OAuth, and the resulting access token is encrypted at rest before it is stored. Analytics sync and the Easy Apply assist run inside your own browser session through the LiHelper Connector extension, which sends numbers and outcomes — never credentials — to LiHelper. Full details are in the Privacy Policy.
Is my data private? Who can see it?
Your data is scoped to your account and is not used to build advertising profiles or to train our own models. Sensitive credentials — your LinkedIn OAuth token — are encrypted at rest with Fernet, and passwords are hashed with Argon2. We share the minimum necessary data with the providers that run the service (AI, payments, hosting, email). See the Privacy Policy for the full list and your rights.
Is LiHelper affiliated with LinkedIn?
No. LiHelper is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. LiHelper connects to LinkedIn through the official OAuth login and share API for posting, and through the LiHelper Connector extension in your own browser for analytics and the Easy Apply assist. We say plainly, here and in our Terms, that anything acting inside your own LinkedIn session can be inconsistent with LinkedIn's User Agreement.
Is LiHelper the same as Linked Helper?
LiHelper is not related to Linked Helper (linkedhelper.com). Linked Helper is a separate, long-established outreach automation product from a different company. LiHelper is an independent AI tool focused on writing and scheduling LinkedIn posts from your own profile, syncing analytics with the LiHelper Connector Chrome extension, and Pro-only auto-publishing and job tools. The names are similar; the products and companies are not connected.
How does the self-improving engine work?
It does not train or fine-tune any model on your data. Instead it retrieves examples from your own top-performing posts and engagement history and feeds them as context so new drafts match what has worked for you. As you publish more and gather engagement, the pool of examples grows and so do the suggestions — everything stays within your own stored content and the prompts sent to the AI provider.
Billing
What does LiHelper cost?
Every account starts with a 14-day Creator trial — no card needed. Want Pro? Start a 14-day Pro trial at checkout; you are not charged until it ends. After that: Creator is $12/month ($120/year) for 30 AI posts and 15 visual credits a month; Pro is $29/month ($290/year) for 60 posts and 40 visual credits plus auto-publishing and job tools. 1 credit = one designed image or chart; a card set uses 2, a carousel 3. Free ($0) covers scheduling, drafts and extension analytics without AI. See the pricing page and the Refund Policy.
How is my payment handled?
Payments are processed by Paddle.com, our Merchant of Record. Paddle securely handles your card details, appears on your statement, issues your invoice or receipt, and collects any sales tax or VAT — we never see or store your full card number. You can manage your payment method or cancel from the Billing page. Refund terms are in the Refund Policy.
How do I cancel my subscription?
Cancel any time from the Billing page via "Manage", which opens the Paddle customer portal. Cancellation stops all future charges; your paid features stay active until the end of the period you already paid for, then the account moves to the Free plan. During a trial, cancelling before it ends means you are never charged. There is no lock-in and nothing to email — see the Terms of Service.
Can I get a refund?
Because a free trial lets you evaluate LiHelper before paying, charges after the trial are generally non-refundable. If you were charged in error, hit a genuine technical problem that prevented use, or were billed after cancelling, email support@lihelper.com within 14 days of the charge and we will review it. Approved refunds are issued by Paddle within 5–10 business days. Full terms: Refund Policy.
How do I delete my data?
You can disconnect LinkedIn (which removes the stored OAuth token) and delete drafts, posts and documents from inside the app at any time. To close your account entirely, email support@lihelper.com from your account address and we delete or anonymise your personal data within a reasonable period, except records Paddle must keep for tax and accounting. Your rights are listed in the Privacy Policy.
Still have a question? Email support@lihelper.com, or compare every plan on the pricing page. LiHelper is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by LinkedIn.