You’re already connected with a bunch of people that you don’t want to contact? There are two ways of excluding them from your audiences.
Option 1: Exclude people while doing your researches on Linkedin :
On Linkedin Basic and on Sales Navigator, you can filter your lead's research with Relationship levels. You’ll just have to select 2nd and 3rd degrees.
Linkedin Basic Search :

Sales Navigator search :

Option 2: Exclude people within your sequence on LGM
Before sending your contact requests, check if the lead is already a contact by using the following conditions: is a contact / is not a contact :

When in your network, add a label “Already connected” to track them and reach out to them in a specific campaign!
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