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LinkedIn Influencer Lead Scraping Workflow

Workflow to scrape LinkedIn post commenters and send targeted cold emails

A six-step lead generation workflow to turn engaged LinkedIn audiences into warm outreach prospects. It involves identifying viral competitor lead magnet posts, extracting commenter profiles via PhantomBuster and Instant Data Scraper, finding work emails with Persana AI, and pitching with a contextual email template.

How it works

1. Find viral posts from influencers or competitors in your niche, specifically lead magnets or case-study posts where people comment to receive a resource.

2. Identify posts with high comment volume requesting the asset (e.g., commenting 'Leads').

3. Use PhantomBuster's 'LinkedIn Post Commenters Export' phantom to scrape the commenter profiles.

4. Install the 'Instant Data Scraper' Chrome extension to scrape the PhantomBuster results table directly from your browser, bypassing paid export limits.

5. Download the CSV and upload it to a Persana AI table (persana.ai) to enrich the contact list and discover their verified work emails.

6. Send the following cold outreach email:

'Hey {name} - Just saw your comment on {influencer} post on {post topic}.

I'm reaching out to you because last week my team worked on a similar system that I would love to share it with you for free.

It's the same system that {their competitor} is using to get X results.

Would you like to have a look?'

What it's for

  • Scrape engaged prospects who commented on competitor lead magnet posts
  • Bypass paid PhantomBuster export limits using a browser scraper extension
  • Enrich LinkedIn profile URLs with verified business email addresses
  • Send contextual cold outreach referencing a shared interest or post topic

Key points

  • Find viral niche posts where users commented to receive a lead magnet or case study
  • Extract commenter profile data using PhantomBuster's Post Commenters Export phantom
  • Capture table results into a CSV with the Instant Data Scraper Chrome extension
  • Enrich leads and discover verified business emails using Persana AI
  • Send a 4-sentence contextual outreach email referencing their specific post comment

Pricing

Freemium. Relies on free tiers or trial credits of PhantomBuster, Instant Data Scraper, and Persana AI

Details

Type
Tip
Category
Marketing & Sales
Topic
Lead Generation
Open source
No
Platforms
Web, Browser extension
For
B2B sales reps, founders, and growth marketers
Alternative to
Apollo.io, Clay, ZoomInfo
Tags
linkedin, lead generation, cold outreach, scraping, email enrichment

Why it was saved

  • @suprava.ss, 30 July 2024: Helps you ethically siphon warm, pre-qualified prospects from competitors' viral lead magnets for free and reach out using a high-converting cold email template.

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