# 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 is 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](https://xiry.app/topics/marketing-sales.md)
- Topic: [Lead Generation](https://xiry.app/topics/marketing-sales/lead-generation.md)
- 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](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-CVjQ-y40c/): 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.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Clay](https://xiry.app/alternatives/clay.md)
- [Alternatives to Apollo.io](https://xiry.app/alternatives/apollo-io.md)
- [Alternatives to ZoomInfo](https://xiry.app/alternatives/zoominfo.md)

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- [AI Accelerator](https://xiry.app/resources/ai-accelerator): Free Skool community sharing AI automation workflows, tutorials, and business systems. (Free)
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- [Claude Code + Exa Lead Generation Workflow](https://xiry.app/resources/claude-code-exa-lead-generation-workflow): Step-by-step terminal workflow for building scored B2B lead lists (Tip, Free)
- [Competitor Review Cold Email Playbook](https://xiry.app/resources/competitor-review-cold-email-playbook): A cold outreach tactic targeting angry competitor reviewers mid-churn. (Tip, Free)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/linkedin-influencer-lead-scraping-workflow

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