Phantom
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Sales Navigator Auto Connect

Tutorial

  1. Connect to LinkedIn using PhantomBuster's browser extension

    This automation acts on your behalf on LinkedIn. The safest and most efficient way for the Phantom to connect to your account is by using your session cookie, which you can retrieve using PhantomBuster's browser extension. It's a simple 2-click installation:

    If you're operating from another browser, you can find your cookie manually.

    cb connect to linkedIn step

  2. Give the URLs of the Sales Navigator profiles you're interested in

    You have two options:

    1. Process a single profile
    Copy the Sales Navigator profile URL and paste it into your Phantom's setup.

    2. Process multiple profiles
    Create a spreadsheet with Google Sheets. Copy the Sales Navigator profile URLs and paste them into your spreadsheet - one URL per row, all in column A.

    linkedin sales navigator profile urls

    Make this spreadsheet public so PhantomBuster can access it. 

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    Copy the spreadsheet URL and paste it into your Phantom's setup.

  3. Write and customize your connection request message

    This section allows you to automatically greet your prospective connections in a personal way with a message of up to 300 characters.

    Write the message of your choice and customize it with variable placeholder tags. You can find the available placeholder tags under the text box.

    linkedinnameplaceholders

    Any piece of data scraped from a profile can be used to personalize your message, such as #company#, #jobTitle#, and #location#. You can find a comprehensive list of these potential tags in the "What you get..." section on the Sales Navigator Auto Connect Phantom overview page.

    You can also manually type the placeholder tag if you have a column in your output that you'd like to use that is not available as a ready made placeholder. Just type the column name within hashtags:

    Hey #columnName#, let's connect!

    Where the same column name is found in both your input and output spreadsheet, the input spreadsheet will take priority.

    Take note: These tags are case-sensitive, so make sure to write them out correctly!

  4. Specify the number of profiles to process per launch

    Choose how many profiles you want this automation to process each time it runs. This helps you control your usage and stay within platform limits.

  5. Enrich your leads with verified professional email addresses

    Turn LinkedIn profiles into full-fledged leads by enriching them with professional email addresses.

    How email discovery works:
    The service uses each profile’s full name and company name to search for a professional email address, verify it, and return the result.

    Choose your enrichment method:
    1. Use PhantomBuster credits
    Each PhantomBuster plan includes monthly email discovery credits:

    • 1 credit = 1 attempt to find and verify an email for 1 profile.

    • Credits reset monthly.

    2. Use your own third-party service
    Connect an external email discovery tool by entering your API key from one of these platforms:

    Take note: Not every profile will return a verified email address, but this step can dramatically increase your chances of landing in inboxes, not just InMail. It depends on the data available, so your number of emails found may be lower than your credits used.

    cb email discovery step

  6. Set the Phantom on repeat

    Automation always produces better results in the long run. Set the Phantom to launch repeatedly and get results while you're away!

    This Phantom runs from the cloud, which means you don't even need to have your browser open or computer on for these launches to happen.

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    For more automatic launch options, click on the three little dots in the top right and "Show advanced settings."