How to collect leads from LinkedIn

This guide shows how to use LinkedIn Prospect Finder to collect prospects and find verified emails from LinkedIn.

After collecting leads, use our LinkedIn automation software to launch a campaign and engage with them automatically through LinkedIn actions.

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Using LinkedIn Prospect Finder, you can collect prospects and find emails on different LinkedIn pages.

Leads saved to your lists with the extension are ready for outreach. Each saved prospect includes verified email, LinkedIn URL, job title, company details, and other data for personalization.

Let's review the ways of using the Snovio extension on LinkedIn:

Use case #1: Collect prospects from search results pages
Use case #2: Collect prospect profiles from personal pages
Use case #3: Collect prospects from company employee lists
Use case #4: Collect prospects from event attendee lists

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Use case #1: Collect leads from search results pages

Best for building targeted lists when you know your Ideal Customer Profile criteria.

Step 1. Set up your search

Log into LinkedIn → Use search bar → Apply filters (position, location, industry, company size, connections).

Filter to match your customer profile. The tighter your filters, the better your results.

Step 2. Activate the extension

Click LinkedIn Prospect Finder icon in browser toolbar (top-right). You'll see a preview of prospects found on the current page.Step 3. Choose your list

Choose which Snov.io list to save leads to. Create new list or use existing.

Step 4. Configure safety settings

Go to Advanced menu to set bulk collection parameters.

Number of pages:

Choose how many pages to process. LinkedIn shows 10 profiles per page. Starting page = the page you're currently viewing.Daily limits to protect your account:

Free LinkedIn: ~100 prospects/day
Premium LinkedIn: ~500 prospects/day
Sales Navigator: Up to 1,000 prospects/day (maximum)

Stay below these limits. Exceeding them may temporarily block your account.

Search timeout:

Extension adds random delays (7-14 seconds default) between saving each lead. This makes activity look human, reduces risk of being flagged. Adjust timeout to set longer delays if you want extra caution.Click Start → Extension processes pages automatically → Saves prospects to your list.

Use case #2: Collect prospects from individual profiles

Use this method when you know someone's name or found a specific person while browsing.

First, find the person using LinkedIn search → Open their profile → Click extension → Click Save.

Prospect gets added to your selected list with email (if found), job details, and company info.

Use case #3: Collect prospects from company pages

Find contacts at specific companies. Useful for targeting decision-makers or building employee lists.

Step 1. Find the company

Search for company name → Go to company page.

Step 2. Open employee list

Click the number showing total employees. This opens a page listing current employees.

Step 3. Select and save

Activate extension → Review list → Select relevant contacts or the people you believe are key decision-makers → Click Save.Focus on quality. Review each profile to confirm they match your criteria before saving.

Use case #4: Collect prospects from event attendee lists

Find leads from people attending specialized LinkedIn events or webinars.

These prospects already showed interest in your field. Outreach is more relevant because it matches their current interests, so engagement rates can increase.

Step 1. Find events

Use LinkedIn search → Enter keywords related to your solutions or services. Example: If you specialize in "outreach automation," search for that.Step 2. Filter by Events

Select Events filter at top of results page. Check events matching your keyword.Step 3. Join event

Choose relevant event → Click Attend. Attending lets you see other attendees.

Step 4. View attendee list

Go to Networking tab in event menu → Scroll down → Click See More to show full attendee list.Step 5. Save attendees

Activate extension → Extension saves attendee list to your Snov.io list. This way, you can more effectively identify and connect with prospects who may be looking for the solutions you provide.

FAQs

1. How many leads per day can I find on LinkedIn without being blocked?

Saving prospects using the extension simulates a manual search and counts toward the daily profile view limit. Each prospect saved is considered as a profile view.

To keep your account safe, we recommend staying below the following limits:

≈ 150 prospects per day for a free LinkedIn account
≈ 500 prospects per day for a premium LinkedIn account
≈ 1000 prospects per day for a Sales Navigator search

If you exceed the limits, your account may be temporarily blocked.

2. I see "Oops! Something went wrong!" error when trying to activate the extension.

LI Prospect Finder may not be able to read closed profiles titled as "LinkedIn Member". The extension can only read profiles accessible to your LinkedIn account.

3. My LI Prospect Finder doesn't work. How to fix it?

The most common reason for your extension not working is that it needs to be updated.

If you have the latest version already, we've highlighted basic troubleshooting steps here ⇒

Please contact our support team via live chat or email at help@snov.io if the basic steps do not help resolve the issue.

4. Does it collect business or/and personal email contacts?

LI Prospect Finder aims to find business email contacts.

It generates a business email address using profile data and based on the common email patterns, e.g. firstname.lastname@domain.com, and then confirms its accuracy by running through the email verification process.

5. When I save prospects from LinkedIn, what data do I get except for email contacts?

Prospect profiles collected through our tools are enriched with the following data: