Follow LinkedIn Profiles and Log to Google Sheet
This automation acts as a personal agent that sends a "follow" request to a specific LinkedIn profile and records the action in a Google Sheet for tracking purposes. It's designed to be triggered by an external workflow, like n8n, making it a powerful component in a larger sales or networking process.
This agent streamlines your LinkedIn outreach by automating the follow-up process. Here’s how it works:
- Receives Input: The automation starts when it receives a LinkedIn profile URL and a Google Sheet ID.
- Navigates to LinkedIn: It opens a browser and navigates directly to the specified LinkedIn profile. Before proceeding, it checks to ensure you are logged into your LinkedIn account.
- Takes Action: The agent intelligently finds and clicks the "Follow" button on the profile page.
- Confirms Success: After clicking, it waits and verifies that the follow action was successful by checking for a change in the button's status (e.g., it now says "Following").
- Logs Activity: Finally, it connects to your specified Google Sheet, finds the row corresponding to the profile URL, and updates a column to mark that the follow request has been "Sent". This creates a reliable log of your outreach activities.
- Reports Back: The automation returns a success or failure status, letting you know if the entire process was completed.
Usage Ideas
- Automated Sales Outreach: As part of a sales sequence, automatically follow a list of prospects on LinkedIn to warm them up before sending a connection request or email.
- Event Networking: Compile a list of speakers and attendees from a conference into a Google Sheet and use this agent to follow them all, expanding your professional network.
- Influencer Marketing: Automatically follow a curated list of industry influencers to stay updated on their content and build rapport.
- Recruitment Funnel: Follow potential candidates from a prospect list to show initial interest and stay on their radar.
Customization Ideas
This template is a great starting point for your own custom social media agent. You have the flexibility to:
- Use Your Own Tracking Sheet: Easily direct the agent to log its activity in any Google Sheet you own by providing your sheet's ID.
- Customize Your Spreadsheet: Tell the agent to use your specific column names for finding the profile link and updating the status. For example, you can use a "Status" column instead of "Connection Send".
- Change the Status Message: You can change the text the agent writes to your sheet upon completion from "Sent" to anything you like, such as "Followed" or "Done".
- Adapt the Logging Destination: While this template uses Google Sheets, the agent's logic can be modified to send completion updates to other services, like a CRM, Airtable, or a project management board.
