Warm Up Your Leads Before Reaching Out on LinkedIn

Nathan

PhantomBuster Official

October 29, 2025 17:38

Ever notice how some cold messages just… land better than others?
That’s usually because they don’t feel cold at all.

Before jumping into someone’s DMs, it pays to do a bit of social warming. Light, natural interactions that get you noticed before you reach out.

These micro-engagements such as visiting a profile, following someone, liking a recent post are the digital equivalent of saying “hi” before starting a conversation.

And guess what?
LinkedIn data shows that social sellers are 51% more likely to hit their sales targets.

Let’s see how you can automate this entire process with PhantomBuster.

👣 Step 1: Automatically Visit Your Leads’ Profiles

Start with a targeted lead list — for example, Sales Managers in San Francisco extracted from Sales Navigator.

Then use the LinkedIn Profile Visitor Phantom to automatically visit their profiles.

Input: your lead list Phantom.
Set it to visit around 10 profiles per launch (LinkedIn’s limit is about 80 visits per working day).
Schedule multiple daily launches to reach your daily limit safely.

This step helps you appear in your prospects’ “Who viewed your profile” feed — a subtle but effective first touchpoint.

👥 Step 2: Auto-Follow Your Leads

Next, deepen the connection by following your leads.
This action keeps you visible in their notifications and feed — without sending a connection request yet.

Use the LinkedIn Auto Follow Phantom.
Input: your same lead list.
Under Launch Settings, select “After another Phantom” → choose the Profile Visitor Phantom.

This ensures your automation first visits the profile, then follows them later — mimicking natural human behavior.

👍 Step 3: Like Their Latest Posts

Finally, engage directly with their content.
A few well-placed likes go a long way in building recognition and trust.

This involves two quick automations:

LinkedIn Activity Extractor → to scrape each lead’s latest posts.
- Input: your lead list.
- Select “Posts only.”
LinkedIn Auto Liker → to like a few of those posts.
- Input: the Activity Extractor output.
- Limit to 2–3 likes per person.
- Launch once per day to keep it natural and safe.

💡 Why It Works

This sequence builds familiarity and credibility before you ever send a message.
By the time your outreach lands in their inbox, your name is already familiar — they’ve seen you view their profile, follow them, maybe even like their posts.

That familiarity can make all the difference.
It’s a small investment that turns cold outreach into warm conversations.

🔁 Your Automated Social Warming Workflow

1️⃣ Visit profiles
2️⃣ Follow leads
3️⃣ Like a few of their posts

All fully automated, safe, and strategic.

Try it for a week and see how your acceptance and reply rates improve — most users notice results immediately.

Pro tip: Combine this Playbook with your LinkedIn Outreach automation for the best results. Once warmed up, your leads are far more likely to engage in real conversations.