LinkedIn Connection Triggered Email Outreach | n8n Marketing Automation

Connecting with someone on LinkedIn is just the first step. With n8n, you can automate a personalized email the moment someone connects with you — making your outreach feel timely, thoughtful, and relevant.

🌟 Why Use This Automation?

• Strike while the connection is fresh
• Introduce your services or value with context
• Warm up new leads without manual follow-ups

🛠️ Tools Needed

• LinkedIn automation tool (like Phantombuster or TexAu)
• n8n for automation logic
• Email sending platform (Gmail, SMTP, SendGrid)

🔄 Workflow Overview

1. Monitor new LinkedIn connections via scraper
2. Fetch name, company, and LinkedIn profile
3. Use enrichment API to find email
4. Send intro email and log contact to CRM

📤 Sample n8n Workflow

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "New Connection Webhook",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "parameters": {
        "path": "linkedin-connection",
        "httpMethod": "POST"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Find Email (Clearbit)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.clearbit",
      "parameters": {
        "email": "={{$json["email"]}}"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Send Welcome Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
      "parameters": {
        "toEmail": "={{$json["email"]}}",
        "subject": "Great to connect on LinkedIn!",
        "text": "Thanks for connecting. Here’s a little more about what I do..."
      }
    }
  ]
}

💬 Outreach Tip

Use personalization like “Saw you’re working at {{company}} — loved your latest post!” to boost replies.

Let your LinkedIn network do more than sit idle — automate connection-driven conversations and grow smarter.