How to Find Email Addresses from LinkedIn Profiles
Published 2026-01-10
By Sara Lin, Email Deliverability Researcher
LinkedIn is where you find the right people. Email is how you reach them effectively. Combining both channels creates a powerful multi-touch approach: - LinkedIn helps you identify and research prosp...
Why LinkedIn + Email = Better Outreach
LinkedIn is where you find the right people. Email is how you reach them effectively. Combining both channels creates a powerful multi-touch approach:
- LinkedIn helps you identify and research prospects - Email provides a direct, personal communication channel - Multi-channel outreach (LinkedIn + email) gets 25% higher response rates - Email avoids LinkedIn's InMail limitations and costs
The challenge is bridging the gap between a LinkedIn profile and a verified email address.
Method 1: LinkedIn Contact Info Section
Some LinkedIn users share their email address directly on their profile:
1. Visit the person's LinkedIn profile 2. Click 'Contact info' below their profile picture 3. If they've added their email, it will be displayed
Limitations: Only works for 1st-degree connections or users who've made their email public. This works for maybe 10-15% of profiles.
Method 2: Use Signal Plug with LinkedIn Data
The most reliable method is to use the information from LinkedIn (name + current company) with Signal Plug:
1. Find your target person on LinkedIn 2. Note their first name, last name, and current company 3. Go to Signal Plug and search using their name and company domain 4. Get their verified email address with confidence score 5. Use the enriched data for personalized outreach
This method works for any LinkedIn profile, not just your connections, and provides verified results.
Method 3: Combine Approaches
For maximum coverage, combine multiple methods:
1. **Check LinkedIn Contact Info first** (free, instant) 2. **Use Signal Plug** for verified email finding (reliable, enriched) 3. **Check their personal website** if linked from LinkedIn 4. **Look at their content** - they may share their email in posts or articles 5. **Check GitHub/Twitter** if linked from their LinkedIn profile
By combining these approaches, you can find email addresses for 85-95% of LinkedIn profiles.
Topics: LinkedIn, email finder, prospecting, guide