Bring the profile URL and business context with the person. A LinkedIn profile is research evidence, not proof of a work email or permission to contact.
What should I capture from LinkedIn?
Capture the profile URL, current professional name, title, company, and the business reason the person appears relevant. Confirm the company website separately and note the review date because profiles and employment change.
How should I structure an import?
Keep one person per row with separate columns for LinkedIn URL, name, title, company, company website, research note, and source date. Deduplicate by profile and person-company combination before creating new records.
Use an authorized export or a small manually reviewed list.
Map identity and company fields separately.
Preserve the source URL and original values.
Verify email evidence independently.
Assign an owner and next action only after review.
Does a profile make the contact ready for outreach?
No. Confirm role relevance, work-email evidence, a legitimate business reason, and applicable rules. Follow LinkedIn's terms and avoid uncontrolled scraping or automation that removes human review.