899 Instagram Leads in 8 Minutes - Fully Automated šŸ¤–
Alright… I’m just going to give you the exact play here because this is too good not to use.
A few days ago I set up a simple automation…
It pulled 899 targeted leads from Instagram in under 8 minutes.
And it didn’t stop there.
It also generated a custom DM for every single prospect so I could start conversations immediately.
No manual searching.
No copy-pasting.
No staring at profiles for hours.
Just… leads + personalized outreach ready to go.
Here’s the exact flow šŸ‘‡
Step 1 - Find the right account
Go to Instagram and pick an account that already has your ideal customers.
Could be:
  • a competitor
  • an influencer in your niche
  • a complementary brand
If their audience = your ICP, you’re in the right place.
Step 2 - Scrape the followers
I use Apify’s Instagram scraper.
Point it at the account, hit "run", and it pulls the entire follower list.
That’s your raw lead list.
Step 3 - Turn raw leads into qualified prospects
This is where most people waste time manually.
Instead, my automation:
  • pulls their bio
  • checks recent posts
  • looks at engagement style
  • extracts any business signals
Then uses AI to generate a custom DM based on that data.
Every message feels personal… but it’s fully automated.
Step 4 - Send messages safely at scale
Everything goes into a spreadsheet that looks like this:
  • Column A: Username
  • Column B: Bio
  • Column C: Recent post topic
  • Column D: Custom DM
  • Column E: Send status
This sheet feeds into Auto IG DM Pro.
It sends 1 message every ~20 minutes throughout the day so you stay safe and don’t get flagged.
The result
  • You stop manually hunting for leads
  • You reach people who already match your ICP
  • You send personalized messages at scale
I’m seeing ~15% reply rates on these DMs.
Most people try to grow on Instagram by posting more.
Meanwhile, the real leverage is:
Find the right people → say the right thing → do it consistently at scale.
Build this once…
…and you’ve got a lead engine that runs in the background every day.
If you want the full breakdown of this automation (and every high-revenue workflow I’m running)…
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899 Instagram Leads in 8 Minutes - Fully Automated šŸ¤–
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