Alright⦠Iām 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 automationā¦
It pulled 899 targeted leads from Instagram in under 8 minutes.
And it didnāt 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.
Hereās the exact flow š
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, youāre in the right place.
Step 2 - Scrape the followers
I use Apifyās Instagram scraper.
Point it at the account, hit "run", and it pulls the entire follower list.
Thatās 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 itās 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 donāt get flagged.
The result
- You stop manually hunting for leads
- You reach people who already match your ICP
- You send personalized messages at scale
Iām 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 ā say the right thing ā do it consistently at scale.
Build this onceā¦
ā¦and youāve 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 Iām running)ā¦