In this tutorial I will explain how to search for a LinkedIn profile on Google and how to use Boolean search to create lists of qualified contacts.
Let's get started!
How to find Linkedin profile URL on Google?
Telling Google to search for linkedin URLs is very simple, just use the “site” operator.
Just type “site:linkedin/com/in/” in the search bar.
how to search linkedin profiles on google
You will see that among the search results there will only be Linkedin profiles.
linkedin profiles google search results
The results will include:
the profile URL
the full name
the job title or company name
Google seems to randomly select the job title or company name to add to the search title.
Of course, having the job title is better , but you won't always have it.
Unless you use Google 's “intitle” command .
linkedin search job title google
Even if you write “intitle:marketing” , sometimes there will be search results without “marketing” in the title.
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But don’t worry. If you click on a profile, you’ll see that the person’s job title is “marketing.”
How does google search for linkedin profiles work
Honestly, I don’t know why they even appear with the “intitle” filter .
However, using “ intitle” will increase the number of search results that include the job title in the search.
Now that you know the basics of searching Linkedin profiles using Google, let's take it to the next level with Boolean search.
Using Google Boolean Search to Find Linkedin Profiles
Yes, you can use Google Boolean search to search for Linkedin profiles. Here's how it works:
Boolean search is a very simple programming albania whatsapp number data 5 million language that works with a combination of logical connectors and punctuation:
AND: search for different terms
OR: search at least one term from a series
NOT: exclude term
Quotation marks: find an exact expression
Parenthesis: Combines multiple commands
Here is a video explaining how Boolean search works in Sales Navigator. It is exactly the same technique for Google:
Export leads from Sales Navigator for free
Let's take a concrete example.
We are looking for a sales manager and a marketing manager in the software sector. Boolean
search can be done in two ways :
“Sales Manager” OR “Marketing Manager” AND “Software”
Manager AND (sales OR marketing) AND software
Let's apply this principle to Google search.
use boolean search on google to search linkedin profiles
You can see that in the search results I have 3 types of job titles, as expected :
Sales Manager
Marketing Manager
Marketing and Sales Manager
If I open the first profile, I see that the keyword “software” appears on the page as expected:
boolean search google profile linkedin
You can also combine Google and the boolean operator like this:
site:linkedin.com/in/ intitle: AND Manager (Sales OR Marketing) software OR Saas
This will work for Sales Manager or Marketing Manager in the title and Software or SaaS in the entire profile .
combine google and boolean operator to find linkedin profiles
Note that keywords will be highlighted in the meta description, if present.
Congratulations. You are now an expert in searching Linkedin profiles with Google.
Having this list in front of your eyes is the first step.
But wouldn't it be better to have all these URLs in a CSV?
I'll talk about that in the next section.
How to extract Google search results?
If you are reading this article, perhaps you are a marketer or salesperson looking to use Linkedin profiles to generate leads.
In this case, transforming URLs into CSV files is a mandatory step to add them into your CRM or prospecting or outreach tool.
To do this we will use Scaleserp .
After creating your account, the first step is to copy-paste the URL of your Google search into the URL field.
