What You'll Need (All Free)

Step 1: Get Your Free Accounts Ready

n8n Setup:

  1. Go to n8n.cloud and create free account
  2. Verify email and log in to dashboard

Google Sheets Setup:

  1. Create new spreadsheet called "LinkedIn Lead Tracker"
  2. Add headers: Lead Name | Post Title | Post Link | Date Posted | Date Processed | Engaged | Notes
  3. Copy the sheet ID from URL

Slack Setup:

  1. Create channel called #linkedin-alerts
  2. Get webhook URL or bot token
  3. Copy channel ID

Gemini API:

  1. Go to ai.google.dev
  2. Get free API key