Right title, wrong moment
A list built from job titles and company size is full of people who fit and do not care today. You write to all of them and hear back from few.
Signals
Signals finds the people already talking about your problem on LinkedIn.
Pick the topics, people and companies to watch. Signals finds who comments on or likes those posts, scores each person with a short reason and shows their comment in their own words. You start with the best, while the conversation is still fresh.
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Watch keywords, people or companies
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Every lead scored, with a short reason
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Their comment, in their own words
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Never more than the daily credit budget you set
The problem
A cold list does not know who cares right now.
Most lead lists tell you who fits on paper. They cannot tell you who is thinking about your problem this week. That gap is where good outreach goes cold.
The best leads are in the comments
When someone comments on a post about the problem you solve, they are telling you what is on their mind. Most of that is never seen by the people who could help.
Watching LinkedIn by hand eats the day
Scrolling feeds, opening posts, reading every comment and copying names into a sheet takes hours, and you still miss most of it.
How it works
Three steps from a topic to a scored list.
You choose what to watch and how much to spend. Signals does the watching.
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Start a signal in the campaign builder
Open the campaign builder and pick Signals, next to AI Autopilot and Email Template. Add the keywords, people or companies to watch. One signal can watch several.
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Set your daily credit budget
Each scan uses credits. You set the most a signal may spend in a day, and it never goes over that number.
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Open the Leads tab and start at the top
The people who commented on or liked those posts land on your Signals page, each with a score and a short reason. Start with the best and work down.
What you see
One person, one row, and the reason they are there.
Every lead on your Signals page answers the same three questions before you read a profile: who is this, what did they do, and why should I start with them?
01Lead
Who they are
Name, role and company, so you can tell at a glance if this person fits who you sell to.
02Score
Where to start
Every person gets a score, so the best fits rise to the top and you do not read the list in random order.
03Reason
Why they scored that way
A short reason sits next to every score. You can agree, disagree and move on in seconds.
04Engagement
What they actually did
A like, or a comment shown in their own words. A comment tells you what is on their mind today.
05Post
Where it happened
The post they reacted to, so you know the topic and the conversation they joined.
06Found by
Which signal found them
If you run more than one signal, you see which one brought each person in, and when.
What you get
Reach people who just showed interest, not people who fit a filter.
Signals turns public conversations into a short, ranked list of people worth your time.
Start with people who care
Everyone on the list just reacted to a post about your topic. That is a better first line than any job title.
Know who to read first
Scores put the best fits at the top. You spend your first hour on your best leads, not on the alphabet.
Write about what they said
You see their comment in their own words. Your first message can answer it, instead of guessing what they care about.
Check every score
A short reason sits next to each score. If you disagree, skip the person. Nothing is hidden behind a number.
Spend what you planned
Scans use credits, and each signal stays inside the daily credit budget you set. No surprise bills from a busy topic.
Stay in one app
Signals lives inside FirstSales, next to your campaigns, contacts and inbox. No extra tool, no extra login.
Four parts of Signals,in plain words
What you set up, what Signals finds, how it ranks people and what it costs.
- Watch
Tell it what to watch
A signal is a list of things to follow on LinkedIn. Pick keywords for the topics your buyers post about, people whose posts they read, or companies they follow.
- Keywords, people or companies. Use one kind, or mix all three in the same signal.
- One signal, several targets. Group related topics in one signal instead of making ten.
- Started from the campaign builder. Signals sits next to AI Autopilot and Email Template.
- Find
It finds who comments and who likes
Signals looks at posts that match what you watch and finds the people who reacted to them. A like is a light signal. A comment is a strong one, and you see it word for word.
- Comments and likes. Both are found. Each person shows how they engaged.
- Their words, not a summary. Comments appear as the person wrote them.
- The post next to the person. You see which post they reacted to and when they were found.
- Score
Every person scored, with a reason
A list of hundreds of names is only useful in the right order. Signals gives each person a score and a short reason, so you start with the best and can check the logic.
- A score per person. Sort by it and start at the top.
- A short reason per score. Plain words, so you can agree or skip in seconds.
- Export when you need to. Download the list as a CSV from the Leads tab.
- Budget
Credits you control
Each scan uses credits from your plan. You set a daily credit budget for each signal, and scans stop at that line. A busy topic cannot run away with your month.
- A daily credit budget per signal. You pick the number. It never goes over.
- Credits from your plan. The same credits you use across FirstSales.
- On paid plans. Signals is included on paid plans. See plans for details.
Keywords, people or companies.One signal can watch several.
A signal is a short list of things to watch on LinkedIn. Mix them. The examples below are ideas to copy, not presets.
Topics your buyers talk about
Watch posts about the problem you solve, the job your buyer does or the words they use when it hurts.
Good for
- Finding people who name the problem out loud
- Markets where buyers post openly about their work
- Testing a new angle before you write a campaign
Example: cold email deliverability · outbound for founders · sales hiring
Voices your buyers follow
Watch the posts of people your buyers listen to: well-known operators, writers, hosts and peers in your space.
Good for
- Reaching the audience of someone they trust
- Niches where a few voices lead the talk
- Finding people who comment, not only scroll
Example: A founder who writes about outbound · a podcast host in your niche
Brands your buyers watch
Watch posts from companies your buyers care about, including your own company page.
Good for
- People who react to your own company’s posts
- Fans of products that sit next to yours
- Following one account list closely
Example: Your company page · a tool your buyers already use
See it in the app
The Signals page, with sample data.
This is the real FirstSales app in the sample workspace. Open Signals, go to the Leads tab and you see each person with their score, the reason, how they engaged and the post they reacted to.
- Scores you can sort. Best fits first, with a short reason for each.
- Comments in full. Read what each person said before you write to them.
- Filters that matter. Narrow by engagement, by the signal that found them and by date found.
- Export CSV. Take the list with you when you need it somewhere else.
“If you are looking to fix your sales pipeline, you should definitely try [it]. My open rate has increased drastically. The UI and UX are easy to understand, even for a beginner like me.”
Pooja Dhole@ThisIsPoojaD · XBefore and after
Finding warm leads, before and after Signals
What changes when the watching runs on its own.
By hand
Scrolling LinkedIn and copying names.
- You scroll feeds for hoursFinding the right posts is a job by itself.
- You read every commentMost of them are not your buyer.
- You copy names into a sheetTyping, tabs and lost context.
- Every name looks the sameNo order, so you start at the top of the sheet.
- Context gets lostBy the time you write, you forgot what they said.
- It stops when you stopA busy week means nobody is watching.
With Signals
A scored list, inside the app.
- You pick what to watch onceKeywords, people or companies, in one signal.
- Signals finds who reactedComments and likes, collected for you.
- People land on your Signals pageIn the same app as your campaigns.
- Everyone is scoredBest fits first, each with a short reason.
- Their words stay next to their nameRead the comment right before you write.
- Spend stays cappedEach signal stays inside its daily credit budget.
Why it is different
Signals: FirstSales vs a typical lead list
A static list tells you who fits. Signals tells you who just showed interest.
| What you get | Typical lead list | FirstSales Signals |
|---|---|---|
| Based on | Job title and company filters | Recent LinkedIn engagement |
| What you watch | Not applicable | Keywords, people or companies |
| Why each person is there | Matched a filter | A score and a short reason |
| Their own words | Not shown | Comments shown in full |
| Ranking | Varies | Scored, best fits first |
| Spend control | Varies | Daily credit budget per signal |
| Where it lives | A separate tool or file | Inside FirstSales, next to campaigns |
| Export | Varies | CSV from the Leads tab |
| Start your $1 trial | ||
Plain guide
How to turn a comment into a conversation.
Signals finds the people. What you do next decides whether they write back. Here is what works, in plain words.
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Why engagement beats a cold list
A job title tells you someone could buy. A comment tells you they are thinking about the problem now. Timing is the hardest part of cold outreach, and a recent reaction to a post about your topic is one of the few public clues you get. It does not mean they want to buy. It means they will recognise the subject when you write.
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Pick topics your buyer posts about, not your product name
People rarely post the name of a product category. They post about the pain: a hiring problem, a missed target, a tool that let them down. Watch the words your buyer uses when the problem hurts. If you are unsure, read ten posts in your market and note the phrases that keep coming back. Those make good keywords.
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Watch people your buyers listen to
In many markets a handful of voices lead the conversation. Their posts gather comments from exactly the people you want to reach. Adding those people to a signal finds an audience that already chose to engage with your topic, without you having to guess the keywords.
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Read the reason before you trust the score
A score is a shortcut, not a verdict. The short reason beside it tells you why Signals ranked a person high or low. Read a few at the top and the bottom of the list. If the logic matches how you think about your buyer, trust the order. If not, adjust what you watch.
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Mention the conversation, not the surveillance
Nobody likes to feel watched. Do not open with “I saw you liked a post”. Open with the topic: their point of view, a question about it or something useful you know. If they left a comment, answer the thought, not the fact that they posted it. Keep it short and about them.
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Move fast, but do not rush
A conversation is freshest in the days after the post. Work the top of your list soon after people are found. Speed matters less than relevance, though: one thoughtful note to the right person beats twenty fast ones to everyone who liked a post.
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Set a budget you are happy to spend every day
A broad keyword on a busy topic can find a lot of people. That is useful, but only if you have time to work the list. Start with a small daily credit budget and a narrow signal. Raise it once you see the quality of the people it finds and how many you can really follow up.
Before you start
A ten-point check for your first signal
Five minutes here saves a week of reading the wrong list.
- You can describe your buyer in one sentence
- You picked words your buyer uses, not your product category
- You added two or three people your buyers listen to
- You added your own company page as a target
- Related topics sit in one signal, not ten
- A daily credit budget is set that you are happy to spend
- You read the reasons on the top ten leads before writing
- Your first message is about their point, not their like
- You work the newest leads first
- After a week, you drop the targets that found the wrong people
What people say
From people who use it
Real words from real users. No paid reviews.
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Go deeper
Questions,answered plainly.
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01What is FirstSales Signals?
Signals watches LinkedIn posts about the topics, people and companies you pick. It finds the people who comment on or like them, and scores each one with a short reason so you start with the best.
02What can a signal watch?
Keywords, people or companies. One signal can watch several of them at once, so you can group related topics instead of making many signals.
03Where do I find Signals?
Start it from the campaign builder, next to AI Autopilot and Email Template. The people it finds appear on your Signals page, in the Leads tab.
04How is each person scored?
Every person gets a score and a short reason in plain words. Sort by score to start with the best fits, and read the reason to check the logic.
05How much does Signals cost?
Each scan uses credits from your plan. You set a daily credit budget for each signal, and it never spends more than that in a day.
06Which plans include Signals?
Signals is on paid plans only. Plans start at $29/mo, and you can try FirstSales for $1 for 3 days. See the pricing page for what each plan includes.
07Can I take the list out of FirstSales?
Yes. The Leads tab has an Export CSV button, so you can download the people Signals found.
08Who is Signals not for?
If your buyers never post or comment on LinkedIn, Signals will find few people. It works best in markets where buyers talk about their work in public.
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