Surfe's Gmail integration streamlines your email outreach, enabling you to send emails directly from LinkedIn. This article walks you through setting up the integration and how to use it.
Enabling the Gmail Integration
To get started, follow these steps to connect your Gmail account to Surfe:
1. Navigate to the Surfe Side Panel
Open your LinkedIn profile and locate the Surfe side panel on the right side of your screen.
2. Enable the Gmail Integration
Click on your profile icon within the Surfe side panel to access the settings. Scroll down in the settings until you find the Gmail icon. Click on it to enable the integration.
3. Connect your Gmail Account
You will be prompted to log in to your Gmail account. Enter your credentials and authorize Surfe to connect with your Gmail. This one-time setup, so we only need to do it the first time.
Surfe's Gmail integration is safe, secure and requests only minimal necessary permissions to ensure your data is protected.
Composing and Sending Emails
Once Gmail is integrated with Surfe, sending emails from LinkedIn becomes a seamless process:
Find a Contact
Use Surfe’s enrichment tools to locate and enrich a contact's email address on LinkedIn by pressing the 'Add to CRM' which would then provide you with their valid email address.
Send an Email
After enriching a contact, you’ll see the Gmail logo appear next to their email address on LinkedIn. Click the ‘Email’ button beside the Gmail icon to compose an email.
A new window will pop up where you can:Enter the subject of your email.
Write your message.
Choose whether to include your Gmail signature.
Format your text by highlighting it to apply bold, italics, or underline.
Hit Send
After composing your message, simply click ‘Send’ to immediately deliver your email to the contact’s email address. This email will be sent directly from the account you've signed in with above.