Stop Losing Deals to Forgotten Follow-ups: DIY LinkedIn Outreach Tracker

LinkedIn's lack of native follow-up tracking causes massive pipeline leaks, with 70% of outreach sequences dying silently. Rather than paying $900–$1,800/year per user for engagement platforms that mostly remind you to follow up, founders can build a simple tracker using Google Sheets, Apify, and Slack—recovering forgotten deals while maintaining visibility of cold prospects. This approach democratizes sales automation for small teams and solo operators who can't justify enterprise tools.