Do I need to connect an account to find people?
No. Finding, qualifying and drafting run on public data, and you connect only when you are ready to send.
No. Finding people, qualifying them against your ideal customer profile and drafting the first message all run on public data across the open web. You can open a chat, describe who you want to reach, and get a real qualified list back with nothing connected at all.
You connect at one point only: sending. Invites and messages leave through your own connected account, paced and budgeted against your daily limits, so that boundary is where a live session is required. Everything upstream of it is public. When you are ready, connecting takes one value from your browser.
Where the line sits
| Side | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Works with nothing connected | Finding people and companies, public profiles, company pages, posts, post search, job search, post commenters, public post engagers, hashtags. Plus qualifying against your ICP and drafting messages. |
| Needs your connected account | Connection invites, direct messages, who liked a post, your own feed, and Sales Navigator. |
If a chat has produced people but nothing has gone out, that is usually approval and pacing rather than a missing connection. Every message waits for you either way.