Are there some companies or profiles you want to avoid contacting? Check out this guide on how to use blacklists

The blacklist feature is a great way to avoid contacting specific companies or people during your campaigns.

This could come in handy for a number of reasons. For instance, if you’ve already closed a deal with a client, you don’t want to annoy them by contacting them again about the same product.

To use the blacklist feature, follow these simple steps:

1. Head to “Settings” from the left-hand menu in your home dashboard.

2. Click on “Blacklist” and you’ll be presented with a space for all your blacklisted companies and contacts.

    

   

3. Copy the LinkedIn URL of the company or profile you wish to blacklist and paste it into the box provided

4. You can also upload a CSV file with company or prospect data to ensure you avoid contacting them.

Tips for using blacklists

When inserting a name for blacklisting, it’s far better to copy and paste the specific LinkedIn URL of the person, as typing in just their name will blacklist everyone who shares that name.

Make sure the company’s name is spelled exactly how it appears online, or you’ll risk the blacklist not working.

How to add to the blacklist

The blacklist feature is a great way to help ensure specific companies or prospects are not being contacted through your campaigns.

How to Navigate to the blacklist:

1. Click on Settings

2. Scroll down to the bottom

    

   

Growth Haus can Blacklist users using any of the following attributes:

• First name
• Link to profile
• Email
• Last name
• Website
• Position
• Company name
• Twitter
• University Name

It's best to add the person's LinkedIn URL to help ensure that a specific person is not contacted.  As adding just their name will blacklist all people who share that same name. It's also important to remember that the company name must match the name online exactly.