How to install and run the aiCMO LinkedIn Chrome Plugin beta

Use this guide when you want to move LinkedIn growth from manual prospecting into a short, repeatable workflow that still stays under your control.

The aiCMO LinkedIn Chrome Plugin beta is designed for founders, operators, and lean teams who need to grow the right network without spending hours every day on repetitive search and connection tasks.

This beta is currently distributed as a hosted ZIP build that you load into Chrome in Developer Mode.

Watch the founder walkthrough first

If you want the fastest introduction before installing, watch the short walkthrough from Maggie:

Watch the founder walkthrough on YouTube

The video shows the full beta flow from download and Chrome setup through login, domain claim, onboarding, Auto Search, and Auto Connect. It is the quickest way to understand how the plugin fits into a simple daily LinkedIn growth routine.

What the plugin is for

The plugin helps you run a cleaner daily LinkedIn workflow by combining:

• account connection through aiCMO
• LinkedIn side-panel access inside Chrome
• domain claim and workspace onboarding
• Auto Search for keyword and region-based prospect discovery
• Auto Connect for controlled connection sending
• structured data collection that supports cleaner ICP learning over time

It is not meant to replace judgment. It is meant to remove repetitive clicking and give your team a more repeatable operating loop.

Who should use it

This beta is a good fit if:

• you are a founder doing LinkedIn outreach yourself
• your team is small and cannot justify another VA just to prospect
• your current workflow lives in tabs, notes, spreadsheets, and half-finished searches
• you want network growth to produce usable market data, not just random connections

It is probably not the right fit if you expect a fully hands-off mass automation tool with no review or operator control.

What you need before installing

• Google Chrome
• a working aiCMO account
• a LinkedIn account already signed into the same Chrome profile
• permission to use Chrome Developer Mode on your computer
• a business domain you can claim inside aiCMO

How to download and install the beta

1. Open the Chrome Plugin page on aicmo.uk.
2. Download the latest hosted beta ZIP.
3. Unzip the package on your computer.
4. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
5. Turn on Developer mode.
6. Click Load unpacked.
7. Select the extracted aiCMO extension folder.
8. Confirm the plugin appears in your installed extensions list.
9. Optionally pin the aiCMO icon to your browser toolbar for faster access.

Once that is done, the plugin is ready to open.

How to open the plugin

1. Click the aiCMO extension icon in Chrome.
2. The side panel opens inside the browser.
3. Log into your aiCMO account if you are not already signed in.
4. Make sure your LinkedIn account is also signed in in the same browser session.

If both are connected correctly, you can move into the domain claim and onboarding steps.

Why domain claim matters

The plugin uses a domain claim to understand which business or workspace it is supporting.

That claim gives aiCMO the context it needs to:

• connect LinkedIn activity to the correct business workspace
• prepare project-level onboarding
• keep future workflow data under the right account and domain

Without a correct domain claim, the plugin may open, but the workspace will not have the right business context behind it.

What happens after you claim the domain

After claim, the workspace may take a little time to prepare the operating context behind the scenes. In practice this usually means:

1. research project setup
2. CMO onboarding
3. plan preparation
4. workspace ready

The point of this flow is to make the plugin useful in context, not just to let you click buttons on LinkedIn.

What you will find inside the workspace

Once setup is complete, you can review:

• project overview
• domain context
• Growth Hub entry points
• search and connect settings
• collected profile data and summaries

This is where the plugin becomes more than a browser helper. It starts acting like an operating surface for network growth.

How Auto Search works

Auto Search helps you search LinkedIn using the keywords and location you define.

Typical workflow:

1. open the Growth Hub
2. enter up to your chosen target keywords
3. choose a region such as United Kingdom
4. save your settings
5. start Auto Search

The plugin then performs the repetitive searching flow for you and syncs useful results back into the project.

This matters because manual LinkedIn search is usually where founder time gets wasted first.

What Auto Search is good for

• finding relevant people without repeating the same searches every day
• creating a more consistent prospecting routine
• building usable profile data for future ICP analysis
• reducing tab-switching and manual filtering work

How Auto Connect works

Auto Connect uses your configured targeting to filter relevant profiles and send connection requests in a more controlled workflow.

It is meant to support disciplined outreach, not reckless volume.

Typical workflow:

1. review or refine your targeting keywords
2. make sure the found profiles fit what you actually want
3. set your daily limit
4. run Auto Connect
5. let aiCMO process connection sending within those limits

Safer usage guidance for LinkedIn automation

LinkedIn automation should be handled carefully.

For this beta, the recommended operating rule is simple:

• keep connection sending conservative
• prefer relevance over volume
• avoid trying to mimic spammy outreach tools
• review your targeting regularly

We recommend staying around 15 connection requests per day or fewer as a safer founder baseline.

That does not guarantee policy safety, but it is a far better operating posture than aggressive bulk sending.

A practical morning workflow

Many users will only need a short daily routine:

1. open the workspace
2. run Auto Search
3. review the results
4. run Auto Connect within your daily limit
5. let the plugin handle the repetitive execution

That is the main value proposition of the beta: two key actions instead of a long manual prospecting session.

What data the plugin helps you build

The plugin is not only about sending connection requests.

It also helps build cleaner internal targeting data over time, including:

• which search terms surface the right people
• which profile types match your ICP better
• which regions and role patterns are most relevant
• which connections are worth tracking for deeper analysis later

This is part of why aiCMO positions the plugin as an operating tool, not just an automation shortcut.

How to update the beta

When a new hosted beta version is released:

1. download the latest ZIP from aicmo.uk/chrome-plugin
2. replace the files inside your existing unpacked aiCMO folder
3. return to chrome://extensions
4. click Reload on the aiCMO extension
5. reopen the plugin and continue your workflow

In most cases, you do not need to create a brand new extension entry each time.

How to roll back to an earlier beta

If a newer beta causes a problem:

1. go to the release archive on the Chrome Plugin page
2. download the older ZIP you want
3. replace the current unpacked folder contents with that older version
4. reload the extension in chrome://extensions

This gives you a simple rollback path while the beta is still evolving.

Common issues and what to check

The plugin does not open

Check:

• the extension loaded successfully in chrome://extensions
• the unpacked folder still exists in the same location
• Chrome did not disable the extension after a browser restart

The side panel opens but I am not connected

Check:

• you are signed into aiCMO
• LinkedIn is also signed into the same Chrome profile
• your session has not expired

The workspace is not ready after claim

Check:

• the domain was claimed successfully
• onboarding steps have finished
• you refresh the workspace after setup time has passed

The extension stopped working after an update

Check:

• you replaced the unpacked folder correctly
• Chrome reloaded the extension
• the new ZIP fully extracted before reload

What the plugin does not try to do

The beta does not promise:

• unlimited outreach
• mass cold automation without review
• perfect LinkedIn policy immunity
• instant pipeline from random targeting

The value comes from repeatable execution, better targeting discipline, and a cleaner operating routine.

What is coming next

The roadmap around this beta includes deeper AI-supported ICP analysis for LinkedIn users and company profiles.

That means the plugin is intended to become stronger over time at helping teams understand:

• who they should target
• why those people fit
• what patterns matter across collected profile data

What good usage should feel like

If the plugin is working well for your team, it should feel like:

• LinkedIn prospecting no longer consumes your whole morning
• connection activity is more controlled and intentional
• targeting gets cleaner over time
• your pipeline work becomes more repeatable
• your founder attention goes back to higher-value decisions

That is the real point of the beta. More useful network growth, less manual prospecting drag.