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Create your first lead list

Video and step by step tutorial on how to create, find and search your leads on TweetDM (X/Twitter)

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Written by Kevin
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Let’s walk you through how to create your first lead list and start filling it with high-quality leads.

Step 1: Create a New Lead List

  1. Go to the Leads section.

  2. Click on “Create New List” at the top.

  3. Give your list a name — something like “Investors” or “Startup Founders.”

  4. Hit Save — your list is now ready to be filled.

Step 2: Choose How to Import Leads

Once your list is created, you’ll be able to add leads from multiple sources, including:

  • ✅ Our internal X (Twitter) prospecting database

  • ✅ Uploading a CSV

  • ✅ Importing followers or following of another X/Twitter account

  • ✅ Uploading a plain text file of usernames or user IDs

  • ✅ Importing from likes, retweets, comments, or quote tweets of any post — yours or someone else’s (expect for likes where you can only import from your own posts)

We’re working on separate guides for each of these import methods soon.

Step 3: Add Leads (Example Using the Database)

  1. Select Search Leads.

  2. Use the filter bar to search by keyword — for example, let's say we're looking for investors.

  3. Add a filter —Select the attribute Bio → choose the filter condition" Contains → and type in: investor.

  4. TweetDM will search through our database of 1.5 billion+ profiles to find relevant matches.

You can now:

  • Drag and select the profiles you’re interested in.

  • Right-click to DM them directly

  • Click Add to List (top right corner) and select the lead list you just created.

That’s it!

You’ve created your first lead list and started importing leads — it’s that simple.

And of course, if you ever get stuck, our support team is just a message away.

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