Connect your mailbox and LinkedIn

Connect the mailbox and LinkedIn account hubsell sends from, so it can send email and run LinkedIn actions for you.

About 5 min·14 steps·First login to first campaign · Step 2 of 5·Last updated 23 July 2026
Applies to
All plans
Before you start
A hubsell account you can log in to, a Google or Microsoft mailbox, and Google Chrome for the LinkedIn plugin.

Supported mailbox providers are Google and Microsoft. The steps below show the Google flow. Microsoft follows the same path, with the Microsoft sign in screen instead.

Connect your mailbox

  1. Click your profile name at the bottom of the left sidebar.

    The profile name at the bottom of the left sidebar
    Your profile name in the sidebar
  2. Click User Settings.

    User Settings in the profile menu
    Opening User Settings
  3. Select the Mailbox tab.

    The Mailbox tab under User Settings
    The Mailbox tab
  4. Select your email provider. For a Google account, click Sign in with Google.

    Choosing an email provider with Sign in with Google
    Choosing your email provider
  5. Select the Google account you want to connect.

    Selecting the Google account to connect
    Selecting your account
  6. Click Continue.

    The Continue button in the Google sign in flow
    Continuing the sign in
  7. Click Allow to grant the permissions hubsell needs.

    Granting hubsell the permissions it needs
    Granting permissions

Connect LinkedIn with the browser plugin

  1. Still in User Settings, select the LinkedIn tab.

    The LinkedIn tab under User Settings
    The LinkedIn tab
  2. Click Download Google Chrome extension.

    The Download Google Chrome extension link
    Downloading the extension
  3. Click Add to Chrome in the Chrome Web Store.

    Add to Chrome in the Chrome Web Store
    Adding the extension
  4. Click Add extension to confirm.

    Confirming the extension install
    Confirming the install
  5. Open the hubsell plugin from the Extensions menu in your browser.

    Opening the hubsell plugin from the Extensions menu
    Opening the plugin
  6. Click Connect to LinkedIn in the plugin pop-up.

    The Connect to LinkedIn button in the plugin pop-up
    Connecting LinkedIn
  7. Refresh the hubsell page.

    Refreshing the hubsell page after connecting
    Refreshing to pick up the new status

Both channels are connected. The Mailbox tab shows your connected email address and the LinkedIn tab shows LinkedIn as connected, so hubsell can send email and run LinkedIn actions on your behalf.

The LinkedIn tab showing a connected status
LinkedIn connected

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Common questions

Which mailboxes does hubsell support?

Google and Microsoft. The steps below show the Google flow. Microsoft follows the same path, with the Microsoft sign in screen instead.

How does hubsell connect to LinkedIn?

Through the hubsell Chrome extension. You install it from the LinkedIn tab in User Settings, then click Connect to LinkedIn in the plugin.

LinkedIn still shows as not connected. What do I do?

Refresh the hubsell page. The status only updates on reload.

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