WhoGoes vs Manual LinkedIn Search — Event Attendee Lists in Minutes

If you've ever tried to build an event attendee list by searching LinkedIn manually, you know the pain: hours of scrolling, guessing who actually attended, and still no verified emails at the end.

WhoGoes automates this entire process. It monitors public LinkedIn posts about trade shows and conferences, then compiles verified attendee lists with names, companies, job titles, emails, and LinkedIn proof of attendance.

The Real Cost of Manual LinkedIn Searching

LinkedIn search is technically free, but the hidden cost is SDR time. At an average SDR salary of $55K/year, 4 hours of searching costs roughly $110 in labor — for a single event. If your team attends 10+ events per year, that's over $1,100 just in search time, and you still don't have verified emails.

With WhoGoes, that same list costs $15–$30 depending on your plan, and you get it in minutes with verified emails included.

What You Get With Manual LinkedIn Search

To be fair, manual searching has its place:

• Any event, any size — LinkedIn search works for niche events WhoGoes may not cover yet
• Free — No budget required, just your time
• Custom filtering — You control exactly which profiles to include

The tradeoff is clear: if you value your time (or your SDR's time) at more than $7/hour, WhoGoes pays for itself on the first event.

What You Get With WhoGoes

• Verified attendee lists for 1,200+ trade shows and conferences
• LinkedIn proof — every contact is linked to a public post proving they attended or plan to attend
• Verified emails included with every unlocked contact
• 5 free preview contacts per event — no credit card required
• Pay-as-you-go pricing starting at $29 for 200 contacts

Who Should Use Manual LinkedIn Search?

Manual searching makes sense if you're attending a very niche event with under 50 attendees, or if you need just 2–3 specific contacts and already know their names. For anything larger, the time investment doesn't make sense.

Who Should Use WhoGoes?

WhoGoes is built for SDRs and BDRs at B2B companies who attend multiple trade shows per year. If you need attendee lists for pre-event outreach, post-event follow-up, or account-based targeting, WhoGoes saves hours per event.

Bottom Line

Manual LinkedIn searching costs you hours and doesn't include verified emails. WhoGoes gives you the same data — plus emails and LinkedIn proof — in minutes, starting at $29. For any SDR doing pre-event outreach at scale, it's not a close comparison.