Looking for a free CRM (or a better workflow) for manually tracking Facebook outreach
I'm promoting a few personal projects (mainly a YouTube channel) by manually messaging Facebook friends/followers (around 7k atm) over time. I don't want to automate sending messages—I just need a good way to keep track of who I've contacted.
Right now I exported my Facebook contacts into Excel with their names and profile links. After I message someone, I manually update the spreadsheet with tags like "Sent", "Replied", "Interested", notes, etc.
The problem is that with thousands of contacts, Excel is becoming slow and cumbersome.
Ideally I'd like something that lets me:
- Track 7k–10k contacts.
- Add tags, notes, and follow-up dates.
- Search and filter contacts quickly.
- Store Facebook/Messenger profile links.
- Maybe even open the profile directly from the CRM.
Is there a free tool that would work well for this (Airtable, Notion, something else), or would you recommend building a simple custom CRM for this use case?
I'd love to hear how others manage large amounts of manual outreach.