Local Lead Finder
Outscraper Alternative: A $10 Google Sheet on Google's Own API
An Outscraper alternative for local leads: a $10 Google Sheet that uses Google's official Places API with your own key and up to 1,000 free searches a month.
Lead Tracking Spreadsheet: The Columns I Use in Google Sheets
A lead tracking spreadsheet template for Google Sheets: the 3 tabs, the 17 columns, what each one is for, and formulas for follow-ups and coverage.
How to Find Handyman Jobs: 35 Rental Managers to Call
How to find handyman jobs that repeat: call rental managers who fix up units between tenants. 255 Minneapolis property managers and the message I'd send.
Cold Calling List: Build One From Google Maps (98 Plumbers)
How to build a cold calling list of local businesses from Google Maps. One search across 42 Boise areas found 98 plumbers, every one with a phone number.
List of Plumbers: 98 in Boise, for Anyone Who Sells to Plumbers
A list of plumbers for people who sell to them: one search found 98 in Boise, every one with a phone number, where Google Maps showed 20. Who to call first.
How to Get Clients for Web Design: 4 Real Lead Lists, in Order
How to get clients for web design: 4 real lists from Google Maps (salons, plumbers, dentists), the order I'd work them in, and what I'd send each one.
Is Scraping Google Maps Legal? What Google's Own Terms Say
Is scraping Google Maps legal? I read Google's terms: what they say about scraping, what you can store from the Places API, and for how long. Not legal advice.
List of Local Businesses: How to Make One for Any Town
Directories only show who joined. Here's how to make your own list of local businesses for any town, with phone, website and reviews: 142 Boise coffee shops.
Google Sheets CRM for Leads: Pipeline, Follow-Ups, No Repeats
A simple Google Sheets CRM for local leads: the leads come in from Google Maps, contacted rows turn green, and five columns turn it into a pipeline.
Free Google Maps Scraper in Google Sheets (That Doesn't Scrape)
A Google Maps scraper's job in Google Sheets, without scraping: Google's Places API, your key, up to 1,000 free searches a month. 98 plumbers, not 20.
18 Ways to Make Money With a Google Maps Lead List
Google Maps won't pay you, but the businesses on it might. 18 ways to make money with a Google Maps lead list, each with who pays, a real list I pulled, and the first message I'd send.
Lead Generation Ideas: 18 Local Businesses to Sell To, With Real Lists From Google Maps
Most lead generation ideas are popups, webinars and gated content. These are 18 local ones: who to sell to, what to sell them, and the real list I pulled from Google Maps for each, from 255 Minneapolis property managers to 83 independent Boise cafes.