Customers in your area
Find the Local Businesses You Could Sell To
You sell to other businesses nearby: restaurants, offices, clinics, gyms. Ask for them by type and place, narrow the list to the ones worth a call, and work through it with a phone number and email for each.
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What you end up with
| Business Name | Category | Rating | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Fork Diner | Diner | 4.7 | (614) 555-0133 |
| Saffron Table | Indian restaurant | 4.6 | (614) 555-0178 |
| Corner Taqueria | Mexican restaurant | 4.5 | (614) 555-0104 |
| Maple Street Grill | American restaurant | 4.3 | (614) 555-0151 |
The job
A list of the businesses around you
A cleaning company wants offices to call. A food supplier wants restaurants. A web designer wants businesses that have no website yet. Each needs the same thing: the businesses nearby, with a way to reach them.
They're all on Maps, but not in a form you can work through. Maps Scraper Pro turns the search into a list with a phone, website and email for each business, so you can call down it, email it, or keep track of who you've reached.
Step by step
Your first list in four steps
No settings to change first. Contact details are on, and businesses come out best rated first.
Step 1: Ask for the businesses you sell to
Open the side panel, choose Chat and type the kind of business and the place. "Near me" works too.
- Find restaurants near me
- Find dental offices in Columbus
- Find gyms in Dublin, Ohio
Step 2: Pick how many and start
The first time, a card asks how many businesses you want: 20, 50, 100, 200 or any number. For a first list, 50 is plenty. Click Start and watch the list fill in; later searches use the same number.
Step 3: Keep the ones worth a call
Open the list on the results page and tell chat which businesses to keep. The rest are hidden, not deleted. Finding businesses without a website shows what the first filter catches.
- Only rows where Website is empty
- Only rows where Emails is filled
- Only rating 4.5 or more, most reviewed first
Step 4: Download it and start calling
Click Export as and choose Microsoft Excel or CSV. Add a column for notes in your spreadsheet and work down the list.
Ideas
What to ask for, by what you sell
The request is the business you sell to; the filter is what makes one a good fit.
| You sell | Ask for | Then keep |
|---|---|---|
| Websites and online marketing | Restaurants, salons or trades near you | Rows where Website is empty |
| Commercial cleaning | Offices, clinics or gyms in your town | The most reviewed first: they're busy |
| Food or drink supplies | Restaurants and cafés near you | Rows with an email, for a first message |
| Reviews and reputation help | Any trade in your area | Businesses with few reviews |
Over time
Keep the list going
Every list stays in History, in your browser, until you delete it. Rename it so you can find it again, and pin the one you're working through.
Next month, run the same request again to pick up businesses that have opened since. Each run is a new list, so you can compare them side by side, and the same list answers a different question when you count your competitors instead of calling them.
What it can't do
- It can't promise an email for every business. Many local businesses publish only a phone number.
- It doesn't tell you who runs a business or how to reach a person by name. It collects what the business publishes.
- It doesn't keep track of who you've called. Add your own notes column in the spreadsheet.
- It doesn't send emails or messages. Use your own email or phone.
Questions
Things people ask before they start
Does "near me" use my location?
Chat runs a Maps search for your request, so "near me" covers what Maps shows near you, as when you search it yourself. To be sure of the area, name the town or neighbourhood.
How many businesses should I ask for?
For a first list, 50 is a good start: enough to work through in a week. You can ask for up to 1,000, and chat searches the area around the place when one search isn't enough.
Can I find businesses without a website?
Yes. Open the list on the results page and ask chat for only rows where Website is empty.
Do I need an account?
No. Install the extension and type your request. The first time you use chat, it connects to our servers on its own.
Can I call or email the businesses on the list?
The details are what the businesses publish for customers. Before you email, check the anti-spam and privacy rules where you are. This isn't legal advice.
Another way to use it
- Lead lists for clients
A niche, city by city, with emails, in a clean file you can hand over.
Turn your next Maps search into a lead list.
Install it, type the businesses and the city you want, and download the list.
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