Generate qualified leads
without manual research
Use Apify actors to extract business contacts from Google Maps, company websites, LinkedIn, and directories. Get emails, phone numbers, and company data in minutes instead of hours.
The problem
Manual lead research is slow and expensive. A sales rep spends 3-4 hours per day finding prospects, copying contact details from websites, and entering them into a CRM. That is $800-1,200/month in labour for data that an actor can extract in minutes.
The solution
Apify actors automate the entire pipeline. A Google Maps scraper finds businesses matching your criteria. A website contact scraper extracts emails and phone numbers from their sites. An enrichment actor fills in missing data. The result: hundreds or thousands of qualified leads delivered as structured data, ready for your CRM.
How it works
Define your target
Choose a location, industry, and business type. For example: "coffee shops in Manchester" or "software companies in Berlin with 50+ employees".
Run a scraper
Use a Google Maps scraper, LinkedIn scraper, or industry directory scraper to find matching businesses. Most actors return results in 2-5 minutes.
Enrich the data
Feed business URLs into a contact scraper to extract emails, phone numbers, and social profiles from their websites. Fill gaps with an enrichment actor.
Export to your CRM
Download results as CSV, JSON, or Excel. Or use n8n/Make.com integration templates to push data directly into HubSpot, Salesforce, or Google Sheets.
What does it cost?
A typical run of 500 leads costs $2-5 in PPE charges, depending on the actor and enrichment depth. Compare that to $50-200 for the same data from a lead database subscription.
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Ready to get started?
Connect your Apify account and start running actors in under 2 minutes. Free.
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