Scrape business directory listings into a lead spreadsheet

Scrapes local business listings from an online directory and saves each one as a lead in Google Sheets.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per one per business listing.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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A stepRuns once per itemA personOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database OpsWeb Scraping & Data Collection
Connects
Google Sheets

The problem it solves

Building a list of local businesses to sell into means clicking through directory pages one at a time and copying details by hand. It's slow work that eats into time you could spend actually reaching out.

Who it fits

Sales teams and agencies building local business lead lists.

How it works

  1. You enter a business category and city to search
  2. The system scrapes matching listings from the online directory
  3. Each business's details are parsed out individually
  4. New businesses are added as rows in Google Sheets, skipping duplicates
What you get

Local leads worth calling

You get a growing spreadsheet of local businesses in any category and city, pulled from online directories and ready to review.

What you get

A Google Sheets list of local business leads with contact details, free of duplicates.

What you need

A web-scraping service account and a Google Sheets account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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