Business lead research guides
Practical guidance for researching businesses, qualifying prospects and preparing contact data for your own workflow. Start with a business need, not just a target number of rows.
Choose your next step
- How to build a business contact list
Define your ideal business, choose keywords and qualify a manageable B2B prospect list.
- How to find local businesses to contact
Research an area, review business categories and prioritise suitable prospects.
- Avoid duplicate leads and exclude existing customers
Understand listing identifiers, website domains and exclusion-list trade-offs.
- Contact discovery vs email verification
Understand public email discovery, mailbox checks and what neither guarantees.
- Prepare a business contact list for CRM import
Map fields, preserve phone numbers and test your import safely.
- Export Google Maps business leads to CSV
Create a list, download it and open it in a spreadsheet.
- How to find web design clients
Choose relevant industries, compare prospecting channels and research local businesses.
- How to find business email addresses
Research public company contact details without guessing addresses or assuming consent.
- Local and nationwide business lead searches
Choose countries, areas and backup keywords.
A simple research workflow
Define your market, search one clear location, review business relevance, remove existing customers, add public contacts if needed, and test your export before importing it. Each guide explains one part of that workflow with examples and limitations.