For Searchers who HATE wasting time & "moola." If I had to start from scratch, here's what I'd use...

April 17, 2023

by a lender from Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business in Houston, TX, USA

Real talk: is anyone else completely OVERWHELMED by the amount of list-building tools that exist out there???

It's the old "Cheesecake-Factory-Menu" problem --- waaaaaaaay too many choices!

"Ain't nobody got time fer dat!"

When I started building my own list back in 2014-ish, I wish someone had just told me exactly WHAT to do and HOW to do it.

Whelp, I've got good news!

If you're keeping your search "local," here are some of my favorite local list-building tools!

Let me know if you get stuck.

>>> Outscraper -- auto-magically scrape Google Maps in your target area (quickly becoming my personal favorite!)

>>> Apify/Stevesie -- good alternatives to Outscraper (last year I used Stevesie to scrape a list of breweries across the state of Texas....please don't ask me why ;)

>>> D7 LeadFinder -- run a free "preview" on the home page and be amazed

>>> UpLead -- pairs nicely with LinkedIn Sales Navigator

>>> Upwork/Fiverr -- when automated tools come up short, go "old-school" and use manual labor to collect hard-to-find data for your list

>>>*Bonus:* DataAxle is actually free with Searchfunder (thanks Luke) -- link here https://www.searchfunder.com/company/map

Remember.....it only takes ONE high-quality business to completely change your life. The sooner you build your list, the sooner you can get movin.'

Happy Searching!

Grant

Reply by a searcher
from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Thank you for sharing the list. I haven't heard of Outscraper before. As a self-funded searcher, I'm often tempted to cut costs and do things myself. However, given my limited resources, I understand that time is a valuable asset, and reducing the time to a deal can result in significant savings. Therefore, my priority is to reach the right deal as quickly as possible, and I am less focused on the short-term cost.

Reply by a searcher
from Northwestern University in Washington, DC, USA

For outscraper, looks like the tiers reset every 30 days which is cool. Have you used it as an email/contact list builder or the maps view to get a list of businesses in your area?

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