# Local Business Growth Leads (`moving_beacon-owner1/local-business-growth-leads`) Actor An Apify Actor that identifies local businesses with growth opportunities (no website, low reviews, weak ratings, or incomplete profiles) and returns a scored, qualified lead list. It scrapes Google Maps, Bing Maps, and Yellow Pages, de-duplicates data, and scores each business for growth fit. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/local-business-growth-leads.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Local Business Growth Leads An Apify Actor that finds local businesses with clear growth-services opportunities — no website, low reviews, weak rating, incomplete profile — and returns them as a **scored, qualified lead list**. Scrapes **Google Maps**, **Bing Maps**, and **Yellow Pages** (or all three), de-duplicates across sources, then scores every business for growth-services fit. Built for agencies and freelancers selling web design, SEO, reputation management, Google Business Profile optimization, and digital-marketing services. --- ### What makes this different from a generic scraper Most Google Maps / Yellow Pages scrapers dump raw business data and leave you to manually filter it. This actor adds a **lead-qualification layer** on top: | Field | Meaning | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `growth_score` | 0–100, summed from missing/weak signals | | `priority` | `HIGH` / `MEDIUM` / `LOW` / `NONE` | | `opportunities` | Tags like `no_website`, `low_review_count`, `low_rating` | | `pitch` | One-line human-readable sales angle | | `has_website` | Boolean; social-only pages (Facebook, Instagram) count as **false** | Results are sorted by `growth_score` descending, so the hottest leads come first. --- ### Scoring weights | Signal | Points | Meaning | | ------------------------- | -----: | --------------------------------------------- | | `no_website` | 40 | Biggest signal — they need a web presence | | `social_only_website` | 25 | Only a Facebook/Instagram URL | | `low_review_count` (<10) | 25 | Reputation-management opportunity | | `low_rating` (<3.5) | 20 | Reputation repair opportunity | | `growing_reviews` (10–49) | 12 | Early growth stage | | `moderate_rating` (<4.0) | 10 | Modest improvement opportunity | | `no_phone` | 10 | Missing contact info | | `no_hours_listed` | 6 | Stale or unmanaged profile | | `incomplete_profile` | 4 | Missing business type/category | Priority bands: - **HIGH** ≥ 55 - **MEDIUM** ≥ 30 - **LOW** ≥ 12 - **NONE** below 12 Tune weights in `src/lead_scoring.py` for your niche. --- ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | | ------------------------ | ------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | `searchTerms` | string | `plumbers` | Business category | | `location` | string | `Austin, TX` | City / region / country | | `search` | string | — | Alt: combined query like `plumbers in Austin, TX` | | `source` | enum | `google_maps` | `google_maps`, `bing_maps`, `yellow_pages`, or `all` | | `maxResults` | int | 100 | Cap on dataset output (0 = unlimited) | | `minGrowthScore` | int | 30 | Drop leads scoring below this | | `priorityFilter` | enum | `ALL` | `ALL` / `HIGH` / `MEDIUM` / `LOW` | | `requireMissingWebsite` | bool | false | Only return businesses with no real website | | `extractDetailed` | bool | false | Click into each Maps listing for hours/coords (slow) | | `maxScrolls` | int | 50 | How deep to scroll the Maps feed | | `yellowPagesMaxPages` | int | 3 | Search pages on Yellow Pages | | `bingMarket` | string | `en-US` | Bing locale, e.g. `en-GB`, `de-DE`, `es-ES` | | `language` | string | `en` | Google Maps language code | | `geoCoordinates` | string | — | Bias Maps to a point: `30.2672,-97.7431` | | `zoomLevel` | int | 14 | Maps zoom (used with `geoCoordinates`) | | `maxRetries` | int | 3 | Navigation retries on failure | | `proxy` | proxy | RESIDENTIAL | **Use residential proxies** — datacenter IPs get blocked | --- ### Example input ```json { "searchTerms": "dentists", "location": "Phoenix, AZ", "source": "google_maps", "maxResults": 50, "minGrowthScore": 30, "priorityFilter": "HIGH", "requireMissingWebsite": true, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` That run returns at most 50 high-priority dentist leads in Phoenix that have no real website — ready for a web-design outreach campaign. *** ### Example output record ```json { "name": "Sunset Smiles Dental", "phone": "(602) 555-0188", "address": "1234 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013", "website": "N/A", "rating": "3.4", "reviews": "7", "business_type": "Dentist", "place_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...", "source": "google_maps", "growth_score": 85, "priority": "HIGH", "opportunities": ["no_website", "low_review_count", "low_rating"], "pitch": "Sunset Smiles Dental has no website, only 7 reviews, and rating 3.4 (reputation risk) — strong fit for a growth-services pitch.", "has_website": false, "review_count_parsed": 7, "rating_parsed": 3.4 } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `searchTerms` (type: `string`): Business category, e.g. 'plumbers', 'dentists', 'coffee shops'. ## `location` (type: `string`): City, state, region, or country, e.g. 'Austin, TX' or 'Manchester, UK'. ## `search` (type: `string`): Alternative to the fields above. Use either format: 'plumbers in Austin, TX' or 'plumbers, Austin, TX'. Ignored if searchTerms is set. ## `source` (type: `string`): Where to look up businesses. Google Maps has the richest signals; Bing Maps is the fastest (no browser); Yellow Pages is US-only. Choose 'all' to run every source and merge results. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on the number of leads pushed to the dataset. 0 = no limit. ## `minGrowthScore` (type: `integer`): Only return leads scoring this or higher. 0 = include all; 30 = MEDIUM+; 55 = HIGH only. ## `priorityFilter` (type: `string`): Restrict output to a single priority tier. ## `requireMissingWebsite` (type: `boolean`): If true, filters out everyone who has a website (social-only counts as missing). ## `extractDetailed` (type: `boolean`): Click into each Google Maps result to grab hours, coordinates, full website and phone. Significantly slower; usually unnecessary for lead-gen. ## `maxScrolls` (type: `integer`): Each scroll loads ~5–10 more results. ## `yellowPagesMaxPages` (type: `integer`): How many search-result pages to fetch from Yellow Pages. Each page yields ~30 businesses. Only used when source is 'yellow\_pages' or 'all'. ## `bingMarket` (type: `string`): Locale/region for Bing Maps results, e.g. 'en-US', 'en-GB', 'de-DE', 'es-ES', 'fr-FR'. Only used when source is 'bing\_maps' or 'all'. ## `language` (type: `string`): Two-letter ISO code, e.g. 'en', 'es', 'de'. ## `geoCoordinates` (type: `string`): Optional. Bias Google Maps to a specific point, e.g. '30.2672,-97.7431' for Austin. ## `zoomLevel` (type: `integer`): Only used when geoCoordinates is set. ## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`): If Google Maps navigation fails (timeout, CAPTCHA, soft block), retry up to this many times with a fresh proxy session each time. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Apify proxy settings. RESIDENTIAL is strongly recommended — datacenter IPs are commonly blocked by both Google Maps and Yellow Pages. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchTerms": "plumbers", "location": "Austin, TX", "source": "google_maps", "maxResults": 100, "minGrowthScore": 30, "priorityFilter": "ALL", "requireMissingWebsite": false, "extractDetailed": false, "maxScrolls": 50, "yellowPagesMaxPages": 3, "bingMarket": "en-US", "language": "en", "zoomLevel": 14, "maxRetries": 3, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchTerms": "plumbers", "location": "Austin, TX", "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/local-business-growth-leads").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchTerms": "plumbers", "location": "Austin, TX", "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/local-business-growth-leads").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchTerms": "plumbers", "location": "Austin, TX", "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/local-business-growth-leads --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/local-business-growth-leads", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Local Business Growth Leads", "description": "An Apify Actor that identifies local businesses with growth opportunities (no website, low reviews, weak ratings, or incomplete profiles) and returns a scored, qualified lead list. 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Use either format: 'plumbers in Austin, TX' or 'plumbers, Austin, TX'. Ignored if searchTerms is set." }, "source": { "title": "Data source", "enum": [ "google_maps", "bing_maps", "yellow_pages", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Where to look up businesses. Google Maps has the richest signals; Bing Maps is the fastest (no browser); Yellow Pages is US-only. Choose 'all' to run every source and merge results.", "default": "google_maps" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max qualified leads to return", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on the number of leads pushed to the dataset. 0 = no limit.", "default": 100 }, "minGrowthScore": { "title": "Minimum growth score (0–100)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Only return leads scoring this or higher. 0 = include all; 30 = MEDIUM+; 55 = HIGH only.", "default": 30 }, "priorityFilter": { "title": "Priority filter", "enum": [ "ALL", "HIGH", "MEDIUM", "LOW" ], "type": "string", "description": "Restrict output to a single priority tier.", "default": "ALL" }, "requireMissingWebsite": { "title": "Only return businesses with no real website", "type": "boolean", "description": "If true, filters out everyone who has a website (social-only counts as missing).", "default": false }, "extractDetailed": { "title": "Open each listing for extra detail (slower)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Click into each Google Maps result to grab hours, coordinates, full website and phone. Significantly slower; usually unnecessary for lead-gen.", "default": false }, "maxScrolls": { "title": "Max scrolls on Google Maps results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 300, "type": "integer", "description": "Each scroll loads ~5–10 more results.", "default": 50 }, "yellowPagesMaxPages": { "title": "Max Yellow Pages search pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "How many search-result pages to fetch from Yellow Pages. Each page yields ~30 businesses. Only used when source is 'yellow_pages' or 'all'.", "default": 3 }, "bingMarket": { "title": "Bing Maps market code", "type": "string", "description": "Locale/region for Bing Maps results, e.g. 'en-US', 'en-GB', 'de-DE', 'es-ES', 'fr-FR'. Only used when source is 'bing_maps' or 'all'.", "default": "en-US" }, "language": { "title": "Google Maps language code", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter ISO code, e.g. 'en', 'es', 'de'.", "default": "en" }, "geoCoordinates": { "title": "Geo coordinates (lat,lng)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Bias Google Maps to a specific point, e.g. '30.2672,-97.7431' for Austin." }, "zoomLevel": { "title": "Google Maps zoom level", "minimum": 3, "maximum": 21, "type": "integer", "description": "Only used when geoCoordinates is set.", "default": 14 }, "maxRetries": { "title": "Max retries on navigation failures", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 8, "type": "integer", "description": "If Google Maps navigation fails (timeout, CAPTCHA, soft block), retry up to this many times with a fresh proxy session each time.", "default": 3 }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Apify proxy settings. 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