# Google Maps Lead Generation Guides, Step by Step | Leadraft URL: https://leadraft.co/guides Summary: Step-by-step guides to building complete local lead lists from Google Maps, finding emails on business websites and verifying them before you send. Guides # How to find every business, and reach the right ones. Practical, step-by-step methods you can follow by hand or with Leadraft. More on the [blog](https://leadraft.co/blog). - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## B2B mailing lists: build or buy, for direct mail and email B2B mailing lists for postal and email: what lists cost per thousand, USPS NCOA, CASS and Marketing Mail basics, compliance, and building one from Google Maps. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/b2b-mailing-list) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## Can ChatGPT find leads? What it can and can't do for a lead list Can ChatGPT find leads? It can research a few businesses, but it can't list a whole market or verify emails. What works instead: data source, API, CSV. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/can-chatgpt-find-leads) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## Lead generation with Claude: MCP setup, prompts and guardrails Use Claude for lead generation: what web search can and can't do, exact MCP setup for Claude Code, Desktop and Cursor, prompts that work, and spending guardrails. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/claude-lead-generation) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## Clay and Google Maps: what Clay's Maps source does, where it stops, and how to import a full local list What Clay's Google Maps source returns, its 1,000-result default and no-website gaps, why teams source outside Clay, and how to import a CSV or webhook feed. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/clay-google-maps-leads) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## How to find emails on Facebook business pages (and when not to) Where a Facebook Page shows its email, why many don't, what Meta's terms say about scraping, and a manual workflow for Facebook-only businesses. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/facebook-business-page-emails) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## How to find who owns an LLC, state by state (15 states compared) Where to search LLCs in CA, TX, FL, NY, DE, NV, WY and 8 more states, whether members or managers are public, what annual reports show, and what it costs. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/find-llc-owner-by-state) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## How to find the owner of a business: every legitimate method, and what each one shows Find who owns a business using its website, state filings, DBA records, license lookups, property records, BBB, LinkedIn, local news or a phone call. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/how-to-find-the-owner-of-a-business) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## Instant Data Scraper on Google Maps: how to use it, what it captures and its limits How to use the free Instant Data Scraper extension on Google Maps, step by step: what it captures, why it stops near 120 results with no emails, and when to upgrade. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/instant-data-scraper-google-maps) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## Lead list template for Google Sheets and Excel (free CSV download) A free lead list template with the columns that matter, status dropdowns, data validation and dedupe formulas for Google Sheets and Excel. Download the CSV. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/lead-list-template) - [ November 3, 2026Guide ## New business license lists: where to get them free, by city and state Free official lists of new business licenses and registrations: Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Philadelphia, state filings and paid lists. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/new-business-license-lists) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Does Google Maps show email addresses? (No. Here's where to find them) Google Maps and Google Business Profile have no email field. Here is what a listing does show, and the five places a local business's email actually lives. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/does-google-maps-show-emails) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## How to export Google Maps results to Excel, CSV or Google Sheets Google Maps has no export button. The manual options (saved lists, Google Takeout), the tools, the columns to keep, and Sheets formulas to clean and dedupe. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/export-google-maps-to-excel) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## How to find new businesses in your area before your competitors do Where new businesses show up first: state LLC filings, county DBA notices, city license data and new Google Maps listings, with real counts and a routine. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/find-new-businesses-in-my-area) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Why Google Maps stops at 120 results, and how to get every business One Google Maps search stops at about 120 results and the Places API at 60. Why the cap misses businesses, and how tiling and keyword variants get the rest. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/google-maps-120-results-limit) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Google Maps business categories: the list that matters for lead generation How Google Maps categories work, how many exist, why one keyword misses businesses, and nearly 300 categories by vertical with the searches that find them. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/google-maps-categories-list) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Google Maps lead generation: the complete playbook (2026) Google Maps lead generation end to end: niche, area, keywords, coverage, cleaning, verified emails, outreach and re-runs, with a worked 2,000-business funnel. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/google-maps-lead-generation) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Google Maps scraper: what it is, what data you get, and how to choose one (2026) What a Google Maps scraper does, every field you can get, the four types of tool, the 120-result cap, emails and verification, and real cost math per lead. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/google-maps-scraper) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## How to find a small business owner's email address Find the owner's name (website, state filings, licenses, BBB, LinkedIn), build the likely email formats, verify them, and handle catch-all domains honestly. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/how-to-find-business-owner-email) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## How to find (and verify) the email address of any local business: 7 methods Seven ways to find a local business's email, from the contact page to WHOIS to pattern guessing, with a decision flow, a realistic hit rate and how to verify. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/how-to-find-emails-of-local-businesses) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## How to scrape Google Maps without code, with Python or with an API (4 methods compared) Four ways to get business data out of Google Maps, step by step: a no-code extension, Python and the Places API, a scraping API, and a lead tool, with costs. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/how-to-scrape-google-maps) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Is scraping Google Maps legal? An honest answer Google's terms prohibit scraping Maps. What that means in law in 2026: contract vs crime, hiQ, Google v. SerpApi, the CFAA, GDPR and CCPA, and email rules. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/is-scraping-google-maps-legal) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## How to get a list of all businesses in your area (or by ZIP code) Free and paid ways to list every business in a city or ZIP code: Census counts, city license data, state filings, libraries, Google Maps, and how to check it. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/list-of-businesses-in-my-area) - [ October 31, 2026Guide ## Local business leads: where to get them, what they cost, and how to qualify them Where to get local business leads (Google Maps, data vendors, directories, state filings, LinkedIn, referrals), cost per usable lead, and how to qualify them. Read article ](https://leadraft.co/blog/local-business-leads) ## Skip the busywork. Leadraft runs the searches, cleans the list and checks every email. [See pricing](https://leadraft.co/pricing)[Start free](https://app.leadraft.co/sign-up) Last built: 2026-11-09