lead-gen-scraper

name	lead-gen-scraper
description	Lead generation, prospect research, contact enrichment, and email finding strategies.
allowed-tools	Read, Glob, Grep

Lead Generation Scraper

Find, collect, and enrich leads for your marketing campaigns.

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🎯 What This Skill Does

Capability	Description
Find Leads	Locate potential customers from LinkedIn, company websites, directories
Enrich Data	Add missing info like emails, phone, company details
Build Lists	Create targeted prospect lists for outreach
Validate Contacts	Verify emails and clean your lists

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1. Lead Sources

Where to Find Leads

Source	Best For	Data Available
LinkedIn	B2B decision makers	Name, title, company
Company websites	Target accounts	Team pages, about
Industry directories	Niche markets	Company info
Event attendee lists	Engaged prospects	Registration data
Job postings	Hiring = budget	Tech stack, growth
Review sites	Software buyers	Company, industry

LinkedIn Search Tips

Filter	Use For
Job title	Decision makers
Company size	Right fit
Industry	Relevance
Geography	Local campaigns
Posted content	Active users

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2. Email Finding Patterns

Common Email Formats

Pattern	Example	Frequency
first.last	[e-mail]	35%
first	[e-mail]	20%
firstlast	[e-mail]	15%
flast	[e-mail]	15%
first_last	[e-mail]	10%
lastfirst	[e-mail]	5%

How to Find Email Pattern

1. Find one known email from the company
2. Check the pattern used
3. Apply same pattern to other contacts
4. Verify before sending

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3. Data Enrichment

What to Enrich

Data Point	Source	Value
Email	Pattern guess, tools	Direct contact
Phone	Company page, LinkedIn	High-touch outreach
Company size	LinkedIn, databases	Qualification
Tech stack	Job posts, BuiltWith	Relevance
Funding	Crunchbase	Budget indicator
Recent news	Google alerts	Conversation starter

Enrichment Workflow

1. Start with name + company
2. Find LinkedIn profile
3. Extract title, location
4. Guess email pattern
5. Add company data
6. Verify email
7. Add to CRM

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4. List Building Strategies

By Trigger Events

Trigger	Signal	Timing
Hiring	Growth/budget	Check job boards
Funding	Money to spend	Monitor news
New exec	Change agent	90-day window
Expansion	New needs	Office openings
Tech adoption	Problem aware	Job requirements

By Intent Signals

Signal	Meaning
Content downloads	Research phase
Pricing page visit	Evaluation phase
Competitor comparison	Decision phase
Case study views	Validation phase

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5. Email Verification

Why Verify

Problem	Impact
Bounces	Hurts sender reputation
Spam traps	Blacklist risk
Invalid emails	Wasted effort

Verification Methods

Method	Accuracy	Cost
Syntax check	Basic	Free
Domain check	Medium	Free
SMTP verification	Good	Cheap
Mailbox ping	Best	Per email

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6. Tools Landscape

Lead Finding

Tool	Use Case
LinkedIn Sales Navigator	B2B prospecting
Apollo.io	Contact database
ZoomInfo	Enterprise data
Hunter.io	Email finding
Clearbit	Enrichment
Lusha	Direct dials

Verification

Tool	Use Case
NeverBounce	Email verification
ZeroBounce	List cleaning
Bouncer	Real-time verify

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7. Compliance & Ethics

What You CAN Do

✅ Allowed
Collect publicly available business info
Use professional networking data
Email people with legitimate interest
Request consent for marketing

What You CANNOT Do

❌ Not Allowed
Scrape personal data without consent
Ignore unsubscribe requests
Buy sketchy email lists
Spam cold prospects

Regulations

Regulation	Region	Key Rule
GDPR	EU	Consent required
CAN-SPAM	US	Opt-out honored
CASL	Canada	Express consent

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8. Outreach Templates

Cold Email Framework

Subject: [Personalized hook]

Hi [Name],

[Observation about their company/role]

[Value proposition - 1 sentence]

[Credibility - social proof]

[Simple CTA - question or meeting]

[Signature]

Follow-up Sequence

Email	Timing	Focus
1	Day 0	Value intro
2	Day 3	Case study
3	Day 7	Different angle
4	Day 14	Break-up email

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Remember: Quality > quantity. 100 targeted leads beat 1000 random contacts.