Generate Leads with Google Maps - AlexK1919

• Small Business Owners: Looking to generate leads through local searches.
• Digital Marketers: Aiming to optimize their Google Maps strategies.
• Sales Teams: Interested in acquiring new clients in specific zip codes.
• Entrepreneurs: Seeking efficient ways to gather business information and improve outreach.
• Data Analysts: Wanting to analyze business data from Google Maps for insights.

This workflow automates the process of gathering business information from Google Maps based on specified zip codes and subcategories. It addresses the challenges of manually searching for local businesses, ensuring that users can efficiently collect relevant data without repetitive effort. By leveraging Google Maps API, it helps in overcoming limitations associated with traditional lead generation methods.

• Trigger: The workflow can be initiated manually or scheduled to run every 15 minutes.
• Settings Configuration: Users specify the Google Sheets document URL and the target sheets for zip codes and categories.
• Zip Code Retrieval: The workflow fetches zip codes from the specified Google Sheets document.
• Subcategory Fetching: For each zip code, it retrieves relevant business subcategories from another Google Sheet.
• API Requests: It sends requests to the Google Maps API to gather business data based on the zip codes and subcategories.
• Data Processing: The workflow processes the received data, removing duplicates and filtering relevant information.
• Data Storage: Successfully fetched data is appended or updated in the designated Google Sheets document, along with status updates and error handling for API limits.
• Retry Mechanism: In case of API errors, the workflow implements an exponential backoff strategy to retry fetching data up to a maximum of 5 attempts.