Automated Local Business Lead Generation with Google Maps & GPT-4

# AI-Powered Local Lead Generation Workflow with n8n This workflow solves one of the biggest pain points for **freelancers**, **agencies**, and **SaaS founders**—finding accurate local business leads at scale without manual copy-pasting or unreliable scraping tools. Traditional lead generation is **time-consuming** and **prone to errors**. This template automates the entire process so you can **focus on outreach, not data gathering**. --- ## What the Workflow Does - Accepts a **business type** (e.g., `plumbers`) and **city** (e.g., `Los Angeles`) as input - Uses **AI to generate hyperlocal search terms** for full neighborhood coverage - Scrapes **Google Maps results** to extract business details and websites - Filters out **junk, Google-owned links, and duplicates** - Scrapes **homepage HTML** for each business and extracts valid emails using **Regex** - Outputs a **clean, deduplicated lead list** with business names, websites, and emails --- ## Everything Runs Inside n8n With: - **OpenAI** for AI-driven query generation - **Zyte API** for reliable scraping - **JavaScript functions** for email extraction - **Built-in filtering and batching** for clean results --- ## Who is This For? - **Marketing agencies** doing local outreach - **Freelancers** offering SEO, design, or lead gen services - **SaaS founders** targeting SMBs - **Sales teams** scaling outbound campaigns --- ## Requirements - **n8n account** (Cloud or self-hosted) - **OpenAI API key** (stored in n8n credentials) - **Zyte API key** (stored securely) - Basic familiarity with **Google Sheets** if you want to export results --- ## How to Set Up 1. Import the **workflow JSON** into n8n 2. Go to **Credentials** in n8n and add **OpenAI** and **Zyte API keys** 3. Replace **placeholder credential references** in the HTTP Request nodes 4. Set your **search parameters** (business type and city) in the designated Set node 5. Test the workflow with a **single search** to confirm scraping and email extraction steps 6. Configure **batching** if you plan to scrape multiple neighborhoods 7. Add an **output step** (Google Sheets, Airtable, or CRM) to store your leads --- ## How to Customize - Update the **OpenAI prompt** for different search formats (e.g., `service + zip code`) - Adjust the **Regex pattern** in the JavaScript node for additional email validation rules - Add extra **filtering logic** for niche-specific keywords - Integrate with **Instantly, HubSpot**, or any email-sending tool for full automation