From a local business search to HubSpot: a GridLead walkthrough

GridLead is a web application designed for researching local businesses and exporting selected results. The process begins by defining the search area, choosing a city or administrative area and a business category. The app then displays a grid of search points, making the coverage clear but not guaranteeing that every business will be found.

Upon initiating the search, GridLead returns 71 companies in the Cambridge, UK area, checking their websites for publicly listed email addresses. Of these, 40 companies had their email addresses found, which are published and not guessed or delivery-verified. The availability of a contact does not imply permission to send marketing messages.

Next, users can filter the results based on available phone numbers, websites, and emails. They can export the selected rows to Excel or CSV or transfer them to a CRM like HubSpot. In this test, two selected companies were successfully transferred to HubSpot, where the integration creates company records and associates email contacts with them. However, these transfers are user-triggered and not bidirectional CRM sync.

The app encourages feedback on the clarity of the first-search workflow and whether the results match the chosen business category. GridLead offers a free plan with five searches per month and up to 200 unlocked companies per search. Real searches require registration, and the homepage demo uses sample data. Interested users can try GridLead at https://gridlead.app. The author of GridLead acknowledges building the app and discloses that this article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by them before publication.