Niche local-service business data scraper
Create focused lists of local service businesses with contact and reputation data for buyers, suppliers, or competitors seeking targeted prospects.
online BOTH Product / E-commerce
From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — Forget Big Apps. These Tiny Tools Are Making Millions at 23:06
Problem: Customers need structured information about a specific local-service category and geography, including contact details and review performance.
For: Local service businesses acquiring competitors, suppliers pitching local businesses, and other users needing targeted local-business data.
Examples
- A dataset of every roofer in Phoenix or every chiropractor in Atlanta could include phone, email, owner name, review count, and average rating.
Behind this: 8 build steps · 1 tool and how each is used · how to validate demand · 3 things the video never answers.
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