Free Lead Scraping from Apollo IO

Sep 2, 2024

Scraping Unlimited Leads from Apollo for Free

Introduction

  • Overview of scraping leads from Apollo using a custom plugin built with AI.
  • Aimed at beginners; no installations or scripts are required.
  • Free consultation offered for AI and automation solutions.

Why Use Apollo IO?

  • Apollo IO has around 300 million leads available.
  • Free plan available with up to 10,000 email credits/account, but only 120 export credits/year.
  • Need for a tool to export information since export credits are limited.

Setting Up the Plugin

  1. Creating an Apollo Account

    • Must use a work email (e.g., name@mybusiness.com).
    • No Google or Yahoo accounts.
  2. Searching and Creating Lists

    • Use search field to create lists of desired contacts.
    • Example criteria:
      • Job titles: Managers
      • Employee size: 1-10
      • Location: United States
      • Industry: Accounting
    • Ensure to check the "verified" box for high-quality leads.
  3. Viewing and Saving Contacts

    • Total of 4,000 contacts can be found; save them to a new list.
    • Refreshing the page can generate new contacts after reaching the 5-page limit.
    • Limitations:
      • Temporary ban for adding over 2-3k contacts in one session.
      • Maximum of 2,500 leads in one list due to Apollo's restrictions.

Using the Scraper

  1. Setting Up Table Layout

    • Create a new layout in the table section to include relevant lead information (email, city, state, etc.).
    • Name the layout (e.g., "email scraper").
  2. Scraping Process

    • Install the "Apollo Easy Scrape" plugin.
    • Set wait time (3-5 seconds recommended) between page scrapes.
    • Click on "scrape" to extract contacts from the list.
    • Download the captured data as a CSV file.

Results

  • Leads are organized in a CSV file with details like:
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Email
    • Company
    • Phone Numbers
    • Industry
    • Location Details
  • Demonstrated scraping with various lead lists.
  • Potential duplicates in data due to Apollo's loading method.

Installation of the Plugin

  1. Download Plugin

    • Link provided in the description (Gumroad or GitHub).
    • Extract the folder contents.
  2. Installing on Chrome/Brave

    • Open the extensions dashboard and load the unpacked extension.
    • Navigate to the folder with the plugin files and select it.
    • Pin the "Apollo Easy Scrape" to your extensions.
  3. Using the Plugin

    • Access Apollo and your saved lists to scrape leads.
    • Set the desired wait time and initiate the scrape.

Conclusion

  • Encouragement to like and share the video for more similar content.
  • Free consultation offered for custom AI and automation projects.
  • Link to another video detailing how to build a Google Chrome extension and scrape pages.