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Lead research and enrichment

Build qualified prospect lists from public sources, filtered by sector, size and region, with a reason to contact each one.

Who buys it

Sales teams, agencies and freelancers who lack time to prospect.

What you deliver

  • A list of 50–200 prospects with verified contact routes
  • A short company summary per prospect
  • A "reason to contact now" signal when one exists

How to deliver it, step by step

  1. Agree the ideal customer profile and exclusions.
  2. Collect companies from directories, maps, LinkedIn and websites.
  3. Use AI to summarise each website and spot recent signals.
  4. Check every entry manually before delivery.
  5. Deliver in a sheet the client can import into their CRM.

Tools to start with

See alternatives in the AI tools directory.

Validate demand before selling

Offer the service to two or three businesses at a pilot price and measure the result before and after (time saved, calls, replies, sales). Use our guide Validate an AI business idea in 30 days.

How to charge

$1–3 per verified lead, or $250–600 per list. Combine a one-time setup with a monthly plan when the service needs updates. Test your numbers in the financial simulator and read how to price an AI service.

Indicators to track

  • Share of contacts verified
  • Bounce rate on first emails
  • Client reorder rate

Common mistakes and risks

  • Scraping personal data in breach of privacy law
  • Selling unverified emails
  • Lists with no signal, so outreach feels generic

Starter prompt

Replace the [brackets] with your details and review every output before it reaches a client.

Here is the text of a company website: [TEXT]. Summarise what the company does in three lines, then look for a recent signal that justifies outreach (new office, hiring, launch). If there is none, answer "no signal".
Prices, budgets and timelines are indicative orders of magnitude for an international audience. Adjust them to your local market and check official sources before any decision. No income is promised.

Go further

Turn the idea into a business.

The Business Launch System helps you test it and set it up. The Self-Funding Client System helps you find clients. Both are fill-in Word systems.

Pages from Business Launch System, Module 1