1. Overview

ContactEra is a prospecting tool that collects business listings from Google Google Maps, then enriches them with email addresses found on company websites.

The tool has two tabs:

2. Quick start

3. Targeting tab

Categories and locations

You can enter multiple categories and locations. ContactEra automatically creates all combinations. For example:

Limit per query

Sets the maximum number of results collected per search. At depth 1, this is the total results per city. At depth 2 and above, it's the limit per GPS cell (see next section).

Controls during scraping

• Pause — pauses the scraping. Resume at any time without data loss.
• STOP + Reset — stops scraping and resets everything.
• ETA — estimated time remaining, displayed for each phase (search then extraction).

Collected data (Google Maps)

Data	Description
Name	Business name
Category	Type of business (Restaurant, Hotel, etc.)
Address	Full address
Phone	Main phone number
Website	Company website URL
Rating	Google rating (out of 5)
Reviews	Number of Google reviews
Status	Active, Temporarily closed, Permanently closed
Latitude / Longitude	GPS coordinates of the business
Image	URL of the main Google Maps photo
Google ID / Place ID	Unique Google identifiers
Price Range	Price level (€, €€, €€€, €€€€)
Maps link	Direct link to the Google Maps listing

4. Depth and GPS grid

Google Maps limits displayed results to about 100-120 per search. To overcome this limitation, ContactEra uses a GPS grid system that divides the city into cells and searches each cell.

The 5 depth levels

Depth	Description	Estimated results	Estimated time
1	Fast — simple search, no grid	~100	2-3 min
2	Normal — light grid	~400-600	5-10 min
3	Extended — good coverage	~1 500-3 000	15-25 min
4	Deep — dense coverage	~3 000-5 000	30-50 min
5	Maximum — total coverage	~5 000-6 500+	1h-1h30

Smart adaptation

ContactEra automatically adapts the grid to the city size:

• Large cities (Paris, Lyon, Marseille…) → full grid with hundreds of GPS cells.
• Medium cities (Grenoble, Dijon…) → grid proportional to the area.
• Small cities (under 20,000 inhabitants) → simple search, no unnecessary grid, regardless of the chosen depth level.

5. Sources: Maps vs Google Maps

Google Maps

Default source. Worldwide coverage, rich data (ratings, reviews, hours, photos, GPS coordinates). Ideal for local prospecting in France and internationally.

Google Maps

Complementary source for France only. Specific advantages:

• Headcount — company headcount range
• Social media — Facebook, Instagram directly from the listing

6. Contacts tab (email enrichment)

The Contacts tab lets you enrich listings collected in Targeting with email addresses.

How it works

Email quality

Each email is classified by reliability:

• HOT — email found on website + MX verified (maximum reliability)
• WARM — generated email (contact@domain) + MX verified
• LOW — found or generated email without MX verification

Standalone use

The Contacts tab can also be used standalone: paste website URLs directly (one per line) and launch enrichment without going through Targeting.

7. Prospect Intelligence

Since v5, ContactEra automatically analyzes each scraped website to enrich your prospects with business intelligence data. No extra requests, no extra credits — everything is extracted from the already downloaded HTML.

Technology detection

ContactEra identifies 50+ technologies on each prospect's website:

Category	Technologies detected
CMS	WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, PrestaShop, Joomla, Drupal, Magento
E-commerce	WooCommerce, BigCommerce
Analytics	Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, Matomo
Marketing	HubSpot, Mailchimp, Brevo/Sendinblue, ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo
Chat	Crisp, Intercom, Zendesk, Tawk.to, LiveChat, Drift
Payment	Stripe, PayPal
Booking	Doctolib, Calendly, SimplyBook
Frameworks	React, Vue.js, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt, Gatsby
Hosting	Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify

Lead scoring A/B/C/D

Each prospect receives a score from 0 to 100 based on 7 objective criteria:

Criterion	Max points
Verified email (found + valid MX)	35
Google Maps rating (4.5+ = max)	20
Number of reviews (100+ = max)	15
Clean website (not a social media page)	10
Social media presence (3+ = max)	10
Phone detected	5
Marketing stack detected (analytics + marketing)	5

Automatic classification:

• A (75-100) — hot prospect, contact first
• B (50-74) — good potential
• C (25-49) — warm lead, needs qualifying
• D (0-24) — incomplete data

Decision-maker detection (experimental)

ContactEra searches for the owner, founder or manager name in already scraped pages:

• Structured data JSON-LD (Schema.org)
• Meta author tags
• Text patterns in legal and "About" pages (Owner, Founder, CEO, Director...)
• Context around detected email

Estimated detection rate: ~15-20% of sites. Strict filtering to avoid false positives.

Other extracted data

• Site description — meta description or Open Graph, business summary
• Site title — HTML title tag, often the real business name
• Year founded — copyright/founding detection in footer ("© 2019", "Since 2015")

8. CSV and XLSX exports

From Targeting

Export scraping results directly. The file contains all collected data: name, address, phone, website, GPS coordinates, photo, etc.

From Contacts

Export enriched results. The file combines Targeting data (if used) with found emails and social media. Latitude, Longitude and Image columns are included when data comes from Maps Targeting.

Available columns (full Maps export)

Targeting export	Contacts export
Google ID, Place ID	Google ID, Place ID
Name, Category, Status	Name, Category
Address, Phone	Address, Phone
Website	Website, Email, Source, Quality
Rating, Reviews	Rating, Reviews
Latitude, Longitude, Image	Latitude, Longitude, Image
Price Range, Maps link	Price Range, Maps link
	Lead Score, Grade (A/B/C/D)
	Technologies
	Description, Site Title, Year Founded
	SIREN, SIRET, Owner, Owner Role (if INSEE enrichment enabled)
	Headcount, NAF Code, Legal Form (if INSEE enrichment enabled)
	Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok
	Yelp, Deliveroo, UberEats, Hotels

Statistics sheet (XLSX)

Each XLSX export includes a second "Statistics" sheet with the fill rate for each column and a credits used summary.

9. Credits and license

ContactEra works with a credit system:

• 1 exported row = 1 credit (whether CSV or XLSX)
• The first export costs credits. Re-exports of the same scraping are free.
• A new scraping resets the export counter.

Managing your license

• Your credit balance is displayed at the top right of the app.
• Click "+ Recharge" to buy additional credits.
• Click your key to copy it to the clipboard.

10. Best practices

🎯 Categorys

• Use simple and precise terms: Restaurant rather than Fine French dining restaurant.
• Google Maps interprets the category as a search keyword. The simpler it is, the more complete the results.
• For precise targeting, prefer making multiple searches with different terms rather than one overly specific search.

📍 Locations

• Use the city name: Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux.
• You can also enter broader areas: Île-de-France, Rhône-Alpes.
• For small cities, the name alone is enough — ContactEra automatically detects the area size.

📊 Choosing depth

⚡ Optimizing speed

• At depth 2+, reduce the limit per query to 50. GPS cells complement each other — no need to collect 200 results per cell.
• Keep your computer plugged in and connected to the internet during long sessions.
• Avoid browsing Google Maps in your browser during scraping.

📧 Efficient email enrichment

• Enrichment only works on listings that have a website. Listings without a site are automatically excluded.
• Platform sites (Facebook, YouTube, Doctolib…) are ignored as they don't contain usable emails.
• For best results, use Maps Targeting first as it provides the most websites.

11. FAQ

How many results can I get?

At depth 1, about 100 results per city. At depth 5, up to 6,500+ for Paris. The number depends on the category and city size.

Does it work internationally?

Yes, Google Maps covers the entire world. The Google Maps source is limited to France. Smart adaptation for small cities works only for French municipalities.

Why don't some listings have a phone or website?

Not all businesses fill in this information on Google Maps. The average rate is about 90% for phones and 75% for websites.

Is scraping detected by Google?

ContactEra uses your own Google Chrome installed on your PC, making it indistinguishable from normal browsing. The app automatically manages pauses, preventive restarts, and load times to ensure long and stable sessions.

Can I use ContactEra on multiple categories at once?

Yes! Enter multiple categories (one per line) and multiple locations. ContactEra will automatically create all combinations. Example: 3 categories × 5 cities = 15 searches.

What are GPS coordinates and photos used for?

GPS coordinates (Latitude/Longitude) allow displaying results on an interactive map. The main photo can be used to create visual directories or presentation cards.

What does "Temporarily closed" mean?

Google Maps marque certaines entreprises comme fermées temporairement (travaux, vacances…). Ces fiches sont collectées mais signalées dans la colonne Status pour que vous puissiez les filtrer si besoin.

The first export costs credits, but re-exports are free?

Yes. After a scraping, the first export (CSV or XLSX) consumes credits. If you re-export the same results (same scraping, same filters), it's free. A new scraping resets this counter.