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URL: https://dev.to/artyom_kuznets_c2c3c6e9c7/how-to-find-local-businesses-without-a-website-a-30-second-lead-list-for-web-seo-agencies-5h1o

⇱ # I built a tiny Apify actor that finds local businesses with no website (+ their phones) - DEV Community


If you do any kind of local outreach — web design, SEO, domains — the dream prospect is a real, busy local business that has no website. The pain is finding them: clicking through Google Maps one listing at a time, checking each for a site, copying the phone. So I wrapped my lead engine into a small Apify actor that does it in one call.

What it does

Give it a niche + city → it returns only the businesses with no website, each with phone, address, rating, and a Maps link.

Input

{"niche":"taqueria","city":"Brownsville, TX","maxResults":25,"onlyNoWebsite":true}

Output (one item; illustrative)

{"name":"Taquería La Esquina","category":"Mexican restaurant","address":"123 Main St, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA","phone":"(956) 555-0142","phone_international":"+1 956-555-0142","line_type":"fixed_or_mobile","has_website":false,"website":null,"rating":4.6,"reviews":212,"google_maps_url":"https://maps.google.com/?cid=...","place_id":"ChIJ..."}

Run it from the API

curl -X POST \
 "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/domestic_idiom~no-website-phone-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"niche":"taqueria","city":"Brownsville, TX","maxResults":25}'

Real no-website hit rate (per 20 listings)

  • food truck / Fresno, CA → 11/20
  • taqueria / Brownsville, TX → 8/20
  • auto repair / Yuma, AZ → 5/20
  • dentist / San Francisco → 0 (big-metro pros all have sites)

Takeaway: no-website clusters in traditional, cash-based niches in mid-size & smaller cities — food trucks, taquerias, barbers, nail salons, auto repair, laundromats. Skip dentists/lawyers in big metros.

Actor: https://apify.com/domestic_idiom/no-website-phone-finder — pay per result.

It returns public business-listing data; use it for legitimate B2B outreach and honor opt-outs.