May 16, 2025
Apollo
If you’re using Apollo the default way—typing keywords like "marketing agency" or “SaaS company” and applying filters—you’re fishing in the same shallow pond as everyone else.
That’s how you get burnt leads, high bounce rates, and inboxes filled with “not interested.”
But here’s the good news:
You can flip Apollo into your own custom search engine using a Scrapeamax lead list.
This way, Apollo doesn’t rely on its keyword logic.
It searches only the companies you actually want—fresh, clean, and handpicked.
Step 1: Scrape Target Companies from Scrapeamax
First, use Scrapeamax to pull an unlimited list of niche-specific companies from any of the following sources:
Clutch (agencies)
BuiltWith (SaaS & tech stacks)
GMB (local businesses)
Store Leads (ecommerce)
Latka (SaaS startups)
GoodFirms, Agency Vista, and more
You get a CSV with domains, websites, and company info. These lists are unsaturated—meaning they're not the same Apollo-filtered results thousands of others are scraping.
Step 2: Copy Domains → Plug into Apollo
Open the Scrapeamax list and copy the company domains (up to 10,000 at once—Apollo’s limit).
Now go to Apollo → People Search.
Set filters:
Email Status: Verified
Exclude: Catch-All Emails
Job Titles: Founder, CEO, CMO, VP Marketing, Director, etc.
Location and Company Size: Optional if already baked into your list
Now here’s the real cheat code:
Scroll to Company & Lookalikes → Include/Exclude Companies → Paste the 2K–10K domains into the box.
And that’s it.
Instead of searching Apollo’s saturated database, it now runs the search only against the custom company list you fed it—which came from top, up-to-date sources via Scrapeamax.
Step 3: Export or Scrape with Us
Apollo export credits are expensive.
If you want to skip the cost and the hassle, we offer done-for-you scraping from your Apollo search links:
✅ $4 per 1K verified contacts
✅ Minimum 10K contacts
✅ Full enrichment + validation
We can also run this exact process for you end-to-end (Scrapeamax list → Apollo people → verified emails), so you can focus on closing instead of clicking.
Why This Method Works
You skip keyword-based targeting that returns the same 500 saturated leads everyone else hits
You build a custom, high-quality TAM (total addressable market)
You get real decision-makers with verified emails
You massively cut costs on Apollo credits and still get top-tier data
Whether you're targeting B2B SaaS, ecommerce, agencies, or local businesses—this method works.
TL;DR
Scrape a niche lead list using Scrapeamax
Upload the domains to Apollo → Use the “Include Companies” filter
Pull verified decision-makers
Export or let us scrape it for $4/1K
If you’re still relying on keywords in Apollo, you're leaving money on the table.
Use it the right way. Start with Scrapeamax.