You’ve Been Using Clay Wrong — Here’s How to Do It Right with Scrapeamax

You’ve Been Using Clay Wrong — Here’s How to Do It Right with Scrapeamax

If you’re still building lead lists by typing in keywords or using outdated filters, you’re missing the real power of modern prospecting.

Written by

Moiz Khurram

Published on

June 15, 2925

13

min

Here’s the truth: Most people use Clay wrong.
They rely on internal filters and generic data.

But here’s a cleaner, smarter, more scalable method using Scrapeamax + Clay + Findymail + MillionVerifier.

The Real Clay Workflow with Scrapeamax

Step 1: Start with URLs, Not Keywords
Instead of searching for companies inside Clay, start from the outside.

➡️ Use Scrapeamax to pull a list of companies from high-quality data sources:

  • Google Maps (GMB)

  • Clutch

  • Agency Vista

  • Store Leads

  • BuiltWith

  • Latka

  • GoodFirms
    P.S. Its all unlimited.

You’re now working with real company data, not stale directories or saturated keyword filters.

Step 2: Import Those Companies into Clay
Take your list of company domains from Scrapeamax and upload it into Clay.

This reverses the flow:
Instead of searching in Clay → You bring enriched company data into Clay.

Step 3: Use Clay to Find People at Those Companies
Now inside Clay:

  • Use the "Find people who work at this company" feature.

  • Narrow by titles (Founder, Head of Marketing, CMO, VP Sales, etc.)

  • Set headcount, location, industry filters as needed.

This gives you people from your custom company list, not Clay’s internal dataset.

Step 4: Use Findymail to Find Verified Work Emails
Within Clay, set up enrichment using Findymail:

  • Paste your API key

  • Enable email enrichment

  • Let it search based on LinkedIn profile data

Boom — now you’ve got valid work emails.

Step 5: Double Verify Your Emails (Optional but Recommended)
Run your final email list through MillionVerifier.

This ensures:

  • <4% bounce rate

  • Clean sender reputation

  • Better inbox placement

Why This Works

  • You’re starting with accurate, externally scraped companies

  • Clay then enriches them using your data, not preset search filters

  • Findymail ensures high match + deliverability

  • MillionVerifier gives your emails an extra layer of safety

This workflow = high-quality, low-bounce, unsaturated lead lists at scale.

Want the Entire Workflow Done-for-You?

If your company is not in adult/OnlyFans/crypto/grey-area niches…

We can build your entire lead generation workflow — from scraping, enrichment, to verified outbound-ready lists and get you leads or booked meeting.

✅ Done-for-you
✅ Multi-source scraping
✅ Verified emails
✅ Sales-ready lead lists
✅ Quality Leads or Booked Meeting

👉 Book a Call Here

Stop living in 2017. Start scraping smart.

Moiz Khurram

🏆 Winner SaaS Bootstrapper of the year 2024 Award by Tekpon | Growing Expandi towards $10M ARR | Prioritizing health -9% body fat year-round 🏋️‍♂️ | Sharing Real Stories in Public


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