# Lead Generation

Lead generation teams rely on structured business data, such as company names, websites, services, industries, ratings, and locations, when identifying potential clients or partners. With Pline, you can extract this data from platforms like Clutch, Yelp, Yellow Pages, G2, or GoodFirms.

Pline automatically groups business listing cards and organizes them into structured datasets ideal for B2B outreach, agency prospecting, market segmentation, competitor analysis, and CRM enrichment.

This guide outlines how to extract business leads effortlessly using Pline.

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In this guide, we’ll extract data from **Yellow Pages.**
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### Step 1: Create a Workflow

Open the Pline extension and click **"Build Workflow.”**

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### Step 2: Select Page Type

Webpages present data in various layouts, such as **Vertical, Grid, or Horizontal Layout.**

* Choose the layout that matches the page structure (e.g., Vertical Layout).

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### Step 3: AI-Driven Field Detection

Pline uses AI to automatically detect and group similar items on the page and **preselect relevant fields**. If the grouping looks correct, click **“Yes, Looks good.”**

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If not, select the next group. You can **add, edit, or remove fields** as needed before proceeding.
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### Step 4: Select Pagination Type

* Select the appropriate pagination type, then locate it on the page and tag it.

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* Preview the sample data to ensure the correct items and fields are being extracted as expected.

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### Step 5: Run the Workflow

Give your workflow a name and click **Save and Run.**

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### **Step 6: Access and Export Your Data**

* Stop the extraction once you’re done.

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* Download your dataset in **CSV** or explore further in Pline's Platform.

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