How to Search Effectively

Good news first: the most important lever for really great leads is you — through the way you search and the feedback you give. Here's everything you need to make the most of it. 😊

Audience vs. query

• The audience is your learning container: it accumulates what works across similar searches. It doesn't directly steer results — it remembers what's working for you.
• The query is the specific search with your 4 fields. This is what determines which companies you get.

Audiences per plan: Basic 1 · Starter 3 · Growth unlimited. Each audience learns independently.

Experiment and test against each other

The trick to great results is experimentation: phrase your search in two or three ways and see which variant delivers the best matches. Everyday language beats jargon ("joinery" rather than "bespoke furniture atelier"). Too narrow? Open it up a bit and refine through feedback.

Give feedback — this is how Leadscraper learns

One thumb per lead: "Good fit" or "Not a fit" (with a brief reason when you decline).

• After ~10 ratings, patterns feed into every new search.
• After ~20 ratings, the first plain-text learnings appear on your "Memory" page (confirm / correct / forget).
• Maturity levels: Learning → Calibrated → Refined. Learning happens per audience.

Let it run in the background

When a search is working well, schedule it — daily, twice a week, or weekly. Fresh leads will come in automatically without you having to kick off each run yourself. More under "Automating Recurring Searches".

Give it a few rounds

A note that'll save you real frustration: don't judge quality until after several runs and ratings. After just 10 leads, the data is too thin for a fair assessment — after a few rounds of feedback, the improvement is noticeable. 🙂

Updated on: 03/06/2026