Sales Intelligence

Lead Generation at scale

Lead generation requires reliable access to business directories, professional networks, and company websites. ProxyHat provides the proxy infrastructure to extract contact data, enrich CRM records, and build prospect lists without triggering anti-bot defenses.

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50M+ Residential IPs 99.9% Success Rate Global Coverage

What is Lead Generation Data Collection?

Lead generation data collection is the process of extracting business contact information from online sources including professional networks, business directories, company websites, and industry databases. This data powers sales pipelines, marketing campaigns, and CRM enrichment. Effective lead data collection at scale requires proxy infrastructure to access protected platforms and avoid IP-based rate limiting.

Why lead generation needs proxy infrastructure

Access protected platforms

Residential IPs bypass LinkedIn and other professional network bot detection for reliable data extraction.

Collect regional data

Access local business directories from 195+ countries with city-level geo-targeting.

Scale your pipeline

Automatic IP rotation across 50M+ IPs enables high-volume data collection without rate limits.

Enrich CRM data

Continuously update and enrich contact records with fresh data from multiple sources.

Data access challenges we solve

Professional networks and directories protect against automated data collection

LinkedIn & Professional Networks

LinkedIn actively detects and blocks automated access, limiting profile views and search results from datacenter IPs.

ProxyHat-Lösung:Residential proxies appear as genuine professionals, enabling reliable profile data collection.

Rate Limiting & Quotas

Business directories and databases enforce strict per-IP request limits, blocking high-volume data extraction.

ProxyHat-Lösung:Automatic IP rotation across 50M+ IPs distributes requests to avoid rate limits entirely.

Regional Business Data

Local business directories show different results based on location, limiting access to regional prospect data.

ProxyHat-Lösung:Access local business data from 195+ countries with city-level targeting.

Bot Detection Systems

Company websites use Cloudflare, DataDome, and other anti-bot systems to protect contact pages.

ProxyHat-Lösung:Residential IPs with high trust scores bypass WAF and bot management systems.

Collect leads from any source

ProxyHat enables reliable access to all major B2B data sources

Professional Networks

LinkedIn profiles
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Xing (DACH region)
AngelList / Wellfound

Business Directories

Yellow Pages
Yelp Business
Google Maps / Places
Industry directories

Company Websites

Contact pages
Team / About pages
Press releases
Job postings

Data Platforms

Crunchbase
ZoomInfo
Apollo.io
Hunter.io

Lead generation applications

B2B Prospect Lists

Build targeted prospect lists from LinkedIn, company websites, and industry directories for outbound sales.

Decision maker targeting
ICP-based filtering
Contact enrichment

CRM Data Enrichment

Enrich existing CRM records with updated contact information, job titles, and company data.

Data verification
Missing field completion
Record deduplication

Email List Building

Extract verified business email addresses from company websites and professional profiles.

Email pattern detection
Domain verification
Bounce prevention

Market Mapping

Map entire markets by collecting company and contact data across industries and regions.

Industry segmentation
Company profiling
Market sizing

Recruiting & Talent

Source candidate information from professional networks and job boards for recruiting pipelines.

Candidate sourcing
Skill matching
Talent pool building

Local Business Data

Collect local business information from directories for location-based marketing and sales.

SMB targeting
Location-based lists
Category filtering

Lead generation with ProxyHat

Integrate proxy rotation into your lead collection pipeline

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

# Configure rotating proxy
proxy = {
    'http': 'http://user:pass@gate.proxyhat.com:7777',
    'https': 'http://user:pass@gate.proxyhat.com:7777'
}

headers = {
    'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)...'
}

def extract_contacts(company_url):
    # Fetch company contact page
    response = requests.get(
        f'{company_url}/contact',
        proxies=proxy,
        headers=headers,
        timeout=30
    )
    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')

    # Extract email addresses
    import re
    emails = re.findall(
        r'[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}',
        response.text
    )
    return list(set(emails))

# Each request gets a fresh IP
contacts = extract_contacts('https://example-company.com')

Lead generation best practices

Respect rate limits

Even with proxy rotation, implement reasonable delays between requests to avoid overwhelming target sites.

Verify data quality

Validate extracted emails and phone numbers. Implement data cleaning to remove duplicates and errors.

Use session persistence

For multi-page workflows like pagination, use sticky sessions to maintain IP consistency.

Target decision makers

Filter by job titles and seniority levels to focus on contacts who can actually make purchasing decisions.

Enrich incrementally

Don't try to collect all data at once. Build basic lists first, then enrich with additional fields over time.

Stay compliant

Follow GDPR, CCPA, and CAN-SPAM regulations. Only collect publicly available business contact data.

Choosing the right proxy type

Match your proxy infrastructure to your lead sources

Monitoring-Szenario	Empfohlener Proxy	Warum
LinkedIn / Sales Navigator	Residential	Aggressive bot detection, requires authentic IPs
Google Maps / Places	Residential	CAPTCHA triggers on datacenter IPs
Company websites	Datacenter	Most sites less protected, speed matters
Yellow Pages / directories	Datacenter	Minimal protection, high volume priority
Crunchbase / ZoomInfo	Residential	Rate limiting and bot detection
Job boards (Indeed, etc.)	Residential	Anti-scraping protection in place

Built for high-volume lead collection

50M+

Residential IPs

Massive pool for accessing protected platforms reliably

99.9%

Success Rate

Near-perfect extraction rates across data sources

195+

Countries

Access regional business directories worldwide

<100ms

Latency

Fast connections for high-volume data extraction

Compliant lead generation

Business Data Only

Collect publicly available business contact information. Avoid personal consumer data protected by privacy laws.

GDPR & CCPA Ready

Our infrastructure supports compliant data collection. Honor opt-out requests and data deletion requirements.

CAN-SPAM Compliance

Use collected emails responsibly. Include unsubscribe options and honor opt-out requests promptly.

Lead generation should focus on business contacts. Review our Terms of Service for usage guidelines.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Why do I need proxies for lead generation?

Professional networks like LinkedIn and business directories block automated data collection from datacenter IPs. Residential proxies appear as real users, enabling reliable access. Proxies also help avoid rate limits when collecting data at scale.

Can I collect LinkedIn data with ProxyHat?

Yes. Our residential proxies are designed for challenging platforms like LinkedIn. Residential IPs appear as genuine professional users, bypassing LinkedIn's sophisticated bot detection. Always respect LinkedIn's terms of service.

Is collecting business contact data legal?

Collecting publicly available business contact information is generally legal. However, you must comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations. Focus on business contacts, not personal consumer data, and honor opt-out requests.

How do I avoid getting blocked when collecting leads?

Use residential proxies with automatic IP rotation, implement reasonable request delays, rotate user agents, and use session persistence for multi-page workflows. Our 50M+ IP pool ensures you always have fresh IPs available.

Ready to scale your lead generation?

Get started with ProxyHat's B2B data collection infrastructure.

Usage-based pricing - No minimum commitments