The way we work has changed in a number of ways over the last few weeks as governments around the world try to flatten the coronavirus curve. However, as we switch from commute to couch and, from power suit to track suit, one thing remains the same – the need to reach out for new leads.
Now, more than ever, it’s vital to be able to stay in touch with clients and find new ones and, email remains the best option for doing this.
Studies show that 72% of people still prefer to receive communication by email than any other medium, making it the most effective way of reaching new customers – which is great… if you know where to find them.
Tracking down email addresses for real live personnel rather than generic ‘info@ contacts’ can be tiresome and time consuming but, it doesn’t have to be. Happily, in 2020, we have some really great – and really affordable – tools to do this for us. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best ones.
FindEmails.com
This imaginatively named email finder boasts a 98% accuracy rate and a few handy features to help streamline your email marketing.
What does it do?
Email prospecting – The tool allows you to search for the email addresses of contacts by name, role, location or company. It also allows you to prospect for bulk emails via its Chrome extension.
Email verification – Findemails.com has an email verifier which checks that the email addresses found are valid, which, in turn, improves you email bounce rate.
Lead lists marketplace – This handy feature searches beyond the company’s own internal databases to find the most relevant contact information.
How much does it cost?
FindEmails.com offers three simple packages:
- Basic: $29 per month
- Better: $49 per month
- Best: $99 per month
Is it any good?
At $29 per month for the basic package, Findemails.com offers really good value for money if you’re just after a straightforward email finding tool. Although it may not contain a ton of fancy features, it gets the job done and, is really easy to use.
Snov.io
Snov.io is a Chrome extension email finder which extracts email addresses from LinkedIn and other websites. It also has a few other tricks up its sleeve for marketers.
What does it do?
Email finder – Snov.io allows for quick and easy email address prospecting with a number of different search parameters including name, job title and company.
Address verification – The tool verifies email addresses found to cut down on outreach bounce rates.
Email tracker – Sent emails can be tracked via Gmail for easy housekeeping.
Drip campaigns – Snov.io lets you create and send email campaigns directly from the extension.
API – This tool has a straightforward and intuitive API.
How much does it cost?
Snov.io is available with four different price plans:
- S: $39 per month
- M: $69 per month
- L: $129 per month
- XL: $199 per month
Is it any good?
This increasingly popular tool offers quite a bit of bang for your buck with its extra features. Packages are affordable and you can upgrade at any time – which is great if you find that you need a bit extra. Snov.io is reliable and, results are impressively accurate.
Hunter
Simple but effective, Hunter is an email finder without too many extra bells and whistles.
What does it do?
Domain search – This feature allows you to ‘hunt’ for general email addresses for a business.
Email finder – As you would imagine, this bit lets you search for the email address of an individual by name, job, company or location.
Email verifier – Hunter checks each email address found to ensure that it’s valid before you use it.
How much does it cost?
With Hunter, you get to choose from five different price packages:
- Free: $0 per month
- Starter: $49 per month
- Growth: $99 per month
- Pro: $199 per month
- Enterprise: $399 per month
Is it any good?
In a word, yes. As I’ve mentioned, this tool doesn’t have a whole load of extra features but, what it does do, it does well.
Skrapp
Skrapp is a B2B email finder which works via a Chrome extension.
What does it do?
Email finder – Skrapp searches for email address from the expected search parameters of name, role, company and location.
Bulk email finder – The Chrome extension allows for the collation of bulk email addresses.
Domain finder – This feature allows you to gather email addresses by company.
How much does it cost?
Skrapp serves up five different price packages:
- Free: $0 per month
- Starter: $34 per month
- Seeker: $69 per month
- Enterprise: $139 per month
- Global: $209 per month
Is it any good?
Skrapp is by no means the most sophisticated email finder out there, however, if you just need something affordable to help you build up your leads, then this is a really decent platform.
Read review here by Milosz Krasinski “Skrapp – Leads The Way On Growing Email Lists”.
Norbert
This relatively new tool is an effective email finder with a couple of really useful features for marketers.
Email finder – Norbert’s email finder is quick and easy to use with search parameters including individual name, company position and name and location.
Verify – Users can choose to verify email addresses to help keep down those annoying bounces.
Enrichment – For a small fee, VoilaNorbert can provide a little background information on the prospects found, such as social profiles.
Integrations – VoilaNorbert has an impressive list of integrations including Chrome, Hubspot, Zapier, Salesforce and Pipedrive.
How much does it cost?
With Norbert, you can choose from four different price plans:
- Valet: $49 per month
- Butler: $99 per month
- Advisor: $249 per month
- Counselor: $499 per month
Is it any good?
Absolutely. Although Norbert is a little pricey in comparison to other email finders, it is effective and accurate and, the enrichment option make it well worth a try.
Aeroleads
Aeroleads is an email and phone number finder for B2B with some good integrations.
What does it do?
Prospecting – Aeroleads allows you to search for the email address and phone number of businesses and individuals through LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Angellist and more.
Transfer & integration – Users can transfer the prospected contacts to Hubspot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Freshsales and Zapier.
Import & export – This tool allows for easy import and export of data by csv.
How much does it cost?
Aeroleads is available in three basic packages and, you can also enquire about a bespoke package:
- Take Off: $49 per month
- Climb: $149 per month
- Cruise: $499 per month
Is it any good?
Despite its quite basic offering and relatively high price, Aeroleads offers some good integrations and is a solid and reliable email finder for business.
GetProspect
GetProspect is an email finder with a really good set of features for the serious email marketer.
What does it do?
Email finder – GetProspect allows you to, um, get prospects by searching by name, title and company.
Lists – Once you’ve gathered your email contacts, GetProspect allows you to sort them into lists for easy access.
Team – Businesses can add team members to the account for collaboration.
Integration – GetProspect has integrations with Zapier, Salesforce, Gmail and Pipedrive.
Bulk import – this feature allows you to quickly find multiple contacts.
How much does it cost?
GetProspect lets you take your pick from five different price packages:
- Free: $0 per month
- Starter: $49 per month
- Basic: $99 per month
- Plus: $199 per month
- Pro: $399 per month
Is it any good?
Although the free package is pretty basic, the paid options offer plenty of features and, the different price plans mean that there’s a suitable package for any size of business.
Ninja Outreach
Ninja Outreach is an email finder primarily for Instagram and Youtube and helps businesses to reach out to professionals and influencers.
What does it do?
Business lead generation – Ninja Outreach helps businesses to search for email addresses by name, title, location and more.
Find influencers – This feature allows you to find bloggers and other influencers relevant to your business.
Link building – Ninja Outreach offers a helping hand for website optimisation with its link building feature.
Contact relationship management – This handy feature lets you keep all your ducks in a row in terms of keeping your contact lists organised.
How much does it cost?
Ninja Outreach offers a free 7 day trial, after which you can choose from the following paid options:
- Flex: $119 per month
- Pro: $199 per month
Is it any good?
I’m not going to lie, Ninja Outreach is not easy on the bank balance, however, the extra features such as link building can make it a good investment if you’re looking to optimise your entire marketing strategy.
The figures show us that email marketing isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Despite new and innovative marketing methods popping up almost every month, email is still the preferred outlet and, you can quickly grow your leads by using one of these helpful email finders.
About the Author
Zachary Hadlee is a Technology Journalist from London, currently based in Malaga. For 2 years now, he’s been writing stories about how Internet works – and how it is changing. From artificial intelligence to UX things are happening today at a pace that can seem bewildering. He is the future-processing.com associate.
