County Business Scraper

This script searches for businesses in your specified area that don't have websites and exports them to a CSV file.

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.7 or higher
2. A Google Cloud Platform account with Places API enabled
3. A Google Maps API key

Setup

1. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Create a .env file in the project root and add your configuration:

GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
LOCATION_COORDS=latitude,longitude (in a comma-delimited list / a tuple)

Usage

Run the script:

python business_scraper.py

The script will:

1. Prompt you to enter your location (Format: County, State abbreviation)
2. Search for businesses in your specified area
3. Filter out businesses that have websites
4. Export the remaining businesses to your_specified_county_businesses_no_website.csv

The CSV file will contain the following columns:

• name: Business name
• address: Business address
• phone: Business phone number (if available)

Features

• Searches within a 20-mile radius of the specified coordinates
• Filters out:
  • Medical facilities
  • Religious institutions
  • Educational institutions
  • Government offices
  • Non-profit organizations
• Interactive location input
• Configurable search radius
• Configurable maximum number of results

Notes

• The script uses a 20-mile radius from the coordinates specified in the .env file
• The Places API has usage limits and costs associated with it
• Make sure your API key has the Places API enabled
• The .env file should contain both your API key and location coordinates