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Sync Google Maps Business Data to the Cloud ยท Centralized Management

Using the Google Maps Business Scraper feature, you can quickly build a list of potential customers. A few things to be aware of:

    1. Data lives locally โ€” Scraped data is stored locally by default, and clearing browser cache may wipe it out.
    1. Sync is off by default โ€” Cloud sync is disabled out of the box; you need to turn it on manually.
  • Why sync โ€” Once enabled, you can access your data from any computer, anytime. No more lost work.
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For easier management and stronger data safety, we strongly recommend enabling cloud sync. This guide walks you through the setup.

1. Enable Cloud Syncโ€‹

1. Check Sync Statusโ€‹

By default, the plugin's Cloud Data Sync feature is off.

Plugin main screen with the Cloud Data Sync toggle off by default and a red warning notice

2. Enable and Configure Syncโ€‹

  1. Turn on the toggle โ€” On the plugin main screen, click the toggle in front of Cloud Data Sync to enable it.
  2. Configure parameters โ€” Click Sync Settings. In the pop-up, you can set a default sync tag. All synced businesses will be automatically tagged, making them easy to filter in the cloud.

Plugin main screen with cloud sync toggle enabled, Sync Settings pop-up, and default sync tag input field

2. View Your Cloud Dataโ€‹

Once sync is on, log in to the Google Maps Customer Search platform with the same account to see all your business data in one place.

1. Business Listโ€‹

After logging in, you'll see all synced businesses.

Laifaxin cloud Google Maps customer search module showing the synced business list with column headers and pagination

2. Display Settingsโ€‹

Use Display Settings in the top right to adjust the list's density / visible fields / page size.

Display Settings pop-up in the top right of the cloud business list, with controls for density, field selection, and page size

3. Manage Cloud Dataโ€‹

The cloud platform lets you filter, tag, export, and otherwise work with your business data.

1. Tag Managementโ€‹

Tags are the key tool for efficiently filtering and organizing businesses.

  1. Select businesses โ€” Check one or more businesses you want to act on.
  2. Apply a new tag โ€” Click Add Tag and either choose an existing tag or click New Tag.

Cloud business list with target businesses selected, the Add Tag button, and the New Tag pop-up

Tagged but can't see the Tags column? Click Display Settings in the top right and tick Tags. You can also drag fields to reorder them.

Display Settings pop-up in the cloud business list with Tags ticked in the field list and field reordering via drag

2. Export Business Dataโ€‹

Filtered business data can be exported to Excel.

  1. Select businesses โ€” Check the businesses you want to export.
  2. Run export โ€” Click the Export button.
  3. Download the file โ€” The system confirms the task is created. Click View Export Records, then click Download next to the file in the list.

Cloud business list with target businesses selected, Export clicked, the export records view, and Excel file download

Practical Tipsโ€‹

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1. Granular taggingBuild a clean, well-structured tagging system (industry / region / lead intent) to greatly speed up filtering and follow-up.
2. Regular backup exportsCloud is convenient, but periodically exporting important customer data as a backup is still good practice โ€” an extra layer of safety.

FAQโ€‹

Q1 ยท I scraped businesses in the plugin but can't see them in the cloud. Why?โ€‹

Check whether you manually enabled Cloud Data Sync. It's off by default โ€” only after you explicitly turn it on in plugin settings will newly scraped data sync.

Q2 ยท Can I sync data across multiple computers?โ€‹

Yes. As long as each computer logs into the plugin and cloud platform with the same Laifaxin account, and cloud sync is enabled on each plugin instance, data flows freely between devices and is centrally managed.

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