Changelog

Product updates and new features.

v1.1

Launch-Week Polish

  • Vertical-agnostic scoring algorithm — fairer treatment of missing data, 90+ scores now reachable for any strong prospect (not just "businesses needing help")
  • Parallelized scrape pipeline — Google + Foursquare run concurrently, 10x speed improvement (2-5s vs 20-30s)
  • Fair quota policy — 0-result scrapes no longer count against your monthly limit
  • Stuck-job auto-recovery — pipelines that error mid-run get auto-marked failed within 5 min, no permanent "scraping" rows
  • Production Clerk auth + verified custom domain (clerk.ziplead.ai)
  • Welcome email redesigned — dark hero card on white body for cross-client consistency
  • Comprehensive SEO foundation: canonical URLs, OG metadata, JSON-LD schema, sitemap, robots.txt
  • Programmatic SEO landing pages: city × category × profession (200+ pages)
  • Comparison pages: ZipLead vs Apollo, vs ZoomInfo, vs Clay
  • 5 new long-form blog posts targeting buyer-intent queries
  • Public About page with founder story
v1.0

Launch

  • Search any zip code, city, or region for local businesses
  • Buyer-readiness scoring with 6 weighted signals
  • SMTP email verification via ZeroBounce + Hunter.io
  • Ad detection and review velocity tracking
  • Site health analysis (SSL, mobile, speed, tech stack)
  • SEO metrics: domain authority, backlinks, referring domains
  • Pipeline CRM with drag-and-drop kanban
  • CSV export for all searches and pipeline views
  • Lead Pulse alerts for score changes
  • Lead Weather heatmap for area comparison
  • ROI calculator per search
  • Webhook notifications on pipeline changes
  • REST API for Operator and Command plans
  • Blog with 5 launch articles