Issue with Clay's Find Companies Function: Irrelevant Domain Outputs

Wanted to share an issue I've brought up a couple of times to Clay support already, haven't seen a fix yet. With the Find Companies function, sometimes the domain given in output is Google.com, Facebook.com, wix.com etc... I'm assuming it's because the website linked to their social page is a Facebook page, or wix website etc. Problem is, when we start enriching for contacts, if we don't pay close attention to the irrelevant websites, we find employees at those companies like Google which of course we don't want to reach out to. Has anyone implemented a workaround for this? Or is the Clay team working on a fix?

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The available documentation doesn't address the specific issue you're experiencing with Find Companies returning irrelevant domains like Facebook or Wix URLs. However, there are some approaches that might help mitigate this problem. You can improve search accuracy by reviewing and adjusting the specific filters being used in your Find Companies search to better target the desired profiles. Additionally, when enriching company data, domain and company social URL are considered the key "corner pieces" for successful data enrichment - having clean, accurate domains is essential for the enrichment process to work properly. For companies without proper LinkedIn presence or clean domains, you might consider using Google Maps integration as an alternative method, which can be particularly helpful for finding smaller businesses. What specific filters are you currently using in your Find Companies search, and are you noticing this issue more with certain types of companies or industries?
Sources: Enrich Companies (Waterfalls) [CRM Enrichment] - Clay University Enrich Companies (Waterfalls) [Automated Inbound] - Clay University Enrich Companies (Waterfalls) [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Enrich Companies (Waterfalls) [CRM Enrichment] - Clay University
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Hey, You’re totally right—this happens when the source site links to platforms like Facebook or Wix, which then get picked up as the domain. That’s why you sometimes end up enriching contacts at the wrong company. A solid workaround is to use a formula to check if the domain is valid before running contact enrichments. For example: “Is /website the same as /domain?” — this checks the core domain only, ignoring things like http, www, or TLDs like .com. You can also filter based on LinkedIn URLs or company size to avoid noise. Here’s a quick demo of how to set it up: https://cln.sh/KqxZnPD1 Let me know if you have more questions.

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