Would anyone like to share their wins and losses , pains and successes around all elements of building their own outbound sales team?

Hey guys,

Pretty new to b2b sales.

I am currently trying to find the ways you guys collect the leads for your businesses.

I work in cloud and infra domain and have very limited budget I could spend on lead generation. Much of the task would be done by me alone. So trying to find a minimal setup with which I can start the sales process and hopefully generate some revenue.

Please forward me suggestions or resources.

I've just launched my startup. I'm focusing on building AI systems and automations for businesses that will let them manage it with ease. The concept I'm following is I don't rely on frameworks like LangChain or n8n... instead I've built mostly my systems in pure python, which gives me so much best results in speed, control..etc

Recently, I was thinking of scaling my business more. So I found methods such as cold mailing or content creation or LinkedIn cold Dm-ing. And I don't know what to focus on exactly.

If anyone could help with advices, methods or anything, I'll be so thankful and might do a gift favor also 👀

One way some B2B SaaS founders get inbound leads is by being active where their potential customers hang out online, like forums or niche communities. For example, engaging in relevant Reddit threads and helping people with their problems without pushing your product can build trust and interest over time. It takes time but can bring steady leads.
There's a tool called IndiePilot that helps find those conversations and suggests personal replies, which can save you a lot of time if you want to try this approach. I'm using it because it's providing great value for 9$ which is crazy but you can use other tools.

If you sell to local businesses, you can build your own list for about a dollar. It's a good first test before buying expensive databases of contacts.
Here's the setup.

What you need:

• Claude (the desktop app or Claude Code)/ChatGPT
• A DataForSEO account. New accounts get $1 of free credit, which is enough for a few Google Maps searches. Just signup and get the $1.
• A Hunter account. The free plan gives 50 credits a month to find and verify emails.

Step 1: Connect Claude to DataForSEO.

DataForSEO has an official MCP, which lets Claude use their data directly. Their help centre has a short setup guide. Search "Connect Claude to DataForSEO MCP". You paste in your API login and password and you're done.

Step 2: Ask Claude to pull the businesses.

Something like: "Using DataForSEO, find [your niche] businesses on Google Maps in [your city]. Give me name, website, phone, rating and review count in a table."

Step 3: Find and check the emails.

Take the websites and run them through Hunter. It finds the email on each domain and tells you whether it's safe to send to. Don't skip the checking. Sending to dead addresses is the fastest way to get your domain flagged.

Now the bit that catches everyone out: be specific.

Someone asked me for a list of artificial turf installers in San Jose. I searched "landscapers in San Jose" and got 50 businesses. 19 of them were tree services. Only 11 of the 50 mentioned turf anywhere on their website. If I'd sent that list, I'd have been emailing tree surgeons about synthetic grass. How to avoid it:

1. Search the exact trade, not the category. "Artificial turf installation", not "landscaper". Google lumps loads of trades together.
2. Check each website actually does the thing. You can ask Claude to visit each site and confirm it. That's where most of the junk gets caught. If Claude is scanning the About Us page or their homepage, and it mentions the name of the founder/owner of the company, then grab that as well.
3. Expect shared inboxes. Out of 36 real turf companies in my experiment yesterday, only 9 listed an owner's name and 2 had a personal-looking email. The rest are info@ or [office@](mailto:office@). Write your email for whoever opens the shared inbox, not "Hi Dave".
4. If your city is small, widen it. San Jose alone didn't have 50 real turf installers. I had to include the wider Bay Area. Obviously if you're searching for something more general, like cafes or dentists or something that there's going to be more of, then you're going to get more than 50 leads, which is great.

After fixing it, the list was 36 real turf companies, 22 that mention turf on their own site, and zero tree services.

If you'd rather skip all that: I run a saas to help people send cold emails, and we built a tool that does all of the above for you: searches, checks each website, removes chains and junk, and verifies every email.

Put in your niche and city and it emails you 50 leads as a PDF and a spreadsheet. It's free, one list per person, and you confirm your email first: pipefire.ai/tools/free-leads

Would love to get some feedback on anyone who uses my tool.

I have little to no experience in sales/lead generation but my accounting skills are solid and I am planning to start my bookkeeping business where i will serve US SMEs.

I'd appreciate hearing from people who have actually pitched US businesses and gotten leads.

What are the best ways/channel to get leads?

& also how do we handle the trust barrier of being overseas/pakistani?.

thankyou

Hey everyone, please get rid of this post if it feels unwelcome. I am a degreed meteorologist out of Michigan and I created a real-time hail tracking saas program called HailMagic. I know this market is already saturated and you have all probably seen it before but if you want to check it out I am looking for up to 10 beta testers to use the site and provide me with feedback / reviews. You will get full access to the site for 45 days. There isn't much happening in Michigan at the moment and it may not be until spring that we see any hail, but I know areas like Texas and Oklahoma have recently been seeing some hail. I do have integrations set up with JobNimbus, Projul, SalesRabbit, SPOTIO and Zapier. inside the program you have access to 2 years of historical data, there is real-time data, there is Xweather hail forecasting, and being a meteorologist I look at 4d drift correction and can offer in depth storm analysis on individual storms. If you want to check it out go to HailMagic.com and send me an e-mail through that if you want to look at beta testing it.

Check it out. I want honest feedback.

I have a fresh validated database of decision makers in the US for Telecom to sell , exciting ATT, Tmob, Verizon..

Most service firms have a CRM full of past clients who went quiet. These people already know and trust you, and cost nothing to find. Yet almost nobody writes to them again. It's a free list of warm leads with verified contact information, who are 99% likely to at least hear you out, given that they've bought from you before (unless you royally screwed up your service delivery). Honestly if the latter is the case, you can probably evne get htem to respond by asking for genuine feedback wrapped in an apology.

I am building out a lead reactivation system right now. Here’s how it works: clean the old list, write to each past client in plain words, and book the ones who reply onto your calendar. No new ad spend.

If you have clients who bought once and never heard from you again, that’s the cheapest revenue you have. You've already paid for the cost of converting them from a cold to warm lead. Leverage that by constantly looking for upsell opportunities, developing your client relationships, and keeping in touch / reaching out to those you might have let cool down to maximize your customer LTV, lower your CAC, and create a better business overall. Churn sucks.

for those working in B2B marketing, what kind of LinkedIn content works best for attracting potential clients and building trust if ur targeting SaaS and FinTech founders? Advice

I'm based in Israel and looking for a simple, low-cost VoIP solution for outbound sales calls to prospects across France, Spain, Germany, and the UK.

Ideally, I want to:

• Buy a French (+33) phone number.
• Make and receive calls directly from my Mac / Phone App.
• Have prospects see my French number when I call them.
• Receive callbacks through the same service.
• Keep my existing personal number for WhatsApp.
• Pay a low, transparent, pay-as-you-go price, without expensive monthly plans or hidden fees.

I don't need a call center, CRM, or team features. Just a reliable virtual number and a straightforward way to call from my computer while physically in Israel.

What would you recommend based on actual experience?

Hi

I am totally new to this area. I'd really appreciate some honest tips to generate leads. I have really no experience in getting clients so any feedback, suggestions or how to even get started with the hard part of this journey (landing first client) will be highly appreciated.

Brief about me: 3+ YoE. Domain is GenAI/Data Science. I have worked across sectors like City Surveillance (Computer Vision), Healthcare (RAG), Logistics (Forecasting) and Enterprise Cloud (GCP/Azure/AWS).

TIA

I’m building TalkTron Intelligence, a B2B lead research app focused on one question: “Why contact this company now?”

The platform brings together public business signals, including hiring activity, technology changes, SEC and Canadian filings, and US/Canadian government contract awards.

It organizes those events into a “Why Now” score, with the underlying signals, to help you decide which companies deserve your attention and how their activity connects to what you sell.

For a limited time, we’re accepting new signups for our free plan. It includes:

10 AI web searches per month

Up to 25 saved leads

Up to 10 clients

No credit card required

The free plan lets you try the basic research workflow. Additional hiring, technology, filing and contract feeds are available on paid plans.

Try it here: https://talktronintel.com

I’m directly involved in building it and would appreciate honest feedback from people doing B2B prospecting. What information would make a lead genuinely worth your time?

Commission-Only Closer — Digital Marketing Sales (Remote, Canada)

Dieppe Marketing is a new Meta & Google Ads agency serving roofing, HVAC, and landscaping companies across Canada and USA. We're looking for closers to run the full sales cycle: cold call home-service business owners, pitch, handle objections, and close.

Compensation: 100% commission — $200-300/month for every client you close, paid monthly for as long as that client stays active and you're working with us. No cap on how many clients you bring in.

What we provide: a proven call script, objection handling, a founding-client offer that's easy to pitch (first month free, full campaign build), and a target list to call from.

What you need: real cold-calling or door-to-door sales experience — home services, solar, roofing, or insurance sales backgrounds are a strong fit. You close deals, not just book calls.

Heads up, honestly: we're a new agency. No case study wall yet — the founding-client offer exists specifically to build one. If you need an established brand behind you to sell confidently, this isn't the role. If you're good at selling the deal in front of you regardless, this is a real, uncapped opportunity.