The problem in their words
Small agencies and B2B sellers say the work itself is fine but getting attention is not: delivery is "sorted," yet they struggle to land those "first few paying clients" or keep pipeline going after one project ends in "complete silence." Daily calls and emails go unanswered, prospecting feels "boring, manual, repetitive," and they are unsure how to research a business before reaching out.
Who's asking
- r/smallbusiness: 5 posts
- r/sales: 4 posts
What they use today
- Daily dials and cold emails
All 9 posts
What Tools Do You Use for Prospecting?
“In my last post I had a taste of how much salespeople HATE prospecting because it's boring, manual, repetitive, "looked down upon", etc etc etc.”
r/sales · 15 Sep 2026 · Read it on Reddit (What Tools Do You Use for Prospecting?) “How to prospect in 2026?”
r/sales · 14 Sep 2026 · Read it on Reddit (How to prospect in 2026?) “How do you handle pre-sales research on potential customers before reaching out?”
r/smallbusiness · 11 Sep 2026 · Read it on Reddit (How do you handle pre-sales research on potential customers before reaching out?) How did you get your first few agency clients?
“The delivery side is sorted, but getting those first few paying clients is where I’m struggling.”
r/smallbusiness · 5 Sep 2026 · Read it on Reddit (How did you get your first few agency clients?) EnterpriseAE - WTF am I missing
“I cannot for the life of me get a hold of anybody.”
r/sales · 2 Sep 2026 · Read it on Reddit (EnterpriseAE - WTF am I missing) At what point do you jump ship?
“Been at my company for a year now and cannot build pipeline for the life of me.”
r/sales · 29 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (At what point do you jump ship?) Service B2B
“For those of you who offer a B2B service to small and medium-sized businesses, how do you actually get their attention?”
r/smallbusiness · 28 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Service B2B) “Delivered one project, then complete silence. Founders who got past this — what worked for you?”
r/smallbusiness · 16 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Delivered one project, then complete silence. Founders who got past this — what worked for you?) “Does cold outreach work for you?”
r/smallbusiness · 15 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Does cold outreach work for you?)
If you tested it
A headline for the page: “Land your first meetings with small business buyers”
Test first: Test whether sellers will trust outside research and written outreach enough to send it; sign-ups to get a sample researched list and draft emails would show it.
- Build a page offering a free sample: a few researched small business contacts plus draft outreach for one seller's service.
- Post in sales and small business communities where people ask how to prospect and get replies, linking to the page.
- Count sign-ups asking for the sample, and how many of those send the drafts and report a reply; several replies means yes.
Test this idea
Edit it to make it yours, then see who's asking this week. If you want, Ghostlaunch builds the page and runs the 7-day test.