Guides and comparisons for finding web-design clients.
Two kinds of post. Guides walk through finding, qualifying and pitching local businesses whose site is failing them — the sourcing, the 60-second phone check, the cold pitch, the objections. Side-by-side comparisons read each rival tool’s prices and features off their own live pages and show where LeadReef fits. Every method is one you can run yourself, and every claim links back to its source.
How to build websites for clients
Choose the platform by what happens at handover: who gets billed, what the client pays per year, and what breaks when they stop paying. A beginner’s guide built around the bill, not the build.
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GetSiteFinder alternative: LeadReef vs GetSiteFinder
GetSiteFinder verifies deeper and builds a fuller, publishable site, but drafts no outreach. LeadReef builds a prototype and writes the cold email and SMS to send it, for less. Who each fits.
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NoSiteSearch alternative: LeadReef vs NoSiteSearch
NoSiteSearch finds no-website leads, scores them and pings you, with a built-in CRM. LeadReef also builds the prototype and drafts the email and SMS. Who each fits.
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WebLeadr alternative: LeadReef vs WebLeadr
WebLeadr grades the site and writes a message on cheap one-time packs, but builds no page. LeadReef also builds the prototype, on a subscription. Who each fits.
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Prospea alternative: LeadReef vs Prospea
Prospea finds, scores, previews and drafts, then auto-sends on its paid plans. LeadReef is cheaper, searches more sources, and leaves the send to you. Both start free.
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NoWebFinder alternative: LeadReef vs NoWebFinder
NoWebFinder is a cheap, high-volume list of no-website businesses. LeadReef scores the site, builds a prototype and drafts the pitch to send. Who each fits.
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How to find local businesses without a website
The no-website list is free and picked over. The bad-website list is harder to build and converts better. How to source both, qualify for budget, and which one deserves your Monday morning.
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How to tell if a website is outdated in 60 seconds
Five checks you can run on any local business site from a phone, in order, each with the false alarm that makes it lie — and a two-fails rule for pitch or skip.
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How to pitch a website redesign: one line for each failure
Turn each failure you found into a first line the owner can check on their own phone, with the wrong way to say each one and the four-part shape the rest of the message takes.
8 min readJudge it on your own market.
Pick one of 10 business types and one of 10 cities, and up to 10 leads a day cost nothing, no card needed.