BusinessRnD · draft v2 · built 2026-10-21 06:15 UTC
Finding buyers: agents spot the problem, send the fix
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Where the problems are visible
| Signal | How agents detect it (legally) | Pool | Feeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps with weak listings | Apple's public search API and Google Play listing pages. Play publishes each developer's email | ~2M Play apps | S1 |
| Sites failing accessibility | Scan the homepage and 3–5 key pages at human pace with an open-source checker | Any public site | S2 |
| Stores with empty product copy or no alt text | Shopify's public product data, which store robots.txt allows | 3.16M live stores; 60% show an email | S4 |
| Domains with no DMARC | Public DNS lookup | Any domain | S6 |
| Brands with few or stale ads | Meta Ad Library: manual or official API only, no scraping | DTC brands | S3 |
Off limits: scraping Google Maps or LinkedIn (both terms forbid it); Reddit, Discord and Craigslist bots; Google Play's bulk review endpoints (blocked in its robots.txt).
The outreach funnel
flowchart LR A["3,000 detected businesses"] --> B["Free sample made for each"] B --> C["Email with the sample link"] C --> D["Replies ~3–5%"] D --> E["Paid ~12–20 jobs"] E --> F["~20% take a monthly plan"]
Benchmarks: average cold-email replies run 3.4–4.5% (5.6% personalised); one count per email sent is only 0.45%. All conversion numbers are estimates until measured.
Where you may email
YesUnited StatesB2B allowed under CAN-SPAM: real sender, postal address, opt-out. Fines up to $53,088 per email if ignored.
YesUK companiesLimited companies only, not sole traders. Opt-out in every email.
CarefulCanada · FranceCanada: publicly listed address and a role-relevant pitch. France: relevant to the job; generic addresses exempt.
NoGermany · PolandPrior consent required, even for B2B email.
Sending without burning domains
- Separate domains and inboxes: never your main domain.
- Volume: 20–49 sends per inbox per day; about 5 inboxes for 3,000 contacts a month.
- Warm-up: 2–3 weeks before the first send.
- List size: micro-lists of about 50, each email with its own sample.
- Tracking: no tracking pixels. Plain text with one link to the sample.
- Opt-outs: handled automatically, with a suppression list shared across all inboxes.
Getting paid
- Payoneer payment link in the reply: the client needs no account; card fee up to 3.99% + $0.49, bank transfer 1%, card money arrives in about an hour.
- Wire invoice to your FOP for $1,000 jobs and monthly plans.
- Not usable: Lemon Squeezy and Gumroad (they ban services); Stripe (no Ukraine).
- Before volume: read Payoneer's in-account dispute terms (D18). One chargeback in the first 50 orders means switch to wire-only.
Kill gates
| Checkpoint | Keep going if | Otherwise |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 contacts | ≥1% replies and ≥1 sale | Change service, segment or offer |
| 3,000 contacts | ≥5 sales | Kill this service |
| Any time | Refunds ≤15% and first-pass acceptance ≥60% | Stop selling, fix the harness |
Sources
- Round-3 notes: off-marketplace sourcing —
research_notes/Round 3 agent services/off_marketplace_sourcing.md - Round-3 notes: productized proof and sales —
research_notes/Round 3 agent services/productized_proof_sales.md - Hunter: state of cold email
- Instantly: cold email benchmark 2026
- Belkins: cold email response rates
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