Blog & guides
How agencies find and close contractor leads
Step-by-step guides from the Contractor Leads Academy — Lead Finder, scoring, email sequences, pipeline, billing, and AI workflows.
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First login, workspace setup, and your first search
Guide · Getting started
Welcome to Contractor Leads
What this product is for, who it serves, and the complete path from signup to your first Hot lead — with every screen explained.
10 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Guide · Getting started
Setup hub: complete walkthrough
Email, API, CRM webhooks, and business profile — what each card means, when it is “Ready,” and the recommended order for agencies.
9 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Guide · Getting started
Workspace settings, security, and teams
Where profile, security, billing, and Agency-only team seats live — and how to invite people without breaking seat limits.
7 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Article · Getting started
Daily agency workflow (end-to-end)
A full-day playbook: morning Hot list, midday outreach, afternoon Pipeline clean-up, and when to search again.
8 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Guide · Getting started
Troubleshooting: common errors and fixes
No leads, credits 402, SMTP failures, empty inbox, locked map/API, blank fields — what each means and what to do.
9 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Leads & search
Lead Finder, scoring, Hot leads, and exports
Guide · Leads & search
How to use Lead Finder (step by step)
Every field on the search form explained: industry, Tier-1 country, location scope, result size, credits, and how to read the results grid.
12 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Guide · Leads & search
Reading lead scores and enrichment fields
What Hot / Warm / Nurture mean, which fields are verified vs blank, and how to use score + website + rating without guessing.
9 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Guide · Leads & search
Lead Map and exports (CSV / Excel)
Plan territories with map pins, export dialer files, and know which plan features unlock map and export limits.
7 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Pipeline & CRM
Statuses, saved leads, and closing deals
Guide · Pipeline & CRM
Hot leads, Saved leads, and Pipeline CRM
How the three lists differ, when to use each, and how to move a contractor from New to Closed without losing context.
10 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Article · Pipeline & CRM
Pipeline playbook: closing contractor deals
A practical sales rhythm for agencies — what to say, when to move stages, and how to keep Pipeline honest.
8 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Email & outreach
SMTP, inbox, replies, and Day 1–3 sequences
Guide · Email & outreach
Email: SMTP, inbox, and Day 1–3 sequences
Connect mailboxes, send from lead detail, read replies in Email inbox, enroll nurture sequences, and understand why sequences pause.
12 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Guide · Email & outreach
Gmail app password setup (detailed)
Exact steps to connect a Gmail mailbox safely so Contractor Leads can send without blocking your personal password.
6 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Plans & credits
What credits cost and how upgrades work
Guide · Plans & credits
Plans, credits, and billing (full breakdown)
Credit burn rates, plan ladder (Starter → Growth → Agency → Enterprise), feature unlocks, and what to do when you hit 402.
10 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Article · Plans & credits
Five mistakes that waste credits
Common search and AI habits that burn balance without producing callable leads — and how to fix each one.
6 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Integrations
API, MCP, SSO, and CRM webhooks
Referrals
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AI tools
Ask Expert, scripts, and the support assistant
Guide · AI tools
Ask Expert vs support vs Academy
Three help surfaces: Academy for how-to docs, support bot for quick product answers, Ask Expert for paid marketing strategy.
6 min · Updated 2026-07-23
Article · AI tools
Ask Expert playbook: prompts that save credits
How to brief Ask Expert so one request produces usable ads, emails, and offers — without burning credits on vague chats.
7 min · Updated 2026-07-23