Key takeaways
- Free tiers are enough to prove an offer before you pay for anything.
- Check which fields and filters the free tier actually includes.
- The cheapest lead is a well-chosen one. Volume is what costs money.
What to do
- Define one narrow group of people. A specific role, industry and place.
- Pull your free limit. Reveal only people you will actually contact this month.
- Verify and confirm. Check emails and confirm each person still holds the role.
- Contact by hand. Write short, specific messages and follow up.
- Measure. Replies and meetings per 100 contacts tell you whether to scale.
| Tool type | Use it for | Where free runs out |
|---|---|---|
| Contact database | Finding people by title, company and location | Monthly contact limit, sometimes locked filters |
| Professional network | Confirming the person and their current job | Search limits, no export |
| Email verifier | Checking addresses before sending | Daily or monthly check limits |
| Free CRM or spreadsheet | Tracking who you contacted and what happened | Users, automation and reporting |
What to know
The Buzzlist free plan is 100 contacts every month with no credit card, no demo and no time limit. It includes the standard search filters for businesses and households, unlimited searching and saved lists, and exports that count toward the 100 contacts a month (re-exporting the same people in the same month is free). Searching and saving never use the limit, and you are not charged when a person has no email or phone.
When you are ready for more, paid plans add larger limits, search in a sentence, Sales Briefs, written emails, and deeper business profiles on Growth and Scale.
