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# Finding Prospects

> Use AI-powered search to discover qualified leads matching your ideal customer profile

# Finding Prospects

Discover qualified leads in seconds using natural language search powered by our discovery engine AI.

***

## How It Works

```mermaid theme={null}
graph LR
    A[Enter Search Query] --> B[our discovery engine Scrapes Web]
    B --> C[AI Filters Results]
    C --> D[Structured Prospect Data]
    D --> E[Saved to Database]
```

**Time**: 20-40 seconds for 10-50 prospects\
**Cost**: \~€0.05 per search\
**Accuracy**: 95%+ relevant results

***

## Step-by-Step Guide

### Step 1: Open Prospect Search

Go to **Prospects** > **Find Prospects**

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tldr/images/find-prospects-page.png" alt="Find prospects page" />
</Frame>

### Step 2: Enter Search Criteria

<ParamField path="query" type="string" required>
  **Search Query**

  Natural language description of what you're looking for.
</ParamField>

**Examples**:

* "SaaS companies in Paris"
* "Real estate agencies in Lyon with 5-20 employees"
* "French bakeries in Southern France"
* "B2B marketing agencies in Europe"
* "E-commerce stores selling fashion in USA"

<Tip>
  Be specific! Include industry, location, company size, or other criteria.
</Tip>

<ParamField path="location" type="string">
  **Location** (optional)

  City, region, or country to filter results.
</ParamField>

**Examples**:

* "Paris, France"
* "San Francisco Bay Area"
* "United Kingdom"
* "Europe"

<ParamField path="limit" type="number" default={10}>
  **Max Results**

  Number of prospects to find (10-100).
</ParamField>

**Recommendations**:

* **Testing**: Start with 10 results
* **Small campaign**: 20-50 results
* **Large campaign**: 100 results (costs €0.05)

### Step 3: Click "Start Search"

our discovery engine will:

1. Understand your query using AI
2. Scrape relevant web sources
3. Extract company data
4. Return structured results

<Info>
  Progress bar shows real-time status. Takes 20-40 seconds typically.
</Info>

### Step 4: Review Results

You'll see a list of prospects with:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Company Name" icon="building">
    Official business name
  </Card>

  <Card title="Website" icon="globe">
    Company website URL (clickable)
  </Card>

  <Card title="Industry" icon="industry">
    Business sector/category
  </Card>

  <Card title="Location" icon="location-dot">
    City and country
  </Card>

  <Card title="Description" icon="file-lines">
    Brief summary of what they do
  </Card>

  <Card title="Enrichment Status" icon="envelope">
    Whether emails are found
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tldr/images/prospect-results.png" alt="Prospect search results" />
</Frame>

### Step 5: Enrich Prospects

Click **"Enrich All"** to find email addresses for all prospects.

[Learn more about enrichment →](/sales-automation/enrichment)

***

## Search Query Best Practices

### ✅ Good Queries

<CodeGroup>
  ```text Example 1: Specific Industry + Location theme={null}
  "Software companies in Berlin"
  ```

  ```text Example 2: Industry + Size + Location theme={null}
  "Marketing agencies in France with 10-50 employees"
  ```

  ```text Example 3: Niche + Geography theme={null}
  "Organic food stores in California"
  ```

  ```text Example 4: Industry + Tech Stack theme={null}
  "SaaS companies using Salesforce"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### ❌ Bad Queries

<CodeGroup>
  ```text Too Vague theme={null}
  "Companies"
  → Too broad, will return random results
  ```

  ```text Too Specific theme={null}
  "Companies selling blue widgets to Fortune 500 CEOs"
  → Too niche, might return 0 results
  ```

  ```text Wrong Format theme={null}
  "company_type:SaaS location:Paris"
  → Use natural language, not code syntax
  ```
</CodeGroup>

***

## Advanced Search Tips

### Using Filters

Combine multiple criteria in one query:

```
"B2B SaaS companies in Europe with 50-200 employees founded after 2020"
```

This searches for:

* **Industry**: B2B SaaS
* **Location**: Europe
* **Size**: 50-200 employees
* **Age**: Founded after 2020

### Industry-Specific Searches

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="B2B Tech">
    * "SaaS companies in \[location]"
    * "B2B software providers"
    * "Enterprise tech companies"
    * "Cloud infrastructure startups"
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="E-commerce">
    * "Online retailers selling \[product]"
    * "E-commerce stores in \[niche]"
    * "Shopify stores in \[location]"
    * "D2C brands in \[industry]"
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Services">
    * "Marketing agencies in \[location]"
    * "Design studios"
    * "Consulting firms specializing in \[field]"
    * "Real estate agencies"
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Local Businesses">
    * "Restaurants in \[city]"
    * "Coffee shops in \[neighborhood]"
    * "Gyms and fitness centers"
    * "Hair salons in \[area]"
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Location Targeting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="City-Level" icon="city">
    Most precise for local businesses:

    * "Bakeries in Paris"
    * "Law firms in San Francisco"
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Region-Level" icon="map">
    Good for regional campaigns:

    * "Wineries in Bordeaux region"
    * "Tech companies in Silicon Valley"
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Country-Level" icon="flag">
    For national campaigns:

    * "E-commerce companies in Germany"
    * "Marketing agencies in UK"
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Multi-Country" icon="earth-europe">
    For international outreach:

    * "SaaS startups in Europe"
    * "Software companies in North America"
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

***

## Understanding Results

### Prospect Card

Each result shows:

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tldr/images/prospect-card.png" alt="Individual prospect card" />
</Frame>

**Fields**:

| Field           | Description            | Example                 |
| --------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **Company**     | Official business name | "Acme Inc"              |
| **Website**     | Company URL            | acme.com                |
| **Industry**    | Business category      | "B2B SaaS"              |
| **Location**    | City, country          | "Paris, France"         |
| **Description** | What they do           | "CRM for sales teams"   |
| **Enrichment**  | Email status           | ✅ Enriched / ⚠️ Pending |

### Enrichment Status

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="✅ Enriched" icon="circle-check">
    Emails found and verified
  </Card>

  <Card title="⚠️ Pending" icon="clock">
    Enrichment in progress
  </Card>

  <Card title="❌ Not Found" icon="circle-xmark">
    No emails found for this domain
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

***

## What To Do Next

### Option 1: Enrich Emails

Click **"Enrich All"** or select individual prospects and click **"Enrich Selected"**.

[Learn how enrichment works →](/sales-automation/enrichment)

### Option 2: Manual Review

Click on a prospect to view details:

* Full company information
* Website preview
* Contacts found (after enrichment)
* Add notes or tags

### Option 3: Export Data

Click **"Export CSV"** to download:

* Company name
* Website
* Industry
* Location
* Description

Use in other tools (CRM, spreadsheet, etc.)

### Option 4: Create Campaign

Select prospects (checkbox) and click **"Create Campaign"**.

[Learn how to create campaigns →](/sales-automation/creating-campaigns)

***

## Filtering & Sorting

### Filter Results

Use filters to narrow down:

* **Industry**: SaaS, E-commerce, Services, etc.
* **Location**: By city or country
* **Enrichment status**: Only enriched prospects
* **Tags**: Custom tags you've added

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tldr/images/prospect-filters.png" alt="Prospect filters" />
</Frame>

### Sort Results

Sort by:

* **Date added** (newest first)
* **Company name** (A-Z)
* **Enrichment score** (best emails first)

***

## Managing Prospects

### Adding Tags

Organize prospects with tags:

1. Select prospects (checkbox)
2. Click **"Add Tag"**
3. Create or select tag (e.g., "Q1 2026", "High Priority")

**Use cases**:

* Campaign tracking: "January Campaign"
* Priority: "Hot Lead", "Cold Lead"
* Industry: "SaaS", "E-commerce"
* Source: "our discovery engine", "Manual Import"

### Adding Notes

Add context for each prospect:

1. Click on prospect
2. Go to **"Notes"** tab
3. Add note (e.g., "Met at conference", "Interested in demo")

### Updating Status

Mark prospect status:

* **New**: Just added (default)
* **Contacted**: Email sent
* **Replied**: Prospect responded
* **Converted**: Deal closed

<Info>
  Status updates automatically when you send campaigns and receive replies.
</Info>

***

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="No results found">
    **Possible reasons**:

    * Query too specific (try broader search)
    * Location not recognized (try "France" instead of "Île-de-France")
    * Industry doesn't exist (try "software" instead of "SaaS blockchain")

    **Solutions**:

    * Remove one filter at a time
    * Try synonyms ("marketing agencies" vs "digital agencies")
    * Increase max results (10 → 50)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Results not relevant">
    **Possible reasons**:

    * Query too vague ("companies" vs "SaaS companies")
    * Mixed criteria ("restaurants and law firms")

    **Solutions**:

    * Be more specific
    * One industry per search
    * Use location filters
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Search taking too long">
    **Normal behavior**: 20-40 seconds is typical

    **If > 2 minutes**:

    * Check internet connection
    * Try reducing max results (100 → 50)
    * Contact support if persists
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Duplicate prospects">
    **Why it happens**: Same company appears in multiple searches

    **Solutions**:

    * tldr.work auto-deduplicates by domain
    * Manual: Delete duplicates from prospect list
    * Future searches won't add existing prospects
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

***

## Cost & Limits

### Pricing

| Operation                     | Cost  |
| ----------------------------- | ----- |
| Prospect search (10 results)  | €0.05 |
| Prospect search (50 results)  | €0.05 |
| Prospect search (100 results) | €0.05 |

<Info>
  Cost is **per search**, not per prospect. Finding 10 or 100 prospects costs the same!
</Info>

### Quotas

**Free plan**: €15 credits = \~300 searches\
**Starter**: €20/month budget\
**Pro**: €60/month budget\
**Ultra**: €200/month budget

***

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Enrich Emails" icon="envelope" href="/sales-automation/enrichment">
    Find verified email addresses for your prospects
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create Campaign" icon="rocket" href="/sales-automation/creating-campaigns">
    Send personalized emails to prospects
  </Card>

  <Card title="Generate Emails with AI" icon="sparkles" href="/sales-automation/email-generation">
    Let GPT-5 write personalized outreach
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

***

<Check>
  **Prospects found!** Next: [Enrich their emails →](/sales-automation/enrichment)
</Check>