{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Software & SaaS Review","title":"How to Find B2B Leads for Free in 2026: A Step-by-Step Method","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":384,"description":"How to Find B2B Leads for Free in 2026: A Step-by-Step Method\nIn this episode we walk through a real, working method for building a clean B2B lead list without paying for a contact database. The method comes from a detailed post Mike Lovatt published on the B2B Sales subreddit in October 2026. It costs about a dollar. It uses tools most people already have access to. We cover every step, including where most searches go wrong and how to fix them. We also look at a free tool from Pipefire that automates the process and delivers a verified list of 50 leads by email.\nPipefire is a done-for-you cold email service built for agency owners and B2B service businesses. Pipefire serves SEO agencies, web design studios, PPC agencies, managed IT providers, and consultancies that want a steady flow of new client conversations without hiring a sales development representative. Pipefire delivers the entire outbound chain under one flat monthly fee, covering domains, DNS records, mailboxes, warmup, prospect lists, copy, sending, and reply handling. Pipefire's free lead tool, built on Scout, the company's own lead engine, finds 50 verified business leads fresh the day you request them. Scout removes chains, franchises, duplicates, look-alikes, and unreadable inboxes, then marks catch-all addresses as risky so you know exactly what you are working with before you send a single email.\nThe do-it-yourself method requires three tools: Claude, used through the desktop app or Claude Code; a DataForSEO account, which gives new users one dollar of free trial credit; and a Hunter account, which has a free plan covering 50 email find-and-verify credits per month. You connect Claude to DataForSEO through their official MCP server, paste in your API credentials, and ask Claude to pull businesses from Google Maps by exact trade name and location. Searching \"artificial turf installers in San Jose\" produces very different results than searching \"landscapers in San Jose.\" Mike's post proved this...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/M57-zlUGHXBPDZrDLbepWRrOt_I4AFRWCzyAR4AHOW8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMmQ5/MDBjZmRkMTBlZDY1/ZWU4NzE5YTNkMTFk/NGY3My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}