Architect leads for freelancers

Build your own list of architects, fill in missing emails and offer your their own specialist services to them in small, personal batches.

Public sources for architects
Fields that fit the industry
No credits, no rented data

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Selling their own specialist services to architects

Architecture practices are often small studios led by one or two directors, with larger firms organised by sector. They specify materials and products on projects, so suppliers want to be known to them long before a build starts.

Freelancers usually find work through their network, job platforms and word of mouth, which makes income uneven. A small lead database of your own gives you a steady list of companies to approach when the pipeline runs dry.

Every month you do not reach architects with a clear offer, someone else does. A list you own lets you work the market in a steady rhythm instead of in bursts.

What freelancers run into with architects

Outreach tools charge per credit or per seat, which is hard to justify on a freelance budget.

Riftjaw has no credits and a free plan to start, so you can build your first list without a card.

You forget who you emailed last month and risk writing to the same company twice.

Every contact has a status and a history of every mail, so you see at a glance who heard from you.

Architects receive many supplier mails and ignore generic ones.

Placeholders and segments per sector let you send a relevant message instead of one blast.

Small studios often have only a studio@ address.

Add studio@ as your own prefix in email from domain.

A week of prospecting in Riftjaw

Monday: collect

Export a batch of architects from public listings and import it. Duplicates are skipped.

List of imports and scrapes in Riftjaw — Every import stays on record with its lead file, date and status.

Tuesday: fill in

Derive missing emails with info@, studio@, hello@ and office@ and tag the records that look like a fit.

Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags — Contacts in Riftjaw, one row per company with phone, email, segment and campaigns.

Wednesday: reach

Send one mail about your their own specialist services to the new segment, in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts — Segments such as property managers in London or roofers in the North, each ready to use in a campaign.

Friday: follow up

Opens and clicks show up on each record. Set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer, so the follow-ups of the campaign skip them.

Contact panel in Riftjaw with pipeline status, tags, details and campaign history — One record per company: New, Contacted, Replied or Customer, with tags and every campaign it got.

What to say to architects

Use one angle per campaign, so the results show which one gets architects to click.

Refer to a recent project and suggest how your product fits similar work.
Offer technical data, samples or a short learning session, which architects value.
Keep visuals and specifications easy to find, because architects decide on detail.

Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button — The campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and check the preview.

Fields worth recording for architects

Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for architects.

Field	Why it helps
Company name	The key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
Website	Needed to derive an email when the export has none.
Sectors	Residential, commercial or public work each specify different products.
Architects	Studio size shows project scale.
Software	The design package they use matters for any software offer or file exchange.
Recent project	A named project gives you a concrete, relevant opening.
Director	The person who approves suppliers and specifications.

Questions people ask

How do I segment architects by the type of work they do?

Add a field or tags for sectors such as residential or commercial. Save a filter per sector and write a campaign for each.

Can I use planning records to find architects?

Public planning records often name the agent or architect. You collect those names yourself, save them as a CSV and import them. Riftjaw does not crawl those sites for you.

How do I get email addresses for architects in your area?

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, studio@, hello@ and office@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Is it free to start?

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.