Hotel leads for web design studios

Build your own list of hotels, fill in missing emails and offer your website design, builds and redesigns to them in small, personal batches.

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

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Campaign results in Riftjaw with sent, opened and clicked per contact

Selling website design, builds and redesigns to hotels

Hotels range from family run guest houses to branded properties with a general manager and department heads. Independent hotels decide on site, while group hotels often buy through a central team, so finding the right person matters as much as the offer.

Web design studios usually win projects through referrals and by approaching businesses whose website looks dated or does not work well on a phone. Your own lead database keeps those prospects in one list, with a note on what you would improve for each of them.

The hotels that need website design, builds and redesigns are listed publicly. What most web design studios lack is a list they own, with the right fields, that shows who was already contacted.

What web design studios run into with hotels

You collect prospect websites while browsing but lose them in bookmarks and notes.

Import the websites or paste a directory page into the scrape tool and keep everything in one lead file.

Each prospect needs a personal touch, which makes outreach slow.

Use placeholders for the company name and your own fields, so every email reads personal without writing it from scratch.

The reservations address goes to front desk staff who do not pass sales mails on.

Tick events@ and info@ as well in email from domain and note which address brought a reply.

Chain and independent hotels need completely different approaches.

Add a field for ownership type and save a filter for each, with its own campaign.

A week of prospecting in Riftjaw

Monday: collect

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

An import in Riftjaw: every column of the file gets a profile field, and nothing is imported until each one has a choice.

Tuesday: fill in

Derive missing emails with info@, reservations@, reception@ and events@ and tag the records that look like a fit.

Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source — The database in Riftjaw: concept, active and archived contacts, each with its lead file and source.

Wednesday: reach

Send one mail about your website design, builds and redesigns 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 — A contact in Riftjaw with its pipeline status, tags, details and campaign history.

Angles that work with hotels

Write one mail with placeholders and let the details change per record. These openings tend to work with hotels.

Tie your offer to guest reviews, because hotels watch their scores closely.
Address occupancy and the quieter season, when a hotel is open to new ideas.
Ask for the right department head, since the reception address rarely reaches the buyer.

Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button — A new campaign in Riftjaw, with segment, status and tag filters, a test send and a preview.

Fields worth recording for hotels

Record these and you can split the list later, write sharper mails and see who fits your offer.

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.
Rooms	Room count is the clearest sign of size and budget.
Star rating	Rating shapes expectations for amenities and service.
Independent or chain	Chain hotels often buy centrally, independents decide locally.
Restaurant or events	Hotels with food and events buy far more than rooms only.
General manager	The name of the decision maker once you find it.

Questions people ask

Who should I contact at a hotel?

In independent hotels it is usually the owner or general manager. Record the name in a field when you find it, and use a role address such as info@ until then.

Can I split hotels by size?

Yes. Add a number field for rooms and filter on it, for example hotels with more than a certain number of rooms.

How do I get email addresses for hotels 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@, reservations@, reception@ and events@, 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.