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Lead lists in the US

Every city we cover in the US, and the rules for emailing businesses there.

  • 57 cities in the US, one click away
  • The CAN-SPAM Act in plain words
  • Missing emails derived from websites
Riftjaw dashboard with engagement chart, audience health, lead sources and activity feed

Cold email to businesses in the US

In the US, commercial email is covered by the CAN-SPAM Act, which does not require prior consent but does require honest sender details and subject lines, a valid physical postal address and a clear way to opt out. Opt-out requests must be honoured within ten business days, and some states add their own privacy rules. This is general information, not legal advice.

Riftjaw helps with the practical side: every record keeps its source and date, unsubscribes are honoured automatically and every campaign carries your sender details and an opt out link.

How to build a list for the US

Pick an industry and city

Start where you already have customers or where you can travel easily.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts
Riftjaw segments on a phone
Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts.

Collect the companies

Export them from public listings or directories as CSV, or paste the page into paste and collect.

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

Import and fill in

Match the columns, skip duplicates and derive missing emails from the websites.

Import in Riftjaw: every column matched to a profile field, with all rows previewed
An import in Riftjaw: every column of the file gets a profile field, and nothing is imported until each one has a choice.

Reach them in batches

Write once with placeholders and send small batches, following the rules above.

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.

Questions people ask

No. Riftjaw is not a data vendor. You collect the businesses yourself from public sources or your own files and import them. That is why the list is yours and why there is no credit meter on it.

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

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.

Yes. Put the US in its own segment, or keep a City field and save a filter such as city contains the US. You always see which part of the market you already worked.

Build a database you own

Create your account, import your first list and see it turn into records you can work.

No credit card · cancel any time · your data stays yours