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Data locked in a tool when you sell to solar companies

What happens to your leads the day you cancel? Here is how people who sell to solar companies fix it.

Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source

What happens to your leads the day you cancel?

Some tools rent you access to contacts or make it hard to take your work with you. Your notes, statuses and lists stay behind when the subscription ends.

It hits harder when you sell to solar companies. Solar companies design and fit panels, batteries and related systems for homes and businesses. Many are growing firms with a sales team and fitting crews, so they buy lead generation, finance options, equipment and software to keep both sides busy.

Every month you invest more work into a list you do not really own. Switching tools later means starting over.

Your data, exportable at any moment.

In Riftjaw you build your own lead database on your account's own server. You can export contacts to CSV at any time, all at once or per segment. Form entries and original import files come back out too, including on the day you leave.

  • Fields that fit solar companies, such as batteries offered
  • Email prefixes that fit, like info@, sales@, hello@ and enquiries@
  • Status, tags and a segment on every record
See the feature
List of imports and scrapes in Riftjaw
Imports and scrapes in Riftjaw, each with its source, lead file, date and number of rows.

The fix, step by step

  • Choose what to export. Pick all contacts, a filter or a segment.
  • Export to CSV. Get a clean CSV that opens in any spreadsheet.
  • Get the originals back. Retrieve the original import files and form entries as well.
Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags
Riftjaw contacts on a phone
The contacts list in Riftjaw: every company with its town, phone, email and segment.

Other walls when prospecting solar companies

Solar firms change fast, so lists go out of date.

Every record keeps its source and date, and you can archive firms that closed or merged so they are no longer mailed.

Battery specialists and panel only fitters need different offers.

Add a Batteries offered field and save a filter on it, then write a campaign for each group.

A sales led market means many other suppliers mail them too.

Use placeholders for the company name and a personal detail field so each message reads like it was written for them.

Fields worth recording for solar companies

Add these as fields in your lead file. Any column in your import can become a field.

FieldWhy it helps
Company nameThe key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
WebsiteNeeded to derive an email when the export has none.
Batteries offeredFirms fitting storage need different stock and training.
Commercial projectsCommercial roofs mean bigger orders and longer sales cycles.
AccreditationRegistered firms can offer schemes that many customers ask for.
Sales teamFirms with salespeople buy CRM and lead tools.
Brands usedShows which panel and inverter makers they work with.

Questions people ask

Accredited fitter registers, industry association lists and map listings are common public sources. Collect them yourself, then import the files into Riftjaw.

Yes. Record it in a field or tag during your research and save a filter on it that you use as the campaign audience.

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, sales@, hello@ and enquiries@, 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.

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