Get extensionHow to turn your inbox into a lead list
Some of your best leads have already written to you: the vendor who pitched last year, the founder who replied once and went quiet, the customer who asked a question. They sit in threads you'll never find again. Saving the sender takes one click.
- 1Spot the email
- 2Press Save sender
- 3It lands in your list
- 4Follow up
Why email is worth your time.
Cold outreach starts from nothing. Your inbox doesn't. Everyone in it has already written to you or heard from you, which makes a follow-up warmer than any new message.
The problem is that an inbox is sorted by date, and leads aren't. The founder who said "not now, maybe next year" is on page forty. Saving the sender moves that person out of the timeline and into a list you can work.
The signals worth saving.
A reply that went quiet
They were interested once, and the reason they stopped may be gone.
An inbound pitch
A company that pitched you is often a company that needs what you sell.
A newsletter author
If you'd like them as a customer, their company belongs in your list.
Someone you wrote to
On an email you sent, the person you wrote to is saved, so it tracks your own outreach.
A quick test before you press Save.
Save it
- A prospect who replied once and went quiet
- A vendor whose company fits your own buyer profile
- Someone who asked a question you can now answer
Skip it
- Personal mail
- Automated notifications and receipts
- Newsletters you only read
How to do it.
Two ways to open.
We spoke in the spring about [topic] and the timing wasn't right. Has anything changed?
You pitched us [product] a while ago. We passed, but I think you might need what we do.
Templates, with the parts in brackets for you to fill in. The specific detail is what gets a reply, so don't send them as they are.
Clearing her inbox, a studio owner finds a message from Priya at Kestrel Studio, who asked for a proposal in March and never answered it. She presses Save sender, the record files under Kestrel Studio, and she sets a follow-up for Monday. Her note is one line asking whether the project is back on.
An invented example. The people and companies in it are fictional.When to follow up.
Three to six months of silence is a good moment to ask again. Budgets and priorities change on about that rhythm.
Whatever the channel, set a follow-up date in On Radar when you save. A lead without a date is a lead you'll rediscover in three months.
11 sites in this channel.
| Site | Plan | What you save |
|---|---|---|
| Gmail | Power | Save a sender from an open email thread. |
| Outlook | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| Yahoo Mail | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| Proton Mail | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| Zoho Mail | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| Fastmail | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| HEY | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| AOL Mail | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| Superhuman | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
| Front | Power | Save a sender from an open email. Sender and subject only. |
Showing 10 of 11. Each name links to its own guide, with where the button sits and exactly what a save keeps. The sources page has the full list.
What to avoid.
The short answers.
Does it read my emails?
It keeps the sender's name and address, the subject, and the other addresses on the email. The body and attachments never leave your inbox.
What happens on an email I sent?
The person you wrote to is saved instead of you, so it works for tracking your own outreach.
Which inboxes are supported?
Gmail, plus a Save sender button built for Outlook on the web, Yahoo Mail, Proton Mail, Zoho Mail, Fastmail, HEY, AOL Mail, Superhuman and Front. Outside Gmail it isn't yet confirmed in a signed-in inbox.
Is it safe for my accounts?
Save This Lead never posts, likes, follows or messages, and it never browses on your behalf. It reads a page when you press Save.
What does it cost?
There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19 a month. The plan each site needs is in the table above and on the pricing page.
Go deeper.
More from Save This Lead.
One button to save.
One place to find it.
Keep useful posts, leads and their context together. Leave the copy-paste routine behind.
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