Find businesses.Land clients.
Sproute helps freelancers discover local businesses on Google Maps, score which ones are worth contacting, and generate personalised WhatsApp messages that actually get replies.
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Saved
200
Messaged
18
Replied
6
TopView Hotel Asaba
Hotel
🔥 Hot
Ella's Store
Boutique
⚡ Warm
Goodness Boutique
Clothing
⚡ Warm
AI message ready — “Hey TopView, noticed your listing could use a website…”
New lead found
TopView Hotel, Asaba · Score 10/10
Used by freelancers closing real clients in Asaba, Lagos and Enugu
The truth
Most freelancers get clients by accident. Sproute makes it a system.
The difference between freelancers who are always looking and those who are always booked is consistency and follow-through.
Scrolling through Instagram hoping someone reaches out
Searching any city and finding 20 hot leads in 30 seconds
Sending the same generic message to every business
AI-generated messages tailored to each business's specific situation
Forgetting who you messaged and losing warm leads
Full pipeline tracking with follow-up reminders and activity logs
Not knowing what to say when they finally reply
Built-in Chat Helper that suggests the right response in real time
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Leads found in 30s
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Words per AI message
0x
Follow-up sequences
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Mobile optimised
Why I built this
I was doing the same exhausting work every time I needed a new client.
Search Google Maps. Copy the business name. Paste the number into WhatsApp. Stare at a blank screen trying to figure out what to write. Do it again for the next one. And the next one.
It took hours to find 20 businesses worth contacting. Half the time I still could not tell which ones were actually worth reaching out to — which ones had no website, which ones were active, which ones might actually reply. I was guessing more than I was prospecting.
Then I came across a tool called SerpAPI — an API that lets you search Google Maps programmatically. If I could automate the search, score each business by how likely they were to need my services, and generate a personalised message without starting from scratch every time, I would have a system instead of a daily struggle.
So I built it. Not for a pitch deck or a product brief — for myself, so I could stop spending more time finding clients than actually working with them.
That tool became Sproute. And if you have ever done that same manual search, you already know exactly why it exists.
The workflow
From search to signed client
A complete workflow built around how outreach actually works — search, score, message, track.
Search any city
Type any category and location. Sproute searches Google Maps and returns real local businesses with phone numbers, ratings and website status.
Score your leads
Every business gets an opportunity score based on signals — no website, strong reviews, unclaimed listing. Sproute shows you who is most worth contacting first.
Generate your message
AI writes three personalised WhatsApp messages for each business — Curiosity, Friendly and Direct. Pick the one that feels right and send it in one tap.
Track and follow up
Move leads through your pipeline. Get follow-up reminders. When they reply, the Chat Helper suggests exactly what to say next.
Search
Lagos, Restaurants
Score
12 Hot, 8 Warm leads
Generate
AI message ready
Track
3 replied, 1 converted
Who it's for
Built for service providers who need more clients
If you sell a service to local businesses and you are tired of waiting for referrals, Sproute was built for you.
Web Developers
Find businesses with outdated or missing websites and reach out with a relevant offer before your competitors do.
Graphic Designers
Identify businesses using generic branding and pitch them on a visual identity that actually represents their work.
Social Media Managers
Spot businesses with weak or inactive social presence and show them exactly what they are losing by being invisible online.
SEO Specialists
Discover businesses that struggle to show up in local search and offer to fix the visibility problem they may not even know they have.
Shopify Designers
Find product-based businesses still selling through DMs or word of mouth and help them move to a proper storefront.
Photographers & Videographers
Target businesses that need product shoots, event coverage or content creation and reach them before they find someone else.
Copywriters
Find businesses with poor website copy, weak ads or no content strategy and pitch them on words that actually convert.
Marketing Consultants
Identify businesses spending money on the wrong things and offer a clearer path to attracting more customers.
Sproute may not be for you if…
- You already have a dedicated sales team handling outreach
- You rely exclusively on cold email campaigns at scale
- You manage enterprise-level outbound operations
Sproute is designed for freelancers, solo operators and small agencies that need a simpler way to find and start conversations with local businesses.
What you get
Stop juggling spreadsheets, notes and WhatsApp chats
Sproute replaces the manual chaos of freelance client hunting with one focused tool that keeps you moving forward.
Focus on businesses most likely to become clients
Every business gets an opportunity score based on real signals — no website, strong reviews, unclaimed listing. Stop guessing, start prioritising.
Start conversations without staring at a blank screen
Three personalised message angles generated per lead — Curiosity, Friendly and Direct. All under 65 words, all sounding like a real person wrote them.
Know exactly what to say when they reply
Paste what the prospect said and get a suggested reply based on their business, your service and the conversation so far. No more overthinking.
Never let a warm lead go cold
Automatically generated Day 3, Day 7 and Day 14 follow-ups keep you top of mind without being annoying. Day 7 references their specific situation.
Never lose track of a potential client again
New, Messaged, Replied, Converted. Your full pipeline at a glance so you always know who needs attention today and who is already moving forward.
Handle every response without overthinking
Pre-written replies for every scenario — interested, asked price, not now, auto-reply and more. Spend less time writing, more time closing.
Build a habit that fills your pipeline
Set a daily outreach target and track your streak. Consistent action beats talent every time — the dashboard keeps you accountable.
Prospect between client calls, anywhere
Fully optimised for mobile. Install to your home screen and run your entire outreach operation from your phone between WhatsApp conversations.
Real replies
Real conversations. Real replies.
Actual responses from local businesses reached using messages generated by Sproute.
Doro Shawarma Shop
Replied in 10 minutes
“Sure sounds interesting. Let me send you a quick example so you can see the direction clearly.”
Avenue Restaurant
Meeting requested
“Make out time lets see.”
Spicy Tasty Restaurant
Wednesday follow-up confirmed
“Let me say next week because I traveled. No problems.”
Nwanyi Chelsea Restaurant
Warm, follow-up planned
“I will let you know when I am ready.”
Business names anonymised. Conversations captured from real WhatsApp outreach sessions.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Everything you need to know before you start prospecting.
Pricing
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when your pipeline grows. One closed client covers months of Pro.
Free
₦0
Forever free. No card needed.
- Up to 50 saved leads
- 10 AI message generations per day
- Full pipeline tracking
- Follow-up sequences
- Reply templates
- Chat Helper
- Sales Playbook
- CSV export
Pro
Popular₦3,500/mo
One client covers 6+ months.
- Unlimited saved leads
- 50 AI message generations per day
- Everything in Free
- Priority support
- Early access to new features
Stay in the loop
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Stop waiting for referrals. Start prospecting.
Find businesses that need what you offer and reach out with messages that get replies.
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