Freelancers wear every hat, including business development, and rarely have budget for a full sales stack. Prospect and client contacts end up scattered across invoicing apps, job-board messages, past-project folders, and email threads. Turning that into a simple outreach list shouldn't require a paid CRM.
This workflow helps solo operators pull addresses from wherever they live, dedupe past clients from cold prospects, and keep a lightweight, clean contact list they actually maintain.
The workflow
1
Gather contacts from every source
Paste invoice records, job-board replies, and old project emails into the extractor to collect every address.
2
Separate clients from prospects
Filter past clients into one list and cold prospects into another so your messaging matches the relationship.
3
Dedupe and tidy
Remove duplicates and normalize formatting so your list stays clean without a CRM.
4
Export a simple CSV
Save a CSV you can open in any spreadsheet and use with a free email tool.
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