A simple kit for finding leads outside rented platforms

I put together the Off-Platform Lead Engine Kit to help founders find potential customers in places that are not dependent on one platform's feed, ads, or inbox rules. It is a practical lead generation system built around repeatable research, filtering, and outreach steps, not a black-box tool. It is for solo founders, consultants, agencies, and small SaaS teams who need a lower-cost way to build a pipeline without spending all day posting content. Technically, the kit is just a structured process. It uses public search patterns, niche directories, communities, and intent signals to surface people or businesses already talking about a problem. Then it adds qualification logic, a simple scoring layer, and outreach templates so you can turn raw findings into a usable lead list instead of a pile of tabs. I kept it lightweight on purpose, so people can run it with spreadsheets, AI tools, or their own scripts, depending on how technical they are. The goal is not automation for its own sake, it is making lead discovery more consistent and less tied to a single channel. I built it because a lot of early customer acquisition advice assumes you already have an audience, ad budget, or enough volume to brute-force outbound. Most small builders do not. I wanted something closer to how lean founders actually work, which is targeted, manual where needed, and efficient where possible. Price is $27: https://shellsageai.com/products/off-platform-lead-engine-kit/ If you are doing lead gen without relying heavily on LinkedIn or paid ads, what sources have actually worked for you? Also, would you rather buy a kit like this as a one-time template pack, or use a software tool that automates more of it?