I was spending more time finding web design leads than contacting them, so I built Webvidence
I’m a freelance web developer out of Amity, Arkansas, and one of the parts of the work I never liked was digging for businesses to contact.
I would go through Google, Facebook pages, old websites, and “I need a website” posts, then try to keep notes on who looked worth talking to.
A lot of the time, ten other developers had already jumped on the public posts before I ever saw them.
So I built Webvidence.
You choose a type of business and an area. It finds local businesses, gives you a rundown on their website and online presence, and helps sort out which ones may actually be worth contacting.
It can also draft outreach using the things it found, but it does not automatically send anything. The user still reviews the message and decides who to contact.
I launched an early version about five days ago. Excluding my own admin and test accounts:
40 people signed up
26 ran a search
13 generated outreach
4 marked a message sent
5 returned on another day
One heavy tester was responsible for most of the confirmed sends, so I’m not pretending I have product-market fit or anything close to it.
The useful part was seeing where people stopped.
Most people understood the search. The bigger drop happened after the results loaded. They had businesses in front of them, but they still had to decide who to contact, write the message, send it, come back, update the status, and remember the follow-up.
I have been reworking that flow around less bookkeeping:
Webvidence now recommends the best three places to start.
It explains the reason in normal language instead of technical audit terms.
After a message is sent, the next recommended lead is ready.
Contact dates and follow-ups are organized automatically after one confirmation.
The mobile layout is built around one clear next action at a time.
It is still early, but it is starting to feel like something I can actually use for a full outreach session rather than just a lead list.
I’d especially appreciate feedback from freelancers who find their own clients. Does the search-to-outreach flow make sense, and what would still stop you from using it regularly?
Webvidence is live with a free plan:
https://www.webvidence.app/?utm_source=indiehackers&utm_medium=launch_post&utm_campaign=first_launch
I like that you're paying attention to where people stop making decisions rather than assuming the lead generation itself is the bottleneck.
I'll be interested to see which recommendation users consistently act on first. Those patterns will probably reveal whether the product is really helping people find better leads, reduce decision fatigue, or maintain momentum throughout the outreach process.
That’s exactly what I’m watching next.
Right now I’m tracking which of the three recommendations gets opened first, which ones turn into a draft, and which ones actually get marked sent. My guess is the biggest win will be reducing decision fatigue, but the data may show that certain kinds of findings consistently lead to action.
I’m trying not to assume the highest scoring lead is automatically the best one. A business with a clear issue, recent activity, and an easy way to contact may be more useful than one with a technically worse site.
Appreciate the context.
The distinction between finding better leads and helping people decide what to act on is the interesting part here.
Would be good to discuss what you're seeing from those signals in more detail.
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