The site is Clutch (clutch.co). Agencies collect client reviews there, and most reviews show what the project cost, the dates, and the client's role and company. So you can see which companies have already hired an agency for $50,000 or more. They're proven buyers of exactly what you sell.
Open any top agency on the list and go to its Reviews.
Tap the filter button → Project Cost → $50,000 to $199,999 (or higher).
Keep reviews where the project ended, the company is named and the review is under 2 years old.
Scrape the client's own website with CrawlFox.io (free), paste it into Claude with the prompt below, and send from a second domain.
1. Find companies that already paid an agency
Open clutch.co and pick your service. Every service has its own list of agencies. Here's SEO: 85,080 companies. Open the SEO list →
Open any top agency. Agencies with lots of reviews give you the most $50K+ clients to look at. Their clients are your buyers.
Go to its Reviews and tap the filter button next to "Sort".
Open "Project Cost" and pick a band. Start with $50,000 to $199,999, then try the higher ones. It's one band at a time. Then tap See Filtered Results.
One top SEO agency on Nov 11 2026: 33 + 6 + 3 + 2 = 44 reviews at $50,000 or more.
Read the review. At the top: what the agency did, the project cost and the dates.
Tap Show More to see the reviewer: their role and company, the industry, city and company size.
Company and people's names are blurred in this guide. On the real page you'll see them.
2. The 3 checks
Only keep reviews that pass all three. They're the ones worth an email.
✅ The project has ended
Look at the dates. A project that ended (like "Aug. 2024 - Oct. 2025") means they might be looking for a new agency. "Ongoing" means they're probably happy where they are, so they're a lower priority.
✅ The company is named
The reviewer line shows "Role, Company". Skip the ones that only say something like "Automotive Parts Company". You can't reach those.
✅ The review is under 2 years old
The date under the quote is when they left the review. Recent means the person is probably still in that role.
Good to knowThe cost is a range shown on the review, not an invoice. Not every review shows a cost (on one agency, 265 of 370 did), and some big-budget reviews don't name the company (6 of the 21 we read). That's why the checks matter.
Not doing SEO? Pick your service
Same steps, different list. Open the category for the service you sell, then the top agencies in it.
Companies listed in each Clutch category, checked on Nov 11 2026. The counts change, and one agency can appear in several categories.
TipOpen agencies that look like yours: same service, similar size. Their clients already buy what you sell, at your price.
3. Research the client in a minute
Before you write, read the client's own website. The fastest way is to scrape it into clean text and paste that into Claude.
Sign up at CrawlFox.io. 2,000 free credits every month, no credit card. One page = 1 credit.
Scrape the client company's website, e.g. its homepage and its "About" page. Copy the text it returns.
Scrape their site, not the review siteUse it on the client company's own website. Review sites like Clutch block scrapers, and you only need the review page to find the company.
Full disclosure: CrawlFox is my own tool. Any scraper or a copy-paste works too.
4. Write the email with Claude
Paste the website text into Claude with this prompt and fill in the yellow parts.
Here's [company]'s website: [paste the scraped text]. They worked with an agency on [project type, from the review]. Write a 4-line email to their [role]: one specific thing they'll likely need next, and [what my agency does] in one line. Don't mention their review or their current agency. Use only facts from the website text. No hype.
Example (made-up company)
Hi Dana, saw Brightline just launched coffee subscriptions.
The emails after the first box are what get people to order a second one.
We write those for food brands. Want 3 ideas for yours?
Don't mention the reviewNever "I saw your Clutch review" or anything about their current agency. Talk about their business and what they need next.
5. Send it and test it
Before you send
Use a second domain, never your main one. If yours is youragency.com, send from something like getyouragency.com.
Start slow. A new inbox should send a few emails a day at first, then more over the next weeks.
One relevant email, not a blast. Read every draft and make it about them.
Follow the rules. In the US (CAN-SPAM) that means an honest subject, your real postal address and an easy way to opt out. Other countries have their own rules, like GDPR in the EU. If someone asks you to stop, stop.
How to test what works
Send a small batch first: 20 to 30 companies from a few agencies' reviews.
Count replies, not opens.
Change one thing at a time: the "what they need next" line, or the question at the end.
Follow up once or twice, a few days apart, one line each.
Keep what wins, then test the next thing.
What to offer, by agency type
They already pay for this kind of work. Open with one small, useful idea about their business, taken from their website. Never from the review.
If your agency does…
Open with…
SEO
"Want a quick list of the pages on your site that could bring in more leads from Google?"
PPC / paid ads
"Want 3 landing page ideas for your newest offer?"
Web design or development
"Want a 2-minute teardown of how your site turns visitors into demos?"
Social media
"Want short videos that turn your followers into customers?"
Video production
"Want a 30-second video for your newest product?"
Content or email
"Want email flows that turn your visitors into repeat buyers?"
App or software development
"Want a team to clear your backlog while yours builds new features?"
