r/sales

Community Overview

About r/sales

Everything you need to know about sales, selling, business development, lead generation, prospecting, closing and more! Recommended books are linked in the menu and sidebar. Read our rules before posting or commenting. Selling, recruiting and blog spam will result in an immediate and permanent ban.

The community at a glance

r/sales is a Subreddit for Salespeople with roughly 597K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Sales topic page.

Roughly 98K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sales, Job, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention life insurance companies, sales careers and industries, and pay-per-conversion lead generators.

On Reddit
Established 2008
597K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +98K members
Growth: +19.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 3K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 8K members
  • 2017: 14K members
  • 2018: 26K members
  • 2019: 45K members
  • 2020: 34K members
  • 2023: 143K members
  • 2024: 95K members
  • 2025: 163K members
  • 2026: 60K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 8K members
  • Oct: 7K members
  • Nov: 10K members
  • Dec: 9K members
  • Jan: 8K members
  • Feb: 8K members
  • Mar: 8K members
  • Apr: 8K members
  • May: 8K members
  • Jun: 8K members
  • Jul: 8K members
  • Aug: 4K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Best way to explain the year long gap in my resume during interviews?
    2. How to develop sales skills?
    3. Left my job - need advice on two offers
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Best way to explain the year long gap in my resume during interviews? · How to develop sales skills? · Left my job - need advice on two offers
    11
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Just got Fired no PIP
    2. I'm thinking of leaving my construction sales job because my boss thinks 6% of job profit with draw is a fair compensation
    3. $1M+ staffing biller, 7 years in, and I’m completely burnt out. How the hell do I get out?
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Just got Fired no PIP · I'm thinking of leaving my construction sales job because my boss thinks 6% of job profit with draw is a fair compensation · $1M+ staffing biller, 7 years in, and I’m completely burnt out. How the hell do I get out?
    3
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations
    1
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. What are you guys doing to find your opportunities?
    #4
    Opportunities
    What are you guys doing to find your opportunities?
    1

Topics

  • Sales
    124 posts in the past month
    1. How to develop sales skills?
    2. Is the tech sales job market ever going to improve?
    3. Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations
    #1
    Sales
    How to develop sales skills? · Is the tech sales job market ever going to improve? · Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations
    124
  • Job
    54 posts in the past month
    #2
    Job
    54
  • Struggling
    29 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    29
  • Looking For
    22 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    22
  • Career
    21 posts in the past month
    #5
    Career
    21

Flair

  • Sales Topic General Discussion
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Hit my annual quota last week
    2. Do you guys actually earn this much?
    3. Got probably the wildest cold outreach reply I've ever gotten today, what's the craziest/funniest thing you've gotten?
    #1
    Sales Topic General Discussion
    Hit my annual quota last week · Do you guys actually earn this much? · Got probably the wildest cold outreach reply I've ever gotten today, what's the craziest/funniest thing you've gotten?
    36
  • Sales Careers
    31 posts in the past month
    1. A what point did you realise you were a farmer and not a hunter?
    2. Which company's President's Club is in Whistler right now?
    3. Is the tech sales job market ever going to improve?
    #2
    Sales Careers
    A what point did you realise you were a farmer and not a hunter? · Which company's President's Club is in Whistler right now? · Is the tech sales job market ever going to improve?
    31
  • Fundamental Sales Skills
    10 posts in the past month
    1. I work in sales to baby boomers — it seems many intend to spend everything and die in debt, sustaining the financial ponzi
    2. Landmark day, can't tell anyone
    3. Sales vets - how much has actually listening (not just waiting to talk) paid off for you?
    #3
    Fundamental Sales Skills
    I work in sales to baby boomers — it seems many intend to spend everything and die in debt, sustaining the financial ponzi · Landmark day, can't tell anyone · Sales vets - how much has actually listening (not just waiting to talk) paid off for you?
    10
  • Advanced Sales Skills
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Cold calling strategies
    2. Do some of the best salespeople mildly intimidate their prospects?
    3. Outside Sales - The guy you replaced
    #4
    Advanced Sales Skills
    Cold calling strategies · Do some of the best salespeople mildly intimidate their prospects? · Outside Sales - The guy you replaced
    4
  • Sales Leadership Focused
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Advice for a Seed stage newbie
    2. Question about startup comp plans
    3. Leadership in 2026
    #5
    Sales Leadership Focused
    Advice for a Seed stage newbie · Question about startup comp plans · Leadership in 2026
    3

Product recommendations

  • life insurance companies
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best companies to sell life insurance for?
    2. Best companies to sell life insurance for?
    #1
    life insurance companies
    Best companies to sell life insurance for? · Best companies to sell life insurance for?
    2
  • sales careers and industries
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
    2. Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
    #2
    sales careers and industries
    Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period · Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
    2
  • pay-per-conversion lead generators
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators?
    2. Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators?
    #3
    pay-per-conversion lead generators
    Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators? · Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators?
    2
  • dialer
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
    2. Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
    #4
    dialer
    Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip? · Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/sales for?
Best for Salespeople enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/sales free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/sales have?
Roughly 597K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/sales on?
r/sales runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/sales cover?
On the Hive Index, r/sales is organized under Salespeople.
How do I join r/sales?
You can join r/sales by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Sales communities like?
Communities for salespeople and revenue teams covering cold outreach, pipeline management, objection handling, and career development. Slack hosts some of the most active practitioner communities, with discussion ranging from specific tools and scripts to the harder conversations around quota and burnout.

Monthly Stats

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Visitors /mo
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Referrals /mo
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