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 592K 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 97K 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
592K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +97K 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: 55K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 7K members
  • 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: 7K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    14 posts in the past month
    1. What are some high margin, obscure sales industries no one thinks about? But they make BANK
    2. Is all good sales advice really just 'be human and be straightforward?'
    3. Anyone work at a company that "fell off"? What did you do next?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    What are some high margin, obscure sales industries no one thinks about? But they make BANK · Is all good sales advice really just 'be human and be straightforward?' · Anyone work at a company that "fell off"? What did you do next?
    14
  • Pain & Anger
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Does the cold calling stress go away?
    2. Finally got the customer visit that I have been working on for 16 months.
    3. Stuck in silver handcuffs, can't find a role to save my life
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Does the cold calling stress go away? · Finally got the customer visit that I have been working on for 16 months. · Stuck in silver handcuffs, can't find a role to save my life
    6
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What is actually working nowadys when it comes to prospecting? Looking for some hive mind help from the software sales crew on here.
    2. Any suggestions for somebody who has recently become an account manager for a U.K. b2b saas company?
    #3
    Solution Requests
    What is actually working nowadys when it comes to prospecting? Looking for some hive mind help from the software sales crew on here. · Any suggestions for somebody who has recently become an account manager for a U.K. b2b saas company?
    2
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. Commission clawbacks - anyone with experience?
    #4
    Money Talk
    Commission clawbacks - anyone with experience?
    1

Topics

  • Sales
    122 posts in the past month
    1. Companies or fields that don't rely on lying for sales?
    2. Sales fixed my mothers mental health
    3. Supply Chain Sales Executive at Cardinal Health
    #1
    Sales
    Companies or fields that don't rely on lying for sales? · Sales fixed my mothers mental health · Supply Chain Sales Executive at Cardinal Health
    122
  • 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
    34 posts in the past month
    1. 5 months into a sales role and shit is hitting the fan.
    2. Burnt tf out
    3. Does the cold calling stress go away?
    #1
    Sales Topic General Discussion
    5 months into a sales role and shit is hitting the fan. · Burnt tf out · Does the cold calling stress go away?
    34
  • Sales Careers
    32 posts in the past month
    1. People earning 250k+, on average, how many hours are they working?
    2. What are some high margin, obscure sales industries no one thinks about? But they make BANK
    3. “sales is sales”
    #2
    Sales Careers
    People earning 250k+, on average, how many hours are they working? · What are some high margin, obscure sales industries no one thinks about? But they make BANK · “sales is sales”
    32
  • Fundamental Sales Skills
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Learn sales techniques from Shane Gillis
    2. Is all good sales advice really just 'be human and be straightforward?'
    3. SDR co-worker sending break up messages
    #3
    Fundamental Sales Skills
    Learn sales techniques from Shane Gillis · Is all good sales advice really just 'be human and be straightforward?' · SDR co-worker sending break up messages
    12
  • Sales Leadership Focused
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I’m suddenly leading a sales team after our owner disappeared. What would you do?
    2. Coaching Tracks?
    3. hiring manager question
    #4
    Sales Leadership Focused
    I’m suddenly leading a sales team after our owner disappeared. What would you do? · Coaching Tracks? · hiring manager question
    4
  • Sales Tools and Resources
    3 posts in the past month
    1. AI notetaking without permission
    2. Do personalized loom videos still work?
    3. What’s your tech stack for getting new leads?
    #5
    Sales Tools and Resources
    AI notetaking without permission · Do personalized loom videos still work? · What’s your tech stack for getting new leads?
    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 592K 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.

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