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 582K 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 94K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sales, Job, and Career. 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
582K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +94K members
Growth: +19.3% / 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: 45K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 6K members
  • 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: 5K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    18 posts in the past month
    1. About to go on PIP, need advice
    2. How do you handle "I need to think it over / do more research" without being pushy?
    3. First time Sales Team Lead at 25(F)Terrified, excited, and looking for advice
    #1
    Advice Requests
    About to go on PIP, need advice · How do you handle "I need to think it over / do more research" without being pushy? · First time Sales Team Lead at 25(F)Terrified, excited, and looking for advice
    18
  • Pain & Anger
    7 posts in the past month
    1. I need out of sales
    2. Ghosting is a systematic failure in the U.S..
    3. Issues selling financing
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    I need out of sales · Ghosting is a systematic failure in the U.S.. · Issues selling financing
    7
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Are there any financial or insurance sales job that don't require licensing?
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Are there any financial or insurance sales job that don't require licensing?
    1
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. Do you guys pay attention to the news?
    #4
    News
    Do you guys pay attention to the news?
    1
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. I got tired of clunky $100/mo CRMs, so I built a lightweight "Change-Aware" pipeline in Notion. No typing required.
    #5
    Ideas
    I got tired of clunky $100/mo CRMs, so I built a lightweight "Change-Aware" pipeline in Notion. No typing required.
    1

Topics

  • Sales
    196 posts in the past month
    1. What’s the best pivot when you want to move on from sales?
    2. Why are you in sales?
    3. What they might not ever tell you about Sales
    #1
    Sales
    What’s the best pivot when you want to move on from sales? · Why are you in sales? · What they might not ever tell you about Sales
    196
  • Job
    66 posts in the past month
    1. I have never seen such a low number of job openings
    2. Current job doesn't have a useful CRM
    3. I'm at the hardest part of getting for a new job. Waiting for a response after the final interview.
    #2
    Job
    I have never seen such a low number of job openings · Current job doesn't have a useful CRM · I'm at the hardest part of getting for a new job. Waiting for a response after the final interview.
    66
  • Career
    28 posts in the past month
    1. My career journey
    #3
    Career
    My career journey
    28
  • Looking For
    22 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    22
  • Struggling
    18 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    18

Flair

  • Sales Topic General Discussion
    80 posts in the past month
    1. First 6 figure commission check
    2. Just closed my biggest deal of my life $60k gross commission
    3. Who here has earned a $100k+ commission check
    #1
    Sales Topic General Discussion
    First 6 figure commission check · Just closed my biggest deal of my life $60k gross commission · Who here has earned a $100k+ commission check
    80
  • Sales Careers
    48 posts in the past month
    1. Whats the shortest time you should stay at a sales job
    2. I need out of sales
    3. Just had a mutual exit from a company today
    #2
    Sales Careers
    Whats the shortest time you should stay at a sales job · I need out of sales · Just had a mutual exit from a company today
    48
  • Fundamental Sales Skills
    17 posts in the past month
    1. What's in the water this summer?
    2. Follow up process
    3. Cold calls
    #3
    Fundamental Sales Skills
    What's in the water this summer? · Follow up process · Cold calls
    17
  • Advanced Sales Skills
    10 posts in the past month
    1. I'll give you everything I learned over 30 years in one post. I retired at 51.
    2. What they might not ever tell you about Sales
    3. A Softball Question you need to be able to answer
    #4
    Advanced Sales Skills
    I'll give you everything I learned over 30 years in one post. I retired at 51. · What they might not ever tell you about Sales · A Softball Question you need to be able to answer
    10
  • Sales Tools and Resources
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Avoid anything "High ticket" cults
    2. Not using presentation mode in PowerPoint
    3. How to stay consistent with many accounts
    #5
    Sales Tools and Resources
    Avoid anything "High ticket" cults · Not using presentation mode in PowerPoint · How to stay consistent with many accounts
    6

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 582K 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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