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 610K 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 93K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sales, Sales Job, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention life insurance companies, sales careers and industries, and pay-per-conversion lead generators.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 72K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 7K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 3K members
Themes
- Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Need Advice- Next steps
- I'm interviewing for an HVAC sales role on Monday; what are the best questions I can ask to make a good impression?
- How do you actually find new business that isn’t a referral or an inbound lead?
#14Advice RequestsNeed Advice- Next steps · I'm interviewing for an HVAC sales role on Monday; what are the best questions I can ask to make a good impression? · How do you actually find new business that isn’t a referral or an inbound lead?
Topics
- Sales22 posts in the past month
- Charlie Health Inside Sales
- If you were an engineer, would you be working in sales?
- I'm interviewing for an HVAC sales role on Monday; what are the best questions I can ask to make a good impression?
#122SalesCharlie Health Inside Sales · If you were an engineer, would you be working in sales? · I'm interviewing for an HVAC sales role on Monday; what are the best questions I can ask to make a good impression? - Sales Job4 posts in the past month#24Sales Job
- Struggling4 posts in the past month#34Struggling
- Mentorship3 posts in the past month#43Mentorship
- Career Change3 posts in the past month#53Career Change
Flair
- Sales Topic General Discussion7 posts in the past month
- Friday Tea Sipping Gossip Hour
- I don't cold call and I'm successful" gives most reps a false picture
- If you were an engineer, would you be working in sales?
#17Sales Topic General DiscussionFriday Tea Sipping Gossip Hour · I don't cold call and I'm successful" gives most reps a false picture · If you were an engineer, would you be working in sales? - Sales Careers5 posts in the past month
- Need Advice- Next steps
- Charlie Health Inside Sales
- How those $3k–$5k "guaranteed" SDR placement programs actually make money.
#25Sales CareersNeed Advice- Next steps · Charlie Health Inside Sales · How those $3k–$5k "guaranteed" SDR placement programs actually make money. - Advanced Sales Skills1 post in the past month
- “There’s enough work for us all to win” … ok? What?
#31Advanced Sales Skills“There’s enough work for us all to win” … ok? What? - Fundamental Sales Skills1 post in the past month
- I have no problem asking for business from business partners I dont have a good relationship, but feel icky asking for it from someone I have a good relationship with.
#41Fundamental Sales SkillsI have no problem asking for business from business partners I dont have a good relationship, but feel icky asking for it from someone I have a good relationship with.
Product recommendations
- life insurance companies2 posts in the past month
- Best companies to sell life insurance for?
- Best companies to sell life insurance for?
#12life insurance companiesBest companies to sell life insurance for? · Best companies to sell life insurance for? - sales careers and industries2 posts in the past month
- Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
- Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
#22sales careers and industriesBest sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period · Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period - pay-per-conversion lead generators2 posts in the past month
- 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?
#32pay-per-conversion lead generatorsHey 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? - dialer2 posts in the past month
- Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
- Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
#42dialerWhich dialer are best for cold calling or Voip? · Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
Community Reviews
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 610K 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
- 22
- Views /mo (+69%)
- 22
- Visitors /mo (+83%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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