About r/sales
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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.
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: 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 Requests11 posts in the past month
- 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
#111Advice RequestsBest 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 - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- 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?
#23Pain & AngerJust 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? - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations
#31Solution RequestsCommission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- What are you guys doing to find your opportunities?
#41OpportunitiesWhat are you guys doing to find your opportunities?
Topics
- Sales124 posts in the past month
- How to develop sales skills?
- Is the tech sales job market ever going to improve?
- Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations
#1124SalesHow to develop sales skills? · Is the tech sales job market ever going to improve? · Commission-Only Sales Roles Recommendations - Job54 posts in the past month#254Job
- Struggling29 posts in the past month#329Struggling
- Looking For22 posts in the past month#422Looking For
- Career21 posts in the past month#521Career
Flair
- Sales Topic General Discussion36 posts in the past month
- 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?
#136Sales Topic General DiscussionHit 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? - Sales Careers31 posts in the past month
- 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?
#231Sales CareersA 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? - Fundamental Sales Skills10 posts in the past month
- 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?
#310Fundamental Sales SkillsI 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? - Advanced Sales Skills4 posts in the past month
- Cold calling strategies
- Do some of the best salespeople mildly intimidate their prospects?
- Outside Sales - The guy you replaced
#44Advanced Sales SkillsCold calling strategies · Do some of the best salespeople mildly intimidate their prospects? · Outside Sales - The guy you replaced - Sales Leadership Focused3 posts in the past month
- Advice for a Seed stage newbie
- Question about startup comp plans
- Leadership in 2026
#53Sales Leadership FocusedAdvice for a Seed stage newbie · Question about startup comp plans · Leadership in 2026
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 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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- Views /mo (-36%)
- 7
- Visitors /mo (-46%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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