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# The hidden cost of manual lead generation

Manual prospecting does not just cost you time - it costs you the deals you were not able to chase.

YouTube Short 00:50 May 31, 2026

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## Full Transcript

How negative was the impact of spending so much time on manual task? Uh well, you have to focus on I mean, you can use that time otherwise, you know, that's that's basically it. So, um when you have to spend time um profiling your your prospects, uh you use time that you can use otherwise, you know, otherwise will be start conversation and or work on proposals.

Of course, I've also uh went I've also been automating that with other AI tools, but uh um again, it's the time that I don't use uh prospecting people, I use like looking to close a sale, close a deal. Um yeah, that's basically it.

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