Stop cold-pitching.
Start warm-pitching.
Finding video editing clients usually means scrolling for hours, guessing who might need help, and sending messages into the void. LeadScout flips that — it searches YouTube and Instagram for you and hands you a ranked list of creators worth messaging today.
Outreach isn't the hard part. Finding the right person is.
Most freelancers don't fail at outreach because their message is bad — they fail because they're messaging the wrong people, or running out of steam before they find the right ones.
Without LeadScout
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Hours scrolling YouTube and Instagram, guessing who might need an editor
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No real way to tell who's actually struggling versus who's just quiet
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Leads tracked in your head, a notes app, or nowhere at all
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Generic outreach that reads like everyone else's and gets ignored
With LeadScout
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One search across your chosen niches — done automatically
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Every creator scored on the exact signals that predict they need you
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One clean, ranked Excel file — results build over time, nothing lost
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Message templates and a follow-up sequence built to get replies
Not every creator is a good lead. LeadScout only surfaces the ones that are.
Three signals, checked automatically for every creator it finds.
Small enough to need you
You control the follower/subscriber range, so you're only looking at creators who could realistically hire an editor — not accounts already running with an agency.
Active enough to be worth it
Posting consistently, not dormant. Every lead is a real, current opportunity — not an account that stopped uploading eight months ago.
Struggling exactly where you help
Views lagging behind audience size is a clear sign their hooks, pacing, or thumbnails are holding them back — exactly what an editor fixes.
Everything you need, nothing you have to build yourself
- ✓ YouTube lead-finder script — official API, fully compliant
- ✓ Instagram lead-finder script — via Apify's public search infrastructure
- ✓ Setup guides — no coding experience required
- ✓ Outreach message templates that convert without spamming
- ✓ Full follow-up sequence — direct and passive versions
- ✓ Works across any niche you choose — cars, coaching, real estate, or your own
Not just leads — a full script for what to say and when
A ranked list is only useful if you know how to use it. Every copy of LeadScout includes the exact sequence — direct and passive.
The opener
A short, specific first message referencing something real about their content — built to read like a person, not a template.
The soft nudge
Low-pressure, easy to ignore without feeling pushy — keeps you top of mind without burning the relationship.
The last word
A clean close that leaves the door open — so if the timing wasn't right, they remember you when it is.
One payment. Yours to keep and reuse.
No subscription — run it as many times as you want, for every niche you take on.
- ✓ YouTube + Instagram lead-finder scripts
- ✓ No-code setup guides
- ✓ Outreach templates + full follow-up sequence
- ✓ Ranked results exported straight to Excel
Built by ZeDelta — a working freelance video editor across automotive, real estate, and coaching. LeadScout is the exact system used to find real clients, not a theory.
Frequently asked questions
No. The setup guides walk you through every step — installing what you need and running the scripts — with no coding experience required.
The guide walks you through getting a free YouTube API key in a few minutes. Instagram search runs through Apify's public search infrastructure, so you don't need personal Instagram API access.
Those are just examples. You choose the niche and the follower/subscriber range — LeadScout searches whatever you tell it to.
No — it's a one-time payment. It's yours to keep and rerun for every future search, in any niche.
Reach out any time — setup issues get sorted directly, and purchase concerns are handled case by case.
Your next client is already posting on YouTube.
Go find them before someone else does. $40 today — $65 once launch pricing ends.
Get LeadScout — $40