Curlew

We’re Curlew, a Brisbane startup that helps get the word out about your business.

The best work usually comes through other businesses, like the agent who recommends a cleaner or the builder who always calls the same plumber. We find those businesses near you, introduce you by email, and pass on anyone who’s interested.

Got an email from one of our reps?

Before we emailed you, we looked at your business and your website and worked out who might send you work.

We do the same thing for our clients. We write to up to 50 businesses a day on their behalf and pass on anyone who’s interested.

See how it worksAbout the email you got

How it works day to day

Every working day we do this for up to 50 businesses near you.

  1. Find

    We find businesses near you that could use what you do, like property managers for a cleaner or builders for a plumber.

  2. Read

    We read each business’s website before writing. If it isn’t a good fit, we leave it.

  3. Write

    We write each email for the business it’s going to, on your behalf.

  4. Reply

    Replies come to us first, and we answer what we can using what you’ve told us.

  5. Hand over

    If someone’s interested, we pass them on to you with the email thread.

What you’ll get from us

There’s nothing to log in to. We’ll email you when someone wants to talk, and send you regular updates on how it’s going.

Example handoverTuesday, 10:42am
Subject Sarah at Northside Strata wants a quote

Sarah manages 14 buildings around Chermside. She’d like a quote for monthly grounds upkeep on two of them, and she’s free Thursday morning.

Her number’s 04xx xxx xxx. The whole thread is below, so you can pick it up from here.

Adam

Example updateEnd of the week
Subject How the week went
  • Wants to talk: Sarah at Northside Strata. Passed to you on Tuesday.
  • Talking: Bayview Property asked how often you mow. Answered.
  • Not now: two, both polite.
  • Written to: 250 businesses.
  • Next up: body corporate managers on the north side, and builders around Moreton Bay.

Did Sarah’s quote go anywhere?

Examples only. The names are made up, and results vary from week to week.

Who it suits

Any local, owner-run business that could do better with connections to other businesses. That might be selling to them, or being referred by them, like the cake maker venues recommend or the hairdresser wedding planners send brides to.

Something else? See who it’s for.

Who it doesn’t suit

  • Businesses in health or law. We don’t currently take them on.
  • Franchises and chains.

Not sure? Ask us before you sign up and we’ll give you a straight answer.

$99a month, including GST

Up to 50 businesses a day, Monday to Friday, once your mailbox has warmed up. Stop any time.

Start for $99 a month

No setup fee and no contract. We keep the cost down by using specialised AI systems, and our team in Brisbane checks the work.

What’s included

  • A sending domain and mailbox set up in your business’s name
  • Research on every business before we write to it
  • Emails written for each business
  • Replies handled for you
  • Interested businesses passed straight to you
  • Regular updates

More on pricing

Questions people ask

Is this spam?

We work within the Spam Act. Every email is written for one business, about something that relates to what it does, and goes to an address that business has put on its own website. Your business is named as the sender, and anyone can opt out by replying “no thanks”.

Who’s behind the emails?

Our team in Brisbane. We research each and every business before we write to it, and we use specialised AI systems to keep the cost down. We work out the approach with you, you approve it before anything is sent, and we keep checking the work after that.

Whose name is on them?

Your business’s. They go from a mailbox on a sending domain we register for you, close to your business name. Your own email address is never used.

What if nobody replies?

We can’t promise replies, and some weeks are quiet. When a kind of business isn’t replying, we try others and let you know. There’s no contract, so if it isn’t working for you, you can stop.

How do I stop?

Cancel any time from your account page or by emailing us. We keep working to the end of the month you’ve paid for, replies in that time still come to you, and the sending domain is yours to keep.

Want us to do this for you?

$99 a month. Up to 50 businesses a day, Monday to Friday. Stop any time.