I think cold email doesn’t work anymore.
I’ve tried several acquisition channels to get my projects in front of people, and cold email has probably been the one that gave me the least results for the most effort.
I spent several weeks sending dozens of personalized emails, and ended up getting only a handful of replies.
With social media and so many acquisition channels available today, does cold email still have a place?
Curious to hear what you think.
My latest project, for those curious:
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Makes sense. Are you planning to charge for it, or keep it free for now?
Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?
Curious how long it took before you saw the first real results?
Interesting take. Would you still recommend this approach to someone starting today?
Interesting. How are you measuring whether it is working?
Really solid approach — I'm juggling something similar myself (building Xstream4K on the side), what's been the hardest part for you so far?
The hardest part so far has definitely been finding the right acquisition channels and getting consistent traffic. The building part was actually pretty straightforward for me.
Acquisition and finding the right acquisition channels for my project.
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Helpful post. How did you get your first bit of traction?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Helpful post. How did you get your first bit of traction?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Solid lesson. Which channel has worked best for you so far?
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Cold email is easier to evaluate when the message mirrors a small proposal: lead with the outcome, state the scope, give a clear price or ask, and end with one next step. A reusable toolkit/checklist is often more useful than training when testing lots of outreach variations.
Thanks for the advice! Do you have any tools you’d recommend?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
I chose my stack based on the technologies I’m most comfortable with
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Definitely getting the right people to see it and finding acquisition channels that actually work.
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
Solid lesson. Which channel has worked best for you so far?
Reddit
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Helpful post. How did you get your first bit of traction?
Helpful post. How did you get your first bit of traction?
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Solid lesson. Which channel has worked best for you so far?
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
This is great work — what's the biggest thing you'd do differently if you started over?
If I had to start over, I’d probably focus on acquisition earlier instead of spending so much time building.
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Acquisition and finding the right channels to bring in users.
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
I got some helpful feedback and used it to make a few improvements to the project.
I was sending around 20 cold emails a day.
What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?
I went with the approach I usually use to keep the development process simple and efficient.
Really relatable. How much time do you put into this each week?
Hello,i was sending around 20 cold emails a day, mainly to indie hackers.
Solid lesson. Which channel has worked best for you so far?
I’d say Reddit and Indie Hackers.
Great breakdown. What feedback have you had from early users?
Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Nice progress. What is the next thing you are focusing on?
Thanks,I’m going to put even more effort into user acquisition.
I’m going to put even more effort into user acquisition.
Helpful post. How did you get your first bit of traction?
Sorry and thanks I replied to the wrong person earlier. To answer your question, I got my first users through Indie Hackers.
I’m going to put even more effort into user acquisition.
Thanks,At the beginning, Indie Hackers was where I got my first users.
At the beginning, Indie Hackers was where I got my first users.