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My 5 Tips For a Successful Cold Email

As someone who has had success with cold emailing for my indie company, Podsqueeze, I wanted to share five tips to help you make your cold emails stand out and increase your chances of converting recipients into clients:

Introduce yourself: Start your email with a brief introduction of who you are and what your company does. This helps establish credibility and sets the tone for the rest of the message.

Personalize the message: If possible, include personal details about the recipient to show that you have done your research and that the email is not a mass spam message. This could be something as simple as mentioning their company or a recent project they worked on.

Explain your product: Keep your explanation brief and to the point. Highlight the benefits of your product and how it can solve a problem or improve their business.

End with a question: Encourage a response by ending your email with a question related to your product or service. This shows that you are interested in their needs and willing to engage in a conversation.

Here is the email I am sending to all Podsqueeze cold leads:

Hey there,

I am a podcaster and developer and I created an AI-based tool to help podcasters automatically repurpose
their audio content and generate titles, show notes, timestamps, posts, mentions, etc...

You can try it at podsqueeze.com

Can Podsqueeze be helpful to your work?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Tiago - Founder of Podsqueeze


PS: This was my first and last email :)

Remember, cold emailing is not a one-size-fits-all approach. It takes time and effort to research potential recipients and craft a personalized message.

However, with patience and persistence, it can be an effective way to grow your business.

Listen more about cold emailing and how to avoid the spam folder on my most recent podcast episode

on May 11, 2023
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    Do you think cold email can works even if my side job do not have a website? I review resumee and LinkedIn profiles for tech workers but my client know me thanks to word of mouth.

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      I think that having a website is better

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    Hi there,

    I know many people are struggling with writing cold emails, so this is truly helpful to have some guidance - I especially like the point of keeping it short. 🙂

    Could you please share how effective you are with these emails? What is the conversion rate?

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      We are not measuring that but around 30% of our users came from cold emails

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    You're right, most people ignore their introduction in the proper way they just talk about their service, and their main goal is to sell their product and service.

    We are currently working on the drip email campaign. I have seen some testimonials, and putting useful resources in the email will be a good point. I have noticed that not all people convert, but using informational and problem statement videos and posts works, and it slightly increases the chances of conversion for people. What do you think?

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      From what I read any attached file increases the chances of spam

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