Does Cold Emailing Works?

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Hello Warriors,

I am trying to target businesses in a certain niche with crappy websites and need website redesigns.

Note: I am from India and targeting US businesses who need quality redesign services.

What I am trying to do is to find them on Google places and manually collecting emails and then sending them emails with the link of a sales video for that niche.

My question is:
Is this a right strategy? Will this work?

I can't use cold calling method due to accent issues.

Please share your suggestions and advice.

Thanks,
Vikash
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  • Profile picture of the author Hearn
    We tried this method 2 ways:

    -sent emails to local businesses where we presented a customized SEO audit of their website and a link to a ready made WordPress website in their niche so they get an idea of how their new website is going to look like
    -we also sent letters to business owners with 4 page sales letter featuring the SEO audit screenshot and a link to the SEO audit pfd of their website and a link to the ready made WordPress site

    The niches were decent, their websites were mostly from the before 2005 era.

    Results: none.
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    • Profile picture of the author vikash_kumar
      Originally Posted by Hearn View Post

      We tried this method 2 ways:

      -sent emails to local businesses where we presented a customized SEO audit of their website and a link to a ready made WordPress website in their niche so they get an idea of how their new website is going to look like
      -we also sent letters to business owners with 4 page sales letter featuring the SEO audit screenshot and a link to the SEO audit pfd of their website and a link to the ready made WordPress site

      The niches were decent, their websites were mostly from the before 2005 era.

      Results: none.
      Sent to how many? in both cases..
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  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    It works, if you can write great subject lines and copy and send enough of them to the right people.

    Why email? Why not call them? (Works better than emailing in the sense that you don't need to contact as many.)
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    • Profile picture of the author Robscom
      Originally Posted by DABK View Post


      Why email? Why not call them? (Works better than emailing in the sense that you don't need to contact as many.)
      He said it's due to "accent issues."
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      • Profile picture of the author vikash_kumar
        Originally Posted by Robscom View Post

        He said it's due to "accent issues."
        That's correct.. difference in accent is a cause of concern.
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        • Profile picture of the author DABK
          Have you tried and failed because of accent issues?

          Will the accent issues never come into play if you first contact them by email?

          Originally Posted by vikash_kumar View Post

          That's correct.. difference in accent is a cause of concern.
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          • Profile picture of the author vikash_kumar
            Originally Posted by DABK View Post

            Have you tried and failed because of accent issues?

            Will the accent issues never come into play if you first contact them by email?
            Can you please answer my specific question about cold emailing? I believe, you're just dragging the thread towards something else which may be a different issue but I have not asked about that...
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            • Profile picture of the author DABK
              You only read the 2nd half of post 4?

              Originally Posted by vikash_kumar View Post

              Can you please answer my specific question about cold emailing? I believe, you're just dragging the thread towards something else which may be a different issue but I have not asked about that...
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  • Profile picture of the author focusedlife
    Hi vikash,

    This is what's worked for me:

    Step 1. Send a templated email of sorts, however, if you can make part of it custom QUICKLY (don't waste too much time on this), also do that.

    Step 2. Send out at least 20 to 100 of these bad boys per day.

    Step 3. Make sure to include some kind of "they opened and viewed your email" tracking mechanism.

    Step 4. Prioritize and follow up ONLY with those that have opened the email.

    Step 5. Call them...seriously. Call them and ask them what they thought of your video (accent and all).

    Step 6. Help them with WHAT and WHY. If it requires some steps, they'll hire you for your HOW.

    Step 7. Ask for referrals, even if they haven't hired you.

    Side notes: Consider doing stuff for free for the right cache client so that you can leverage that to show the next potential buyer what you have done for someone else that's just like them.

    I've used this technique to get all sorts of High Ticket Clients.

    Hope that was helpful.

    Regards,

    Carlos
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