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How do you find potential clients to cold-email?

Jake Casto on April 15, 2018

I just launched a development studio Lynn Digital. I'll give you a bit of background on my new company. Originally I needed more developers to as...
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Ben Halpern

Anyone with a job listing out there could be a potential candidate. If they are looking to hire someone in your space they might also be interested in doing some contracting, at least in the short term. If you make the email genuinely personal with an eye towards helping them come to a useful solution, it could be a good way to go.

I'd hate to get this kind of email if it were generic but if you take the time to speak to their needs it doesn't seem so bad. They're opting in towards some form of inbound contact with the listing. If you're tasteful about it this could be a pleasant approach for everyone involved.

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Jake Casto

Thank you for the tips!

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Mariusz Malek

Check out my tool, which is open-source. I created an alternative to snovio and hunter, just for people like you! I also had a similar problem with getting customers.

github.com/LeadBrowser/app