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Entrepreneurs of Reddit, what kind of cold email do you respond to? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by superego888@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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The majority of salesy cold mail goes straight to trash. But as a business owner, what would make you respond?

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[–] vanessacolina@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

There’s a bias already installed in me from 99% of cold emails being worthless. I still open cold emails because I don’t remember if I know the person but as soon as I see is a sales email with no knowledge of what I do or need I delete it. If I see it’s from a mailing list I report it as spam because I never subscribed to that.

I don’t remember responding to any cold emails in the last few years. I would respond if it’s personalized and I can see you looked me up. Don’t offer me stuff, ask to understand something about me or my business. Just a couple of questions over email, don’t ask me for a call. Build the relationship. Have content online as social proof for when I look you up before responding, etc.