Cold DMs made me over $100,000 alone this year. I cold DMed my way into working for startups and venture capital firms with no college degree and no connections. A lot of people were asking me how. That's why I made this guide to share with my friends.
What do you hope to achieve with cold DMs and emails?
Comment below and I'll give you personalized advice.
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@iamjasonlevin1 How can I use cold DMs and emails to grow my newsletter?
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@iamjasonlevin1@austin_schlessinger I'd be curious to know how to use cold email to generate value for potential customers. What's something useful I could send them? Of course, it comes down to a number of factors, but typically would be cool to see what the sequence could look like
@austin_schlessinger Send cold DMs to people you think would like ur newsletter to set up phone calls to chat! Hop on the phone, talk about life and become friendly, then ask them to subscribe at the end. You get a new friend and a new subscriber! Win-win!
@macklin_buckler2 would definitely try using a lead magnet PDF guide! This cold DMs guide started out as a lead magnet on twitter and got 300 downloads!
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@iamjasonlevin1 how would you cold dm journalists to review your product?
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@iamjasonlevin1 did you ever send any cold dms/emails early on just say Hey, I don't necessarily have a proposition for you other than i'm just following my curiosity and creating/writing and would love any thoughts you have.
Any responses? Seems like that could be a good challenge early on for anyone just looking to stay on it
@pizzamiheart No, it’s a waste of time for the recipient. Sometimes I’ll DM someone just to hop on the phone or grab coffee because I want to be their friend, but I never DM them just to “pick their brain”. They’ve got better stuff to do
@pizzamiheart Yup, some of my best friends come from the internet haha.
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Love this!
Curious how do you think about writing subject lines on your cold email?
Such a key part of being successful with cold email is getting someone to open it first
@calum_johnson I always do weird subject lines. When I cold emailed Mike Solana, I put "Craigslist Ad for Writer". He posted it on Twitter, but Solana is a funny dude so I figured he'd find it funny. Got back to me within an hour with LOLs. I think it's better to stand out and risk it. The people I admire tend to admire that right back.
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@iamjasonlevin1 I'd imagine you get a lot of cold dm's from people. Can you share the single best cold dm you've gotten and why it worked?
@famattix great question, it was from someone who read my article Digital Apprenticeships. He was a new-ish writer and offered to be my apprentice and work for a free trial. We did a free trial and then started working together on a paid basis. That was 6+ months ago and we still work together everyday. He’s even at the point where he’s hiring apprentices. It’s been awesome to see him grow.
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I love how honest and hard work like cold dm's, inherently unsexy, is getting its time in the sun - great work @iamjasonlevin1 can't wait to read it
@rrhoover biggest mistake: writing long DMs that waste the recipient’s time
I keep my DMs short 1-2 sentences max. It shows that you value the recipient’s time (and place value on your own as well)
2nd biggest mistake: using AI to send DMs thinking they’re being smart or efficient when they’re just wasting time and money
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@rrhoover@iamjasonlevin1 I purchased your ebook a few days ago and loved it! I was surprised to find out that is important to keep DMs short. I loved your approach...very straight-forward :)
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