300+ Cold DM's - Here are the MEANEST replies I got

Over the past few weeks I've sent over 300 cold DMs to strangers.

Below are the 3 meanest replies I got.

For context: the 300 doesn't include follow up messages (multiple 300 by 2 or 3) or fellow Ronin (I consider Ronin warm even though I'd never talked to them before).

Before I started DMing I was SUPER anxious about how people would react to my cold pitch.

I imagined an inbox full of "Efff you!", "Kiss my @$$" and untrue comments about my mother.

These fears were blown up further because I was using my personal FB profile.

If I really cheesed someone off it was possible they could DM my wife, family, or friends.

A scary thought for my inner adaptive child.

With these fears in mind I tried to stack the deck in my favor.

1) I reminded myself all these worst case scenarios are just thoughts.

They hadn't actually happened and, while possible, were unlikely.

2) I used Travis' techniques for making the outreach as personal as possible. I’d spend a minute looking at someone’s profile for something to relate to before DMing.

However, some people didn't have much info on their socials - so there were still a lot of people who got a generic (but nice) message.

What was the end result?

How mean were folks to a perfect stranger when they had the chance?

Here are the 3 meanest replies I got from my 300+ cold DMs:

"O ok

That's interesting

No thanks though"

"Perhaps but it depends on what you are trying to sell me ."

And the very meanest thing someone said to me…

"I'd like to drop the conversation. have a great day 🙂"

I could tell you what I’ve learned from this experience, but…

It’d be more fun to hear what you think.