hired a guy off Upwork recently to help me build a cold email automation and it’s been kind of a game-changer.
The idea was to stop relying so much on referrals and instead create a steady trickle of warm leads. Here’s what the flow does:
Pulls a small list of dream clients from LinkedIn
Auto-personalizes cold emails using info from their site/LinkedIn
Sends a follow-up if there's no reply
If someone responds, it pings me on Slack and books a Calendly call
The result? Booked 3 calls last week from people I didn’t even know existed.
I’m not technical, but seeing how this worked blew my mind a bit. Sharing it here in case anyone else is tired of relying on referrals or job boards
Let me know if you have any questions or want help setting up!