Tips on Cold Calling & Cold Emailing to up your income

savemoney

Maybe people got mixed up with my post so I edit and make it clearer making sure my tip is only for cold calling consumers.

Sammyantha

Zaga wrote: »

Cold Callers should be banned, period. If you want your business to be noticed or advertised put a website up and give potential customers the choice to call when they want, and not to be harrassed in their own home. It is outrageous and absolutely ridiculous.

Take it you don't run a business then

SailorSam

savemoney wrote: »

Chuggers
I avoid them by walking other side of street.

Where i live the clever chuggers have learnt that people cross the road so now they wait at the bottom of the escallator in the shopping centre, you feel life you're in a spiders web and slowly drawn in as they wait ready to pounce.

Debt_Robot

Sammyantha wrote: »

Take it you don't run a business then

LOL.

Also just a thought for anyone who has to cold call but hates it.

These films are good to get you in the sales mood:

1. Wall Street
2. Glengarry Glen Ross
3. Boiler Room

:T

Sammyantha

OMG Boiler Room. We had to watch that as part of our sales training years ago to show n=how *not* to approach customers LMAO. Love it. Funny film

Debt_Robot

Sammyantha wrote: »

OMG Boiler Room. We had to watch that as part of our sales training years ago to show n=how *not* to approach customers LMAO. Love it. Funny film

Ha ha, so true!

BTW I just received some PMs about cold emails that have worked so will add one example of a cold email I sent that landed me business.

Debt_Robot

Cold email that worked

From me to a business owner selling my digital copywriting services. The business owner replied one day later and I sealed the deal after we agreed on rates. I have just blotted out the recipients name and sensitive information for privacy

Hi XXX

I'm a copywriter and I am writing to enquire if you would be interested
in commissioning marketing materials for the website and/or an email newsletter to
promote your business.

I can offer:

* Email newsletters
* Website copy such as blogs
* Brochure and flyer copy
* Social media campaigns

I can create copywriting campaigns for you with value and skill.

About me: Skilled copywriter, I have done copywriting for one of the largest education charities in
the United Kingdom, the XXX.

Please let me know if you would like to discuss this opportunity further.

Thank you,

XXXX
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This is what I call a general marketing cold email. It is personalised and I must stress it was individually sent, but reads more like an 'hello, i am introducing myself cold email'.

Feel free to use this as a template if you would like. Always remember, cold emails are perfectly fine as long as you email each one individually!

dazza.mk

savemoney wrote: »

Supermarket (N power and a like)

Smile and say no thank you and keep walking

Easiest thing I find if its NPower et al is to say that you are already one of their customers (no matter which company it is)

Robert_Roberston

Debt_Robot wrote: »

The point of this thread was to help anyone who wants to up their income by cold calling.

If you are a brilliant designer, you can make a side living by doing graphic design on the side. No one is going to beat down your door to help you get clients: this is where cold calling comes in.

This thread is not about cold calling consumers so I don't get why people are getting so stressed about it.

Anyone who is serious about breaking into business to up their income has to cold call. It is just how it is.

People have missed the point of the thread alarmingly.

Sammyantha

Robert_Roberston wrote: »

People have missed the point of the thread alarmingly.

Unfortunately yes, but the information is still here to help those who need it