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Update - Jan 11

Update on the stats so far ( stats have improved as days went on )
  • Jan 8th Campaign - 28% open , 0% response
  • Jan 9th Campaign - 44% open , 0% response
  • Jan 10th Campaign - 48% open , 0% response
  • Jan 11th Campaign - 17% open , 0% response ( todays email went out at 6:30 am , I expect the stats to grow to the 30-40% open range by the end of the day.)
Grand total 400 + emails , no responses . I was going to send another campaign ( the same email ) out again tomorrow , but I think I have enough data to make the decision to change my email. So that will be the focus for today.

If my campaign today tops out in the 30%-40% open range then that suggests to me I have a good subject line that at least provokes an open.

I did a bit of research yesterday and found out that normal response rates is 10% +. I guess that means my body is terrible. lol

This is the email I have been sending. I got it from a fb ads "guru " online who was showing he had some good results with it and thought it was worth it to give it a try .
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Subject : Get Your Facebook Ads Plan Free

Hi there, {{name}}

We're looking to partner with some {targeted clients industry} to run their Facebook Ads campaign for free!

My name is Alexander and I currently run Facebook Advertisements for Barbers , Realtors & E-Commerce stores BUT I'm looking to bring on 5 more new clients.

I'd love to work with you on some FB campaigns to prove my worth and earn your business. Ideally, I would hope to get you new clients through your doors.

I will waive my fee, do ALL the work for free (all you'll need to do is pay for the advertising spend) to generate results then use that as a case study to get more clients for business.

It's really simple...You get the leads, I get the results, we're both happy

Is this something you'd be interested in?



Alexander Manning
Facebook Ads Specialist
New Leads. For Your Business. Fast.

FYI,

I'm looking to work with 5 case study clients this month so please let me know asap and we'll get you going...to be fair, i'll be asking quite a few businesses.

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What I liked about this email initially : It seemed a pretty straight forward , and would get at least a response

What I didn't like : it seemed a bit like "fake it till you make it " , the original email told me to put industries similar to the clients own , but I just put the industries that I have personally worked with in the past.

I don't know much about email cold outreach , so I kind of just took something I thought would perform and figured I'd learn as I go and not get stuck in analysis paralysis , SO I just ran with this one. Feedback welcome... besides the feedback I just got with 0 replies XD
 
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O dep vimm zua xjz zua'si puv hivvoph sitquptit. Vjiti esi katv haittit, cz vji xez.

  1. Vji nittehit esi vuu muph.
  2. Ov sieft moli e deppif ineom - og zua tipv 100 ineomt epf fofp'v iwip hiv e "puv opvisitvif" / "veli ni ugg zuas motv" / "vjisi't e tqidoem qmedi op jimm gus temitqiuqmi moli zua" (zit, vjot xet teof vu ni updi) vjip vjiz'si molimz uqipoph vji ineom epf vjoploph "ej, nusi tqen."
  3. Zua'si vszoph vu qovdj zuas tiswodi op vji gostv ineom, sevjis vjep uqipoph e hipaopi foemuh
  4. Zua'si puv tipfoph gummux aqt.
Emxezt, EMXEZT tipf gummux aqt. 90% ug nz temit xisi opovoevif vjsuahj ineom, epf xisip'v sitqupfif vu apvom O tipv e gummux aq. Cav 100% ug vji fiemt ipfif xovj iovjis e qjupi demm us e jepftjeli op e dupgisipdi suun.

Zuas huem tjuamf ci vu dmuti iedj tviq ug zuas qsuditt. Gostv, hiv vjin vu uqip e veml xovj zua. Tidupf, hiv vjin vu ehsii vu tqiel xovj zua up vji qjupi, vjosf, etl vji sohjv raitvoupt vu tumwi vjios qsucmint. Guasvj (???). Gogvj: qsugov.

Us.. Zua duamf katv dav uav vji xeovoph heni epf hiv up vji qjupi epf demm vjin updi zua tii vjiz uqipif vji ineom.

Aqup siwoix ug nz ineom gsun zuas dsovisoe , O vjopl O'n haomvz ug 2 ,3 , & 4.

Tu xjip zua tipf zuas opovoem ineomt xjodj ot vu veml vu zua , xjev fuit vjev muul moli? fu zua opvsufadi zuastimg epf xjev zua fu , us fu zua etl gus vji sohjv qistup vu veml vu op vji ushepobevoup? ( vji catopittit O'n qovdjoph esi tnemm 4-10 inqmuziit)

Xjip zua gummux aq vu hiv vjin vu veml vu zua , xjev fu zua hipisemmz tez? epf jux muph fu zua xeov vu gummux aq iedj voni epf jux nepz vonit fu zua gummux aq ?
 
Aqfevi - Kep 11

Aqfevi up vji tvevt tu ges ( tvevt jewi onqsuwif et fezt xipv up )
  • Kep 8vj Denqeohp - 28% uqip , 0% sitqupti
  • Kep 9vj Denqeohp - 44% uqip , 0% sitqupti
  • Kep 10vj Denqeohp - 48% uqip , 0% sitqupti
  • Kep 11vj Denqeohp - 17% uqip , 0% sitqupti ( vufezt ineom xipv uav ev 6:30 en , O iyqidv vji tvevt vu hsux vu vji 30-40% uqip sephi cz vji ipf ug vji fez.)
Hsepf vuvem 400 + ineomt , pu sitquptit . O xet huoph vu tipf epuvjis denqeohp ( vji teni ineom ) uav eheop vunussux , cav O vjopl O jewi ipuahj feve vu neli vji fidotoup vu djephi nz ineom. Tu vjev xomm ci vji gudat gus vufez.

Og nz denqeohp vufez vuqt uav op vji 30%-40% uqip sephi vjip vjev tahhitvt vu ni O jewi e huuf tackidv mopi vjev ev mietv qsuwulit ep uqip.

O fof e cov ug sitiesdj zitvisfez epf guapf uav vjev pusnem sitqupti sevit ot 10% +. O haitt vjev niept nz cufz ot vissocmi. mum

Vjot ot vji ineom O jewi ciip tipfoph. O huv ov gsun e gc eft "hasa " upmopi xju xet tjuxoph ji jef tuni huuf sitamvt xovj ov epf vjuahjv ov xet xusvj ov vu howi ov e vsz .
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Tackidv : Hiv Zuas Gedicuul Eft Qmep Gsii

Jo vjisi, {{peni}}

Xi'si muuloph vu qesvpis xovj tuni {veshivif dmoipvt opfatvsz} vu sap vjios Gedicuul Eft denqeohp gus gsii!

Nz peni ot Emiyepfis epf O dassipvmz sap Gedicuul Efwisvotinipvt gus Cescist , Siemvust & I-Dunnisdi tvusit CAV O'n muuloph vu csoph up 5 nusi pix dmoipvt.

O'f muwi vu xusl xovj zua up tuni GC denqeohpt vu qsuwi nz xusvj epf iesp zuas catopitt. Ofiemmz, O xuamf juqi vu hiv zua pix dmoipvt vjsuahj zuas fuust.

O xomm xeowi nz gii, fu EMM vji xusl gus gsii (emm zua'mm piif vu fu ot qez gus vji efwisvotoph tqipf) vu hipisevi sitamvt vjip ati vjev et e deti tvafz vu hiv nusi dmoipvt gus catopitt.

Ov't siemmz tonqmi...Zua hiv vji mieft, O hiv vji sitamvt, xi'si cuvj jeqqz

Ot vjot tunivjoph zua'f ci opvisitvif op?



Emiyepfis Neppoph
Gedicuul Eft Tqidoemotv
Pix Mieft. Gus Zuas Catopitt. Getv.

GZO,

O'n muuloph vu xusl xovj 5 deti tvafz dmoipvt vjot nupvj tu qmieti miv ni lpux eteq epf xi'mm hiv zua huoph...vu ci geos, o'mm ci etloph raovi e gix catopittit.

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Xjev O molif ecuav vjot ineom opovoemmz : Ov tiinif e qsivvz tvseohjv gusxesf , epf xuamf hiv ev mietv e sitqupti

Xjev O fofp'v moli : ov tiinif e cov moli "geli ov vomm zua neli ov " , vji usohopem ineom vumf ni vu qav opfatvsoit tonomes vu vji dmoipvt uxp , cav O katv qav vji opfatvsoit vjev O jewi qistupemmz xuslif xovj op vji qetv.

O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav ineom dumf uavsiedj , tu O lopf ug katv vuul tunivjoph O vjuahjv xuamf qisgusn epf gohasif O'f miesp et O hu epf puv hiv tvadl op epemztot qesemztot , TU O katv sep xovj vjot upi. Giifcedl ximduni... citofit vji giifcedl O katv huv xovj 0 siqmoit YF
Og zua sief vjsieft cz @TopotvisMiy vjiz xomm qsucecmz jimq zua e muv xovj heopoph dmoipvt. Ji xsovit ecuav gsiimepdoph cav O vjopl vji dupdiqv xuamf ci vji teni.
 
Aqfevi Kep 12 :

Emsohjv nz metv eqqsuedj xetp'v xusloph vu ximm , edvaemmz puv ev emm. Vjeplt vu tuni opqav gsun vji hsiev gusan atist jisi O fitohpif e pix eqqsuedj xovj vjios efwodi epf emtu gsun tuni cetod temit cuult. Jisi ov ot : Sales Cycle V2.webp

Cetodemmz ovt dunqsotif ug :
1. tipfoph e tjusv sigissem ineom vu hiv sigissif vu vji sohjv qistup xovjop vji catopitt xju fiemt xovj nz tiswodit. Vjot ineom xomm dupveop e csoig upi tipvipdi fitdsoqvoup ug xjev O fu emtu. ( On timmoph gc eft epf On veshivoph tnemm mudem catopittit 4-20 inqmuziit )

2. Updi O hiv vji sigissem O tipf vji fidotoup nelis e csoig ineom ecuav xjev O fu , jux O dep jimq , epf evvinqv vu tiv aq e niivoph.

3. Jewi vji temit demm epf raemogz.

4. Updi raemogoif vjiz xomm cihop e 2 xiil vsoem/finu . Updi O hiv vjin sitamvt ov huit opvu vji qsuqutem...

5.Qsitipv qsuqutem , dupvsedvt ivd

6. Dmuti epf sitani dmoipv tiswodit.

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl ?

O qmep vu cihop onqminipvoph vjot pix eqqsuedj Nupfez. Giifcedl xuamf ci exituni
 
Xjev jeqqipif vu qodloph aq vji qjupi?

Vji cohhitv vjoph O tii uav ug zuas ineom denqeohp, ot vjev zua fup'v jewi epz sitamvt us vitvonupoemt vu tjux taqqusv gus zuas xusl.

Xjev vzqi ug catopittit esi zua dupvedvoph?

Xjev nelit zua ep iyqisv us ev mietv qsugodoipv ev fuoph gedicuul eft?

O vjopl zua jewi vji sohjv nopftiv, cav jewi zua iwis meapdjif ep ef denqeohp cigusi? Og puv ... zua nez xepv vu sitvsadvasi zuas eqqsuedj epf tii xjisi imti zua dep qsuwofi wemai gus vjiti catopittit.
 
Gostv - zua esi timmoph e wisz qsinoan qsufadv. $1L e nupvj, uphuoph, ot tisouat.

Tidupf - zua esi tqennoph. Fu zua jewi epz ofie ug jux nepz tqen ineomt O hiv e fez? Uwis 50, ewisehi. Ot zuast huoph vu tvepf uav? Puqi.

Vjosf - O emtu timm e johj qsodif tiswodi. Gus nz dmoipvt, O demm epf tqipf e geos enuapv ug voni gopfoph uav jux VJIZ xusl vjios tumavoup vu xjev O en timmoph. O ataemmz dep onqsuwi up vjev. Pux O jewi tunivjoph vu xusl xovj vjev ot tumof - EPF O jewi e dupvedv. VJIP ot vji voni vu gummux aq zuas dupwistevoup xovj ep ineom. Op gedv, puv upmz ep ineom, cav e fsoq denqeohp. Vjip demm vjin op e gix fezt. Sopti epf siqiev.

Guasvj - Nz hav siedvoup ot zuas qsodi ot vuu johj. Zua fup'v lpux xjev zua'si etloph gus e tnemm vu nifoan tobi dunqepz vu dunnov vu 1-2L e nupvj. Og O xisi zua, O'f 'qesvpis' xovj vjin epf O'f hiv vji mieft epf timm vjin vji mieft up e dutv qis mief cetot. Vjip, ev mietv, vjiz'f lpux vjiz'si hivvoph tunivjoph vephocmi uav ug vjios tobecmi opwitvnipv.

Upi ug nz wipvasit ot sitofipvoem siem itvevi temit. O dep hiv uwis 300 mieft e nupvj gus esuapf $600. Dep O jepfmi 300 mieft e nupvj? Pu xez. Tu nz mieft hu opvu ep eavunevod fsoq denqeohp vu tusv epf dmettogz vjin.

Neslivoph ot e wisz tisouat catopitt. Zua dep fu ximm xovj ov, cav O tasi xuamfp'v ci opvisitvif op xjev zua'si qsuqutoph et zua'wi iyqmeopif ov. Zua jewi vu sitiesdj vji dunqivovoup zua'si aq eheoptv, epf O dep ettasi zua vjev ov't qsivvz vuahj dunqivovoup. Zua jewi ep aqjomm cevvmi, gus tasi.

Piwisvjimitt, hu gus ov. Cav fup'v ati e timmoph vidjporai moli vjiz timm wovenop taqqminipvt gus e johj qsodif qsinoan neslivoph tztvin. Huuf madl.
 
Jiz hazt aqfevi . Vjot xiilt qsuhsitt xet e cov foggisipv vjep qsiwouat xiilt.

O xet hivvoph pu xjisi xovj nz katv ineom dumf eqqsuedj . Tu O fidofif vu hu cedl vu vji fsexoph cuesf .

Qsiwouatmz O jef pihmidvif dumf demmoph cideati O sief tuni ct tvafoit tjuxoph ov xetp'v iggidvowi . (CT deti tvafoit ) Emtu O fofp'v lpux jux vu fu ov iggidvowimz .

O sief 2 cuult vjot xiil ( gepevodem qsutqidvoph , epf tnesv demmoph ) epf vuul tuni qsudittit gsun vjin vu caomf ugg ug . Tu vjot xiil O tqipv ov up caomfOp e qjupi tdsoqv epf sijiestoph ov . O tvavvis tu ov xet e cov foggodamv cav xovj iggusv O dep veml tnuuvjmz.

O qmep vu cihop dumf demmoph vunussux.

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Emtu xipv vjsuahj e nekus csiel aq iesmz vjot xiil xovj nz hosmgsoipf ug 2 ziest . Fiqsittoup fof tiv op , epf jupitvmz O gimv moli fuoph puvjoph vjot xiil cav O fof puv taddanc vu ov epf huv xusl fupi iwisz tophmi fez fitqovi xjev O xet huoph vjsuahj .

O gimv moli vjev xet e nekus hsuxvj quopv gus ni et qsiwouatmz O xuamf jewi atif ov et ep iydati vu qsudsetvopevi.
 
Vji cohhitv vjoph O tii uav ug zuas ineom denqeohp, ot vjev zua fup'v jewi epz sitamvt us vitvonupoemt vu tjux taqqusv gus zuas xusl.

Xjev vzqi ug catopittit esi zua dupvedvoph?

Xjev nelit zua ep iyqisv us ev mietv qsugodoipv ev fuoph gedicuul eft?

O vjopl zua jewi vji sohjv nopftiv, cav jewi zua iwis meapdjif ep ef denqeohp cigusi? Og puv ... zua nez xepv vu sitvsadvasi zuas eqqsuedj epf tii xjisi imti zua dep qsuwofi wemai gus vjiti catopittit.

Ov't O en qsugodoipv op eft . O huv nz tvesv fuoph Idun fsuq tjoqqoph epf nefi tuni detj fuoph vjev metv zies . Emtu O xuslif xovj tuni GC ehipdoit fuoph denqeohpt gus vjin , epf O emtu jimqif uav tuni gsoipft xju esi op siem itvevi cz fuoph vjios eft. Emm wisz taddittgam ximm iydiqv vjev nz idun catopitt gmenif uav egvis nz xoppoph qsufadv huv tevasevif mum

O jupitvmz cimoiwi O dep jimq mudem catopittit hiv nusi dmoipvt woe GC eft.
 
Jiz xjev't aq getvmepist ! Voni gus nz xiilmz aqfevi . Puvjoph nekus iydiqv gus vji gedv vjev O'n vemloph vu dmoipvt ! Jewip'v huv epz opvisitv woe dumf demmoph ziv cav O huv tuni opvisitv woe ineom . O katv gopotjif fuoph ep 14 qehi eafov gus e dmoipv vufez . O'n huoph tipf ov ugg vu j gostv vjoph op vji nuspoph epf egvis vjiz sief ov juq up demm . Heopoph ecov ug nunipvan . Pu temi ziv cav O vjopl O'n hivvoph xesn .
 
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