diana_kim66•1mo ago

Stopped cold emailing 500 people a week and started sending 10 personalized ones instead after my open rate tanked to 2% in Portland last spring

How do you decide who to reach out to when you're starting from scratch with no network in a new city?

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evahenderson1mo agoTop Commenter

Start small by joining local meetup groups. What industry are you targeting?

hollywhite1mo ago

I wandered into a tech meetup once thinking it was a book club, so I'm clearly the wrong person to ask about targeting industries.

keith_bennett1mo ago

Start with the local library. Seriously. They host all kinds of groups that aren't just books. Business networking groups, coding clubs, even small business meetups. Check their bulletin board or website. Shows up on Google maps too. Saved me a lot of wasted wandering time.