In order to reach out to people I may be able to serve somehow in my journey of success, I have learned a bit about cold emailing. What is cold emailing?
It is a very powerful strategy to get noticed by a wide variety of businesses and professionals and to introduce yourself to them as a colleague or servant. You want them to know how you can help them and why they should be interested in you. You want them to see something besides the junk they get in their inbox everyday from those they barely know or care about.
Here are some principles that will serve you well when you send the email to the person who will next help you in your journey of success in service:
Choose an irresistible subject line. This is your first battle. You don’t want to lose the war before you even get to fighting with your opponent. You don’t want them to delete your email before they even open it, so you have to get them interested before they even open it. That means that you have to choose a subject line that will stand out from the crowd of junk they may be sorting through. Make it something that defies their expectations and will not send up red flags of caution for them. You want to get past as many possible misconceptions from the first line.
Don’t waste their time. You only have a few seconds to a few minutes before your recipient knows whether something interests them or not, so you have to make your time count. Don’t push nonsense upon them when you know they aren’t gonna buy it. Keep their attention by providing as easy an outline of who you are and what you want as possible. You don’t want them to have to guess what you’re about or what your purpose is. You want to get to the point.
Cut out as much bullshit as possible. You don’t want to try to impress them with flowery language or long resumés or getting sidetracked with inessential details that don’t interest your recipient. You only want to send them something that will get through to them and not bore them or annoy them. You want them to get something of value to them, not something only of value to you, and you want them to feel like you are actually addressing them, rather than just talking at them about something.
Be appreciative. This may be the most important thing that will carry you far. You want to bring a positive outlook to your dealings, and you want others to know that you are appreciative of any help that comes your way. You want to show that any help you receive is valued and that you want to give something back somehow. Reciprocation is a fundamental law of human interaction, and missing that law is social failure. You want to be a competent social animal, not a predator or a parasite.
These principles have served me well in getting responses from everyone I’ve contacted. They have allowed me to talk to some of my heroes in the polyglot community who have inspired and guided me towards learning what I’ve learned, and I got very gracious responses when I reached out to them with appreciation.
excellent !