{"id":24341,"date":"2024-01-29T16:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodpecker.co\/blog\/?p=24341"},"modified":"2025-01-21T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:12:25","slug":"how-to-cold-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodpecker.co\/blog\/how-to-cold-email\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cold Email – The Definitive Guide for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEO is changing, social media network trends change every month, and paid ads are getting more expensive, but one thing remains constant – email marketing. If you want consistently good marketing results, email is one of your safest bets. And with cold email, you can earn revenue from people who have not even heard about you yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

But many people mistake poorly crafted emails to random audiences for a good cold email campaign. To do it right, you need to approach cold email strategically, and today, we’re going to help you do just that.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does “cold” mean in cold email?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A cold email is an email you’re sending to someone who has not previously engaged with your business. They don’t know about you or your product and have not explicitly expressed interest to start talking with your brand.<\/span><\/p>\n\"Woodpecker\n

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Much like talking to someone you first met, a cold email is your chance to get your foot through the door. The reason why some cold email campaigns fail is that the sender would rather get their entire body through the door and make the sale immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to create a successful cold email campaign<\/b><\/h2>\n

In theory, creating cold email campaigns is a breeze. You grab some cold email software, write a cold email that mentions a certain pain point and blast this to an email audience. But it takes a lot more than that to succeed. Today, we’re going to show you how to send and write cold emails with success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: define the goal you want to achieve<\/b><\/h3>\n

The beginning step is to determine the ultimate goal of your cold emails. Once you have your goal, you’ll have an easier time choosing your ideal audience, the subject line, the call to action and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal will depend on your business and what you’re selling, and we’ll get into that in a second. First order of business is – choose one goal per cold email campaign. Your audience only has a few seconds per email, so don’t splinter their attention in multiple directions.<\/span><\/p>\n\"cold\n

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Some examples of goals can include:<\/span><\/p>\n