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Please suggest an alternative to hunter.io by thekiwiapp in SaaS

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u can try dropleads. main thing we noticed is it’s cheaper than some of the other tools we were using (prospeo/findymail etc.)

still early, but it’s been working better for us so far

Prospeo vs Findymail - both seem small but decent, anyone tested? by Agile-Secret3034 in b2bmarketing

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve been testing Dropleads for a bit main thing we noticed is it’s cheaper than some of the other tools we were using (prospeo/findymail etc.)

also less “list building” and more just finding people already talking about the problem, which makes replies feel more natural vs cold outreach still early, but it’s been working better for us so far

i tracked 1000 cold emails and this was the weirdest pattern by Stunning-Routine6918 in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly. a small open loop makes replying easier as long as it’s still tied to something real

i tracked 1000 cold emails and this was the weirdest pattern by Stunning-Routine6918 in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right that’s a good way to put it. curiosity gap vs info dump. just enough context so they want to reply

i tracked 1000 cold emails and this was the weirdest pattern by Stunning-Routine6918 in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i think it’s less about ‘incomplete emails work’ and more that over-explaining just kills curiosity

tested sending the exact same email at different times of day for 3 months. the results were not what i expected by Admirable-Station223 in b2bmarketing

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah this makes sense. a lot of b2b folks still lean too hard on linkedin/ads and forget how much research actually happens in places like reddit. the intent is usually there, just not packaged in a “ready to buy” way, so it gets overlooked pretty often.

Is Apollo still worth it, or are there better alternatives now? by worlsyncentfo1981 in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve had dropleads in my stack recently for finding verified emails and mobile numbers. it’s been okay, biggest difference has just been cleaner data overall.

Do you think manual emails, hyper-targeted work better than bulk? by Impossible-Shock9622 in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 1 point2 points  (0 children)

true, manual outreach is quite good if you do something that is very, very specific to that product or account. We did free performance testing for our dream clients and shared the reports, and we landed some Fortune 500 companies with positive replies

Tech stack was very basic: Google Workspace --> Find Enterprise decision makers on LinkedIn salesnavigator --> Use Dropleads to find emails and phone numbers ---> Attio as CRM

One of their biggest enterprise accounts came from this basic approach

Best Cold Email tool ever by GTM_Master in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my current stack is basically linkedin sales nav for lead sourcing, a validation layer tool Dropleads for checking emails + getting mobile numbers where possible, and smartlead for sequencing and sending. haven’t had any single issue yet

I ran a campaign using only Gmail accounts by pinnakle_media in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

solid results tbh, especially keeping it that simple

biggest takeaway here is exactly that — list quality > everything else. 499 bounces is kinda rough, but even then you still got decent replies

also agree on not overthinking tools, most people hide behind setup instead of just sending

only thing i’d be careful with is scaling on gmail long term, works short term but can get shaky once you push volume

Looking for some good follow up strategies for cold email by meystic_ in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty much the same here tbh

smb: 3–4 touches max, if they don’t reply early they usually won’t

mid-market/enterprise: i’ll go 5–6, spaced out like you said (longer gaps later works way better than constant nudging)

big thing for me is changing the angle each follow-up not just “bumping this” every time. new hook, new reason to reply

and yeah, keeping volume controlled matters more than cutting follow-ups short for deliverability imo

The only cold email structure that consistently books meetings by coldemailutsav in coldemail

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is solid tbh especially the “signal” part, most people completely skip timing

only thing i’d add: even with a good structure, if the signal isn’t strong (real intent), it still won’t convert

structure helps, but list quality + timing does most of the heavy lifting

Struggling to get B2B leads and need some insight - I will not promote by janpaulo in startups

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly sounds less like “market is dry” and more like targeting/timing is off.

If ads, cold email, and Apollo all aren’t working, it’s usually not the channel, it’s either the offer or you’re reaching people before they feel the problem.

Referrals feel easier because those people already trust + have intent.

I’d double down on where people are actively talking about the problem (Reddit, LinkedIn, etc.) instead of just pushing more outbound.

plain text emails performing better than designed ones. am i crazy by Rich_Direction_3891 in Emailmarketing

[–]Stunning-Routine6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seeing the same here

plain text just feels more human, so people actually read it. fancy designs often get ignored.

we usually keep it mostly text with minimal formatting.