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Re:Ask HN: Did you try coldmailing HR/founders to find freel... by ayushchat on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @08:50AM (#29979013)
It depends a lot on your specific situation, but I actually did it for consulting gigs when I was quitting my full time job last year.

I used Twitter DMs instead of Cold Email or LinkedIn.

And I focused on startup founders who were actively hiring.

I sent out custom pitches to each of them, some of them converted. I did end up getting a gig.

So it does work. But you have to be persistent, and hone your pitch, get better at copywriting.

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