landing clients
The Brutal Truth About "Networking" Nobody Has the Guts to Tell You
by Darshak Rana - 19-Apr-2025
Stop collecting humans like Pokémon cards. It's embarrassing.
Most networking is just sophisticated begging.
Ouch that hurts! Isn’t it?
It hurt me too when I realized this truth.
I watched him walk around the room with a stack of business cards.
He was
... See morenetwork grows, you can land better clients—the kind who listen more carefully to how you would do what they’re paying you to do—and you can be more selective about the types of customers and projects you want to take on.
Paul Jarvis • Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
Here's what I would recommend:
Determine as tight a niche as you can for industry/market/company type to go after. Find the decision-makers on LinkedIn. Start networking with them now. Use Sales Navigator to make this easier. Participate in the same trade associations as them. Talk about the topics that matter most to... See more
Torrey Dawleyx.comI love getting a solid cold email or DM from founders!
No need for an intro to 1517.
Some things will make your message standout and get a response (faster than others)🧵:
Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕x.comIncrease your surface area for luck
The last couple times I was looking for a project, I made a point of meeting as many people doing related work as I could, even if there was no obvious benefit to doing so. At first, I did this just to advertise my existence to people as I entered a new field, because someone is always hiring or looking for a... See more
The last couple times I was looking for a project, I made a point of meeting as many people doing related work as I could, even if there was no obvious benefit to doing so. At first, I did this just to advertise my existence to people as I entered a new field, because someone is always hiring or looking for a... See more
Cate Hall • How to Be More Agentic
Most people suck at building relationships online.
It's always:
- Help me!
- Can I pick your brain?
- Will you like my Tweet?
A terrible approach.
Here's how the top accounts on Twitter build real... See more
Justin Welshx.comIf all I had was $50, and I had to make money quickly, this is what I would do…
1. Open Google maps and search some high end services like CPA, real estate, auto detailer, etc
2. Find the one who has the ugliest website.
3. Open the Replit app and give it this... See more
Justin Brookex.comA few cold emails changed my life. Here are some things I learned that might be helpful for anyone trying to send one:
1. Short and simple gets read (long and complex gets deleted). Stop with the long cold emails. They make eyes glaze over and get deleted. 4-5 lines, space them out with hard enters (makes them appear... See more
Sahil Bloomx.com