161 Sales Calls $128k Cash Collected 30 Days Here's how we did it ⬇️

The secret is to be useful. Provide a service your prospects need. Offer something that gets them to their goals. Go beyond and help them in other areas of their businesses. The more value you create, the more money you’ll make.

@noahkagan Thanks for reading! If you enjoy this thread and want to learn more about X Cold DMs: Drop me a follow at @penunurialex Appreciate all the support.

Don’t forget to follow up after. People are busy. Life gets in the way. Their inboxes are full. Keep knocking until the door opens. No shame in the game.

But just asking won’t get you what you want. Give first, then ask. When you lead with value, your ask feels natural, not like a demand. That's how you build relationships that want you to win.

Another hurdle that stops people from asking is they don’t want to be pushy. But Kagan realized something: If you’re offering real value, ask unapologetically. You’re helping people by telling them about what you’ve got.

Kagan once asked a big sponsor to back his event. He got rejected repeatedly. Instead of quitting, he tweaked his pitch. And the deal was closed.

Sure, rejection's scary. Kagan felt it too. But he overcame that fear by reframing rejection as character-building. Not a blow to his self-worth. And getting a “no” takes you closer to a “yes”

This became a recurring contribution to Kagan’s success. He asked for: Major deals Big sponsors Opportunities Expert advice “You never know what you can get unless you ask”

Kagan needed a platform to promote Igmur. Guess what he did? He asked one of Reddit's founders if he could have free ad space. The founder also said yes.

The 1st client of his company came from a cold email. He noticed a lot of Reddit users were using a tool called Imgur. So he asked Imgur founder, Alan, if he could promote his tool. And Alan said yes.

“If you want something, ask for it” Most people are too scared to ask for what they want. Fear of rejection. Failure. Judgment. But Kagan turned “asking” into his superpower…

Noah Kagan is the founder of AppSumo, a company that did $80M last year. The craziest part? He built it with just $60 in one weekend. And he did it with 1 simple strategy...

The biggest myth about Cold DM: It ruins your reputation. I’ve got connections, referrals & opportunities from my cold DMs. Because when people read my messages, they can tell I have real value to offer. Good outreach BUILDS your reputation.

RT @penunurialex: Put as much effort into promoting your product as building it. It doesn’t matter how good your product is if no one know…