Email Outreach Tips for Consultants — Cold Email, Follow-Up, Pitching

Struggling to get replies to your outreach emails? You’re not alone. Most consultants and freelancers send emails that get ignored — not because their services aren’t valuable, but because their emails don’t connect.

These articles cover everything from writing your first cold email to building a systematic follow-up process that turns strangers into clients. Every strategy here has been tested in real outreach campaigns.

More on this ‘small-batch outreach’ concept Published in 2023
Avoiding a numbers-based outreach approach (and what to do instead) Published in 2023
Improve your email outreach by ditching ‘big asks.’ Published in 2023
How to do email outreach (without making all the usual mistakes) Published in 2023
How To Track Your Outreach + Follow-Up (Without Your Brain Melting Like Ice In The Sun) Published in 2022
Follow-up is where fortunes are made Published in 2020
I want to be an influencer, Kai! Published in 2020
How on earth do you get people to respond to your outreach (without feeling slimy, sales-y, or overly self-promotional)? Published in 2020
Follow-up Friendly Published in 2020
It’s never too late to follow-up Published in 2020
Become a Follow-Up Fanatic Published in 2019
Damn. Fine? Published in 2019
Get More Website Traffic: Record a Podcast Interview Published in 2019
How can I use podcasts to get more traffic? Published in 2019
How to get on podcasts Published in 2019
Oiling Your Pipeline Published in 2019
Podcast Guest Audio Preparation Checklist Published in 2019
The Secret to Getting Your Outreach Emails Opened Published in 2019
You're not in the mind 🧠 reading business Published in 2018
Write Great Emails Published in 2017
Writing An Email Pitching a Guest Post Published in 2017
"I love how the book has one singular goal: Get you on podcasts!" Published in 2017
What avocado toast has to do with follow up Published in 2017
"Did you get that thing I sent you?" Published in 2017
Small Asks First Published in 2017
"How do I build a list of influencers in my industry?" Published in 2017
How to find anyone's email address Published in 2017
The Inverse Email Law Published in 2017
Podcast Tours For Freelancers: The One Thing To Focus On Published in 2017
Why 'build a relationship' first in outreach? Published in 2017
How do you reach out to prospective buyers? Published in 2017
What’s your first email you send as a Cold Outreach email? Published in 2017
When should you start reaching out to podcast hosts? Published in 2017
What's the best use of the link in the "show notes" for a podcast episode? Published in 2016
The Importance of Writing You Focused Emails Published in 2016
The Magic Google Search Published in 2016
Why guest on podcasts? Published in 2016
The Secret To Infinite Guest Articles Published in 2016
How do I create a list of podcast owners I should reach out to about appearing? Published in 2016
ZenCastr: Super Easy Multi-Track Podcast Recording Published in 2016
How do you write an email to get on a podcast? Published in 2015
How do you follow up with a prospect? Published in 2015