Vent: I thought cold emailing was a total waste of time for getting freelance work
For my first year freelancing in Chicago, I refused to send cold emails, thinking they were just spam. Last month, I got desperate and sent 20 personalized emails to local design agencies. I spent about an hour on each one, mentioning a specific project of theirs I liked. One agency owner actually replied, saying 'Your note was the only one that didn't feel like a copy-paste job.' That turned into a $2,500 project. So, is cold emailing a legit tool if you do it right, or is it still mostly just annoying people? What's your take?