how I contacted 100 potential freelance writing clients in 5 days
I contacted 100 potential clients in five days to test whether cold email still works. Here’s where I found them, what I sent, and what came back.

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I contacted 100 potential clients in five days to test whether cold email still works. Here’s where I found them, what I sent, and what came back.
Joy Ogide · Updated Aug 20, 2026

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