What is the best way you enter in contact with someone you don’t know?

Maxime Néau
58 replies
I am curious, do you send them an email, a connection request on linkedin/twitter mentioning something super personalised? What we found working the best by far is to shoot a video, sharing our screen with their website or social media profile in the background to make them want to click and watch the video. But doing this 1-to-1 simply takes too much time. That’s why we created RepliQ, to do this at SCALE. We are launching the first time today! Please support us on our important day! Would be happy to help you back in any way : https://www.producthunt.com/posts/repliq Cheers! Max

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Mekkie Bansil
DIY Startup School for Solopreneurs
I usually try to find something in their intro message or profile that I find relatable and create common ground that way and then be straightforward from there about my pitch. If what we made aligns with what they want, they should be receptive to it!
phprunner
Personalized videos are a great idea. Even if they do not engage right away, they will remember you.
Maxime Néau
@sergey_kornilov1 100% and you increase your reply rate for the following message in your sequence! We try to do that with RepliQ, if you like the idea don't hesitate to support our launch : https://www.producthunt.com/post...
Raju Sivaram
If its professional, It is always Linked-In
Sebastian Janus - derStartupCFO
I try to gather a little knowledge about the person and then create a situation where I can start a conversation (whether in person, via LinkedIn or e-mail) with the person about a topic where we have common ground.
Maxime Néau
@derstartupcfo did you try to shoot a video to introduce yourself?
Sebastian Janus - derStartupCFO
@maximerepliq not yet but it seems to be an awesome idea ill definitely try it
Wayne Smallman
Yep, @derstartupcfo beat me to it — find a common interest.
Marko Rakic
LeadDelta professional relationships CRM
Add him/her on LinkedIn with personalized message. Then continue conversation.
Maxime Néau
@marko_rakic2 Yes, getting accepted can be the hard part sometimes
Shaur ul Asar
Personalized videos are a great idea. They can be a good way to start a conversation or remind people about your business.
Maxime Néau
@shaur_ul_asar Yes and a good way as a follow up
Brook
First things first - learn how to start a conversation. ... Offer a compliment. ... Ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation flowing smoothly. ... Reveal something about yourself to demonstrate migliori-caldaia trust. ... Be patient. ... Know how to wrap up a conversation.
Maxime Néau
@meharg1 it can be an art indeed
Sakshi Gahlawat
Great idea and best of luck Maxime!!
Shushant Lakhyani
RepliQ seems to be a promising product
Arpan
Wish I knew :P
Harshavardhan Reddy
Max, all the best and what you said is ture, that is what i am doing too.. a short video which explain things really worked to get in to contact.. it may take a while but will work.. your product will help many... ALL THE VERY BEST...and looking forward..
Maxime Néau
@harsha_vardhan01 Thanks for your kind words ! Yes videos for me are the best way to enter in contact with someones (except if you have the possibility for a physical meeting of course)
Satish Kumar Veluri
Nice Idea, I think I should try this for sure👍
MaheshVarma Kanumuri
Congrats on your launch and looking forward to work on this product as it is super interesting. Great Work @maximerepliq
Maxime Néau
@maheshvarma_kanumuri Thanks ! try it out and let us know ;)
MaheshVarma Kanumuri
All the best @maximerepl. Very Intresting Product. I will look into your product ASAP.
Eugene Yarovoii
I always study social networks to understand the best topic for starting a conversation. Congrats!
Anthony Rees
I'm always just random chatting to random people physically and online. Can meet some super cool people but there's also the occasional rude person 😂
Maxwell Goldstein
Freeport Gallery
Its all about finding the right channels! I find that the big ones (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) are largely ineffective given all the noise and perceived spam. Any product to improve conversion and conversations I am highly in favor of!
Maxwell Goldstein
Freeport Gallery
@maximerepliq definitely will be!
Maxime Néau
@mdiggy hehe thats why we created RepliQ to solve this issue ! Check it out and support us in our today launch :) https://www.producthunt.com/post...
Burcu Zeynep Konuk
As a sales manager, I'm constantly looking for answers to this question. Congrats on the launch! I will definitely try 🙌🏼
Maxime Néau
@burcu_zeynep_konuk Thanks really appreciated Burcu !
Robert Ford
I don't usually go up to someone that I don't know, so all my contacts happen through mutual friends, colleagues and people who I really want to meet. The best way that I've found is: if your friend puts an event on Facebook, you can tag yourself as a friend of the event without them even knowing this.
Maxime Néau
@secure_slate Nice technique, thanks for sharing !