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Hit 100 Influencers With a 4-Touch Multichannel Sequence

Hit 100 Influencers With a 4-Touch Multichannel Sequence is a cold outreach tactic for getting your first users: List 100 influencers whose audiences fit your product and reach each one four times across different channels, spaced days apart, offering your tool plus done-for-you service and even advisor equity.

It's a strong fit for B2B SaaS and Newsletters / media teams, and works especially well for creator/influencer-led growth, B2B. As a cold outreach play, plan for high effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Cold outreachHigh effortMedium

Why does cold outreach work for this?

Multi-channel repetition dramatically raises reply odds versus a single cold email.

The exact steps (5)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Works for
B2B SaaSNewsletters / media

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Hit 100 Influencers With a 4-Touch Multichannel Sequence" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for B2B SaaS and Newsletters / media — pick it when your product looks like one of those, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Hit 100 Influencers With a 4-Touch Multichannel Sequence" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is high effort, and results tend to be medium.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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