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Send 200 Manual LinkedIn DMs to Fill Onboarding Sessions

Send 200 Manual LinkedIn DMs to Fill Onboarding Sessions is a cold outreach tactic for getting your first users: One founder sent roughly 200 direct LinkedIn messages in a single day and converted 5-10 of them into onboarding-session attendees; manual and tedious but it outperformed Facebook and Twitter posts.

It's a strong fit for B2B SaaS and Info products / courses teams, and works especially well for B2B SaaS, coaching, community products. As a cold outreach play, plan for high effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

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Why does cold outreach work for this?

Personal LinkedIn DMs land in a focused inbox and consistently outperform broadcast social posts for direct response.

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 SaaSInfo products / courses

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Send 200 Manual LinkedIn DMs to Fill Onboarding Sessions" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for B2B SaaS and Info products / courses — 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 "Send 200 Manual LinkedIn DMs to Fill Onboarding Sessions" 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 fast.
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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