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Use Website Contact Forms to Dodge Email Send Limits

Use Website Contact Forms to Dodge Email Send Limits is a cold outreach tactic for getting your first users: When Gmail throttles you around ~80 sends a day, switch to filling out prospects' own website contact forms as a no-rate-limit backup outreach channel.

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

Cold outreachMedium effortMedium

Why does cold outreach work for this?

Contact forms have no send caps and route straight to the business inbox.

The exact steps (4)

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 SaaS

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Use Website Contact Forms to Dodge Email Send Limits" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for B2B SaaS — pick it when your product looks like that, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Use Website Contact Forms to Dodge Email Send Limits" 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 medium 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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