If you’re still stuck at 1% reply rates, it’s not your fault - it’s the old cold email model. Scrape a list → blast emails → hope someone’s interested. That era is dead. Today, the only way to win is by using signals - real triggers that show someone is already interested in your topic. When you combine signals + trust, reply rates jump instantly. And that’s exactly how this KO Method (Key Opinion Leader Method) is pulling 14% reply rates and 49% opportunity rates. What’s the KO Method? Instead of emailing random leads, we go after people who are: - Already engaging with top influencers in your niche - Actively commenting/liking posts related to your topic - Primed for your offer before you ever show up These influencers already did the hard work of attracting your ideal audience. You simply tap into that attention - ethically - and reach out with context. The Workflow (High-Level) 1. Use Trigify Find top creators in your niche → track who’s liking/commenting → pull engagement daily. 2. Push it to Clay Clay qualifies each engager (country, role, relevance). Only good-fit prospects move forward. 3. Find their email Use ICPS, the most accurate + cost-efficient LinkedIn email scraper. 4. Personalize with AI Pull their exact comment/post → generate personalized context. 5. Send via Instantly Use a “Perceived Value Magnet”: A hyper-valuable offer they actually want - not a pitch. This combination solves the 2 biggest cold email barriers: ✔ Relevance (they’re already interested) ✔ Trust (you found them through a shared KOL) No more “Where did you get my email?” No more guessing. Just warm, signal-based outreach that lands. If you implement this system end-to-end, you’ll break past the 1% reply wall permanently. Comment “TOOLS” to get my entire recommended tools list.

Huge shoutout to @Jonathan Garces today - thanks for everything you do for this community. Your coaching sessions, your patience, and the way you jump in to help members with real, actionable guidance has made a massive difference here. We appreciate you, Jonathan. Wishing you an amazing year ahead!

My emails were landing in spam constantly. One week I'd get great open rates. Next week? Complete silence. I kept tweaking my copy, changing subject lines, testing send times. Nothing worked. Then I realized: the problem wasn't my copy. It was my deliverability. Most people running cold email obsess over messaging while their domain reputation tanks. That's when I started using Warmy for my primary domains. What it does: → Monitors inbox placement daily → Keeps domains off blacklists → Trains ESPs that your emails are valuable → Real-time deliverability tracking 90 days later: 98% inbox placement. Consistently. I use Instantly's free warmup for my cold email domains (works great for that). But for primary domains I actually care about? Warmy is worth every penny. The difference? Warmy keeps their warm-up pool squeaky clean. Most cheap tools use low-quality IPs that actually hurt your deliverability. If your emails are disappearing into spam, you need to fix deliverability before anything else matters. Comment "Warmy" below and I'll send you: - Link to Warmy - Discount code for 50% off This is the tool I recommend for anyone serious about cold email.

Every week I do a live “Ask Me Anything” call for my INSIDERS where members bring their toughest cold email, lead gen, and automation questions.These are problems from people running actual campaigns, and I walk through solutions step-by-step on the call. What makes these calls soo valuable: Members get live access to ask their specific questions, get real-time answers, and see me build solutions on screen. 🚀 I share templates I don’t put anywhere else. 🚨 I cover advanced strategies that are too sensitive for YouTube. And it’s a chance to learn from other people’s problems and solutions. Typical topics include: → Fixing low-performing campaigns → Clay workflows and automation setup → Deliverability troubleshooting → Signal workflows and targeting → Scaling infrastructure This is one of the core benefits of the Insiders program and can literally transform your business overnight if you attend. Today I am pulling back the curtain and giving you the chance to take a sneak peak inside one of these calls to see how they are run and how they could possibly take your business to the next level. I have never shared one of these calls outside of the Insiders Program before and I probably never will again. I do one of these calls per week and we also have 8 other top coaches who either do weekly or monthly calls to help you with your lead generation... Want to see the recording from this mornings call? Comment “AMA” below and I’ll send you the link so you can see exactly what happens.

Most agencies get destroyed on cold email because they pitch like this: "Hey [Name], we help businesses… Interested?" Response rate: 💩 We flipped it. Instead of pitching PR services, we reach out as journalists who want to cover their story. The approach: "Hey [Name], working on a story about [their industry]. Saw your [specific achievement] and thought it'd be perfect. Got 15 mins to chat?" Results: - 1.26% reply rate (vs 0.6% industry standard) - 67.6% positive replies - $141K pipeline from one campaign Why it works: People WANT to talk to journalists. It's free PR for them. Nobody wants another sales pitch. Once they're on the call and trust is built, we naturally transition to paid services. And yes, we actually DO write about them. Not bait-and-switch, just leading with value first. Where we're at now: - 890 mailboxes - 700K emails/month - Inc 5000 recognition Want the full training on how we did this? Comment "RANK" below and I'll send it over.