Attention Idea: Would love to pay you for 1 hour of your time. -

Would love to pay you for 1 hour of your time.

General

Pat Walls

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Updated: March 13th, 2025

The Post

Title/Hook: Would love to pay you for 1 hour of your time.
Format: Customer Conversation
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Why it works

Why It Works

I saw someone share this cold email on X and I thought it was amazing.

What I loved about it the most was how human it felt. You can tell this is not AI generated (like the majority of cold emails we all get).

It's just simple and to the point: "Here’s who I am, here's what I'm building, how it’s going, and what I’m asking from you.

Yes -- this company is big right now and they're doing crazy numbers. But I don't think that's the point. I think ANYONE can replicate this and get a response, even if you don't have crazy metrics to share yet.

The part for "pay you for an hour of your time." is huge. Most people won't take you up on the money and they'll help for free. But he's recognizing the value of his time and knowledge. All around just amazing cold email, and a great way to get feedback + make a connection in your space.

And a killer subject. 10/10 email!

meet the author

Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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