u/Sea_Professional839

I'm planning to start cold emailing. I already have the infrastructure, the sending tools, domains, etc. Now it's time to actually start sending.

The biggest question i have is, where the hell do people get their lead emails?

Everyone says Apollo, sassydb, etc., but they're expensive as hell, apollo, for example, only gives you around 4k emails for $99, eanwhile, every youtube video claims they're sending 100k+ emails per month.

So... is everyone lying, or what's actually going on? Is there some secret that people in email marketing don't talk about?

P.S. I'll personally kiss whoever explains how people actually do this properly 😂

I'm planning to start cold emailing. I already have the infrastructure, the sending tools, domains, etc. Now it's time to actually start sending.

The biggest question i have is, where the hell do people get their lead emails?

Everyone says Apollo, sassydb, etc., but they're expensive as hell, apollo, for example, only gives you around 4k emails for $99, eanwhile, every youtube video claims they're sending 100k+ emails per month.

So... is everyone lying, or what's actually going on? Is there some secret that people in email marketing don't talk about?

P.S. I'll personally kiss whoever explains how people actually do this properly 😂

I know this probably sounds ridiculous to people who aren't building businesses.

A few months ago, making even $100 online felt impossible.

Today my SaaS is doing around $400/month.

The problem is that $400/month isn't enough to change my life.

It's enough to prove that the idea works.

It's enough to make me believe I might eventually make a living from it.

But it's not enough to quit my job, not enough to feel financially secure, and not enough to stop worrying about money.

So now I'm stuck in this weird middle ground.

When revenue was $0, I could tell myself, "Maybe this won't work."

Now I know it works.

But I also know I'm still very far away from being able to live from it.

Every morning I wake up thinking about growth, its the first tought of the day.

Every night I go to sleep calculating how many customers I need before I can finally breathe.

What's been messing with my head is that I don't really enjoy anything anymore.

When I'm out with friends, I think about the SaaS.

When I'm watching a movie, I think about the SaaS.

When I'm taking a day off, I feel guilty because I know $400/month isn't enough and I should be working.

I thought making money online would make me happier.

Instead, it feels like I've become obsessed with closing the gap between where I am and where I need to be.

Then it feels even more depressing watching Starter story videos with people who reach 10k mrr in 3 months with their first saas product and makes you wonder if you're made for this.

I’m a software engineer with 2 years of experience and I honestly don’t see myself staying in consulting long term.

About a year ago I built a small SaaS on the side and it’s making around $400/month now. Not enough to live on obviously, but it completely changed how I think about future. Building something that makes money without trading time for it feels different.

Now I can’t stop thinking about growing SaaS and eventually living from it. The idea of working a normal job forever feels pretty depressing to me.

Anyone else been in this situation?

I’m a software engineer with 2 years of experience and I honestly don’t see myself staying in consulting long term.

About a year ago I built a small SaaS on the side and it’s making around $400/month now. Not enough to live on obviously, but it completely changed how I think about future. Building something that makes money without trading time for it feels different.

Now I can’t stop thinking about growing SaaS and eventually living from it. The idea of working a normal job forever feels pretty depressing to me.

Anyone else been in this situation?