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How Harshvardhan Mishra Achieved a 59% Reply Rate Using SalesRobot
As the founder of Sales 101, India's sales community and hiring platform, Harshvardhan used SalesRobot to recruit sales talent and build a referral network by offering clear monetary incentives to prospects.
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Reply Rate
24%
Acceptance Rate
25,000
Referral Incentive
The Challenge: Before SalesRobot
Harshvardhan wanted to build a pipeline of sales candidates using his new referral platform, but needed to make the offer compelling enough for cold prospects to respond and engage.
Long, Self-Centred Messages
I might have written long messages. It might have been all about me, my product, my services, rather than the recipient.
Impatience with Results
Being early in my career, I used to be very impatient with the results. Cold outreach needs some time and patience.
Understanding Cold vs. Warm Traffic
Cold outreach is 50% effort and 50% luck - timing, whether they need your product, whether they are dealing with personal problems.
Mobile Real Estate Friction
Long messages often hit technical character limits or were swiped away by prospects because they were too dense for mobile viewing.
The Solution:
Incentive-Driven Outreach with SalesRobot
Harshvardhan wanted to build a pipeline of sales candidates using his new referral platform, but needed to make the offer compelling enough for cold prospects to respond and engage.
Key Tactics Used:
Lead with Value in 283 Characters
Connection Request Message: "Hi [Name]! Sales 101, India's OG sales community, just launched a platform where candidates can submit profiles and you can refer great salespeople to earn ₹25k per successful hire. Interested to know more?"
Message structure:
- Line 1: Build credibility ("India's OG sales community")
- Line 2: Explain the platform benefit
- Line 3: Clear incentivization (₹25k referral fee)
- Soft CTA: "Interested to know more?"
Character optimisation: "I left some words for longer first names so it wouldn't hit LinkedIn’s 300 character limit."
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Double Bump Strategy
Day 1 Follow-Up: Brief reminder gently redirecting traffic to the website after connection acceptance.
"I wanted another bump where I tell them about the platform and gently redirect traffic to the website."
Nonlinear Offer Design
"One engaged contact who knew 5-10 great salespeople could lead to lots of signups. The referral incentive was built in."
Data Sourcing Process
- Used Apollo.io for filtering target companies
- Uploaded CSV to SalesRobot for precise targeting
- Focus on sales professionals in Indian SaaS companies
The Results:
Industry-Defying Engagement
By pairing clear monetary rewards with concise messages, Harshvardhan achieved engagement rates that far exceeded typical cold outreach benchmarks while building a qualified candidate pipeline.
59%
Reply Rate
24%
Acceptance Rate
25,000
Referral Incentive
1 Day
Bump Sequence
3 Lines
Message Length
100%
Organic Traffic
"Slowly, I started learning that cold outreach is 50% effort and 50% luck - signals, timings, whether they need your product or not."
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59%
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See the Strategy in Action
Watch Harshvardhan explain how he achieved a 59% reply rate with incentive-driven messaging.
Key Insights for Salesrobot Users
Show What's In It For Them
Cold Traffic Needs Extra Incentive
Keep Messages Short and Clear
What Salesrobot Does for Your Business
Based on these proven results, here is how Salesrobot can transform your outreach:
Safe Multi-Channel Outreach
Reach prospects on LinkedIn and Email simultaneously using residential IPs and mobile API integration to keep your accounts 100% safe.
AI-Powered Personalization
Use AI to draft human-like messages, voice notes, and even personalized videos that stand out in a crowded inbox.
Unified Inbox & CRM Sync
Manage all your conversations in one place and sync them directly to HubSpot, Salesforce, or Pipedrive.
AI Inbox Manager
Let our AI handle the initial replies and book meetings for you 24/7.
Don't just take our word for it
Frequently asked questions
Just add your LinkedIn account to SalesRobot!
You'll be up and running in 2 mins.
Yes. SalesRobot uses residential IPs and mobile APIs, so your actions look completely natural. This makes it safer than tools like Expandi or Waalaxy, and our users have reported zero bans for months.
No. SalesRobot works smoothly with a free LinkedIn account. Premium can give extra limits, but it is not required.
SalesRobot is safer, has stronger AI, and supports more channels. You get LinkedIn, email, voice notes, and a unified inbox, all in one place.
Very unlikely. SalesRobot uses mobile API behavior and real-time throttling to keep your activity natural and within safe limits.
Trials are meant to see the proof of functionality, which in our case means running a campaign. To get the best results, we recommend you spend 5 minutes to set up a campaign after you sign up. You'd be surprised how many people don't do this.
You can like their most recent post, comment on it automatically, follow them, send them a connection request, automatically follow up with them and yeah, endorse their skills!
You can import people from LinkedIn Sales Nav search, a normal LinkedIn Search, or upload with a CSV, or you can DM LinkedIn group members or event attendees if you want!
Did I mention that you can fetch all the people who commented on a particular LinkedIn post and request to connect with them?
We fully comply with LinkedIn limits and you can send up to 75 connection requests a day. Additionally you can send up to 40 InMails a day to open profiles without using any InMail credits.
If you've got multiple LinkedIn accounts you want to manage (client accounts for example), you can do that by just adding them like you added the first one.
Yes! SalesRobot will populate your CRM automatically with leads interested in buying, directly from LinkedIn!
Yes, of course.
Yes, you can send any type of attachment like PDFs etc.
