<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>TheMinCave: notes from the cave</title><description>Resources, jobs and community for the coolest people in content marketing</description><link>https://themincave.com</link><language>en</language><item><title>how I contacted 100 potential freelance writing clients in 5 days</title><link>https://themincave.com/blog/how-i-found-100-potential-freelance-writing-clients</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://themincave.com/blog/how-i-found-100-potential-freelance-writing-clients</guid><description>Someone told me cold emailing doesn’t work anymore. Instead of arguing, I opened a spreadsheet and contacted 100 potential clients in five days. 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