I've looked into follow.it, since that's what Coding Horror uses, and that looks pretty darn close. One issue there I'm trying to figure out is I'd like to avoid putting the entire blog content on another site, but rather direct people back to my site, and it looks like the entire blog post goes on that site. Also I'd like some more control over what the email notification looks like (going for simple), whereas it... Source: 12 months ago

Yeah. Someone suggested me to use follow.it service and it seems the one I am looking for. lol. Source: over 1 year ago

Thanks for your input! I notice follow.it is already on my WordPress site, and I added it to my blogger site. I will see it how it goes, and maybe add a newsletter later if I feel I need it. Source: over 1 year ago

I use follow.it on my site, it is ok. Source: over 1 year ago

Has anyone here used follow.it? Do you think that, or a newsletter sign-up would be better? Source: over 1 year ago

I work with agencies and studios as well and cold mails work pretty well for me. Important is to not write to the common email adresses like [hello@whatever.com](mailto:hello@whatever.com). I used to get the linkedin premium account once in a while to get the advanced search. This way I filtered ADs, CDs or producers of the studios I like and get their direct email address (voilanorbert.com is a great tool for... Source: over 1 year ago

Also don't underestimate the power of a cold email - you can quite easily find emails of relatively famous people (using tools like voilanorbert.com) - add value in the email (counter them with an opposing take on something they've said in the past, comment on a podcast they were on and expand the conversation, give them a book recommendation etc) and ask if they'd like to jump on your pod. Source: over 1 year ago

Email Finder: Use something like voilanorbert.com. Source: about 3 years ago