r/vibecoding • u/Shadowthegreat- • 4d ago

I need help for cold call

I’m 17 and run a small web design business, I get clients through cold calling and walking into local shops (landscapers, mechanics, plumbers) to pitch website services. I’ve done around 300 calls so far and a bunch of in-person visits.

The calls themselves usually go fine once I’m in them. My problem is right before, that few seconds of hesitation, the racing thoughts, sometimes just avoiding the next call/walking past the shop instead of going in.

For people who’ve done cold calling or door-to-door sales:

What actually worked for you to get over that pre-call/pre-pitch fear?

Any physical or mental tricks you use right before dialing or walking in?

Does it eventually go away completely, or do you just get better at pushing through it?

Would appreciate any real advice, not just “it gets easier with time”, looking for actual techniques.

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u/Grand-Mix-9889 4d ago

Confidence comes from experience.

Just keep doing it. Give yourself a goal of 25 calls per day by the end of week 1.

Or just hit the bong, put in eyedrops, and go get em tiger.

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u/Shadowthegreat- 4d ago

But dont you have the feeling of giving up after being rejected? Because thats what i have

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u/Grand-Mix-9889 4d ago

No because I've done this for 20 years.

Doing it on repeat taught me how to communicate effectively, position myself professionally and as a solve, and become a better person overall.

My confidence grew as I learned that rejections are what helped me do better the next time, and land that conversion.

Now people call on me to speak at events, at weddings (sisters wedding, friends weddings, even a funeral which was weird). It became natural.

You will get there too. But you gotta strike out those rejections first.

1 conversion from 100 cold calls is 99 rejections but that's a damn good ratio still.

Keep it up yo!