What’s working to land new machining clients

I run a 6-person CNC shop in El Paso with two Haas VF-2s, and my word-of-mouth pipeline dipped after a big aerospace client pushed POs to Q3. In the last 30 days I tried cold emails with process photos, quoted 11 RFQs, and tested $300 in Google Ads at $9/click — zero conversions. If you’ve cracked outreach that isn’t a time sink, are you seeing better traction from LinkedIn messages or walking the floor at local OEMs?

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, same here — our $9/click test did nothing; what finally worked was flipping on Google Business Profile’s “Request a quote” and posting VF‑2 job photos weekly: Get Listed on Google - Google Business Profile — we picked up 3 local RFQs in about 30 days. It’s not magic, but add materials/tolerances and a 24‑hr reply promise so it surfaces higher and converts. Have you tried that before leaning harder into LinkedIn?

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Quick Loom video in cold emails (https://www.loom.com) + ‘24-hour prototype slot’ subject boosted replies; calls still best.

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