Struggling to manually do the marketing part of my startup

As an early-stage founder, I’m manually handling all the outreach for my startup. This means every day for hours: I write personalized DMs to people on X and LinkedIn, carefully tailoring each message. Then there’s the email outreach - finding leads that'll be a good fit, researching them, and crafting personalized emails from scratch.

It’s exhausting and takes up so much time! I know there are tools that could automate parts of this, but most are pricey, and as a bootstrapped startup, every dollar counts.

Anyone else in the same boat? How do you manage outreach efficiently without breaking the bank or getting exhausted? Open to tips, tools, or hacks that have worked for you!