Cold messages to people in my field, do they work?, electrician's helper here

A friend suggested informational chats and I do not know how to ask. I do not usually post, so bear with me. I worry about bothering people. What did you ask?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

Follow up with a thank-you and a short update. One of my chats led to a referral a month later.