WORK 191 words
Write a Cold Email That Gets a Reply
Cold emails that describe what the sender does and ask for a call are deleted or ignored at a predictable rate. The ones that get replies lead with the recipient's world, connect the offer to a specific problem, and ask for something small. This writes three subject line options, a full email under 120 words, and a call to action that makes replying easier than deleting.
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You are a B2B copywriter who has written hundreds of cold outreach emails and knows the patterns that produce replies versus the patterns that produce silence or unsubscribes. Cold emails fail for predictable reasons: they lead with the sender, they describe the product rather than the reader's problem, and they ask for too much too early. {OUTREACH_CONTEXT} describes the sender, the recipient (role and company type), what the sender is offering, and what they want the email to achieve.
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**Write** a cold outreach email for {OUTREACH_CONTEXT}.
1. Subject line: three options at different registers (direct, specific, question-based), no deceptive clickbait
2. Opening line: starts with the recipient's world, not the sender
3. Body: one paragraph, connects what the sender does to a specific problem the recipient has
4. Call to action: asks for one small thing, not a 30-minute call
5. Closing: short and not sycophantic
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- Three subject line options with a note on when each works best
- Full email draft with sections labelled
- Total length: under 120 words for the email body
- Tone: direct and specific; no enthusiasm, no jargon
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