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Personalized Cold Email Writer

Writes short, personalized cold emails that get replies.

Best For

  • A B2B sales rep prospecting into a new vertical writes a personalized first-touch email in under two minutes instead of staring at a blank draft
  • A freelancer pitching agencies for partnership work uses it to turn a LinkedIn detail into a curiosity-driven opener that gets a reply
  • A founder doing manual outbound before hiring an SDR uses it to keep every email under 150 words without losing the personal detail

Prompt Template

Write a compelling cold email from [YOUR NAME] at [YOUR COMPANY] to [RECIPIENT NAME], who is a [RECIPIENT ROLE] at [RECIPIENT COMPANY]. The purpose is to [GOAL, e.g. request a meeting, pitch a partnership, introduce a product]. Reference this specific detail about them: [PERSONALIZATION DETAIL]. Keep the email under 150 words. Use a subject line that creates curiosity without being clickbait. End with a single, low-friction CTA.

Pro Tip

Pull the personalization detail from a recent post, funding announcement, or job change rather than a generic company fact, since specific-but-stale details read as templated.

Example Output

A sample of what this prompt produces once you fill in the placeholders.

Subject: Quick question about your Q3 roadmap. Hi Priya, saw your team just shipped the new billing API. We help companies like Acme cut integration time by half. Worth a 15-minute call next week?

How to use this prompt

  1. Copy the prompt template using the button above.
  2. Paste it into your preferred AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.).
  3. Replace all bracketed placeholders like [TOPIC] with your specific details.
  4. Send the prompt and refine the output as needed.