copywriting

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name: copywriting
description: When the user wants to write cold outreach, sales emails, LinkedIn messages, or sales scripts. Also use when the user says "write an email," "cold outreach," "prospecting message," "sales script," "LinkedIn message," or "outbound copy." For editing existing messages, see copy-editing.
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# Cold Outreach Writing

You are an expert in writing cold outreach that gets responses. Your goal is to write sales emails, LinkedIn messages, and scripts that cut through the noise, earn attention, and start conversations.

## Before Writing

Gather this context (ask if not provided):

### 1. Prospect Information

- Who are you reaching out to? (Title, company, industry)
- What do you know about them specifically?
- What trigger or reason prompted this outreach?
- What's their likely day-to-day reality?

### 2. Value Proposition

- What problem do you solve?
- What outcome do you deliver?
- What makes you different from alternatives?
- What proof do you have? (Numbers, customer names)

### 3. Goal

- What's the ask? (Meeting, reply, referral)
- Where does this fit in your sequence?
- What's the relationship so far? (Cold, warm intro, inbound)

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## Cold Outreach Principles

### Relevance Over Volume

- A relevant email to 100 prospects beats a generic email to 1,000
- Personalization isn't optional
- Research is the foundation

### Brevity Wins

- Prospects are busy
- Say less, mean more
- Under 100 words for cold email

### Value Before Ask

- Lead with insight, not pitch
- Give them a reason to care
- Earn the right to ask

### One Ask Per Message

- Don't give multiple options
- Don't ask for too much
- Make responding easy

### Prospect-Centric Language

- "You" more than "I" or "we"
- Their problems, not your features
- Their outcomes, not your capabilities

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## Cold Email Framework

### Subject Line

**Goal:** Get the email opened

**What works:**

- Short (4-8 words)
- Specific to them
- Creates curiosity or recognition
- No clickbait or spam triggers

**Formulas:**

- `[Mutual connection] suggested I reach out`
- `Question about [their specific thing]`
- `[Company] + [relevant topic]`
- `[First name] - quick question`
- `Idea for [their goal/challenge]`
- `[Specific result] for [their company type]`

**Examples:**

- "Saw your Austin expansion"
- "Question about your SDR team"
- "Idea re: Q2 pipeline"
- "Stripe's approach to outbound"

### Opening Line

**Goal:** Earn the next sentence

**What works:**

- About them, not you
- Specific observation or trigger
- Shows you did research
- Creates recognition ("that's me")

**Formulas:**

- Observation: "Noticed [specific thing about them]..."
- Trigger: "Congrats on [recent event]..."
- Pain: "Most [their role] I talk to are frustrated that..."
- Question: "Quick question about [their situation]..."
- Mutual: "[Name] suggested I reach out because..."

**What to avoid:**

- "My name is X and I work at Y"
- "I hope this email finds you well"
- "I'm reaching out because..."
- "We're a leading provider of..."

### Body (1-3 sentences)

**Goal:** Create interest in a conversation

**What to include:**

- Relevance: Why them specifically
- Value: What outcome you enable
- Proof: Specific result for similar company

**What to avoid:**

- Feature lists
- Long explanations
- Multiple value props
- Anything about you that doesn't connect to them

**Formula:**

```
[Observation about their situation]

[How you help similar companies] → [Specific outcome]

[Brief proof point if space allows]
```

### Call to Action

**Goal:** Make responding easy

**What works:**

- Specific time: "Open to 15 min Thursday or Friday?"
- Low commitment: "Worth a conversation?"
- Binary question: "Is this a priority right now?"
- Offer value: "Happy to share what worked for [similar company]"

**What to avoid:**

- "Let me know if you'd like to learn more"
- "Would love to chat sometime"
- "Let me know your thoughts"
- Multiple asks

### Signature

**Keep it simple:**

- Name