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Claude for Cold outbound

Copy in the Cold outbound stack. Tighter, less salesy hooks than the alternatives. 4-line emails out-perform 8-line.

· 1 weeks ago
Where Claude fits in the workflow
  1. 3
    Write copy

    Claude writes the 4-line email per persona. Test 3 hooks per ICP.

    Prompt · 4-line cold email by persona
    Write a 4-line cold email.
    
    Persona: {{title}} at {{company_size}} {{vertical}} companies.
    Pain we solve: {{1-line pain}}.
    Proof: {{1 specific outcome with a number}}.
    Soft CTA: {{e.g. "open to a 12-min look next week?"}}.
    
    Constraints:
    - Subject line: 3 to 5 words, lowercase, no clickbait. Output 3 options.
    - Body: exactly 4 lines (line 1 hook, line 2 pain, line 3 proof, line 4 CTA).
    - Total under 80 words.
    - No "I hope this finds you well", no "I'd love to", no "quick question".
    - One CTA only. No P.S.
    
    Output: subject options, then the email body.
    Prompt · 3 hook variants for A/B test
    Generate 3 distinct hooks for the email above. Each hook should test a different angle:
    1. Trigger-based (recent change at their company)
    2. Peer-based (a similar company already does this)
    3. Status-quo cost (what doing nothing costs them)
    
    Each hook is 1 line under 18 words. Output as a numbered list, no commentary.
Cost in this stack
$20
Of the $120/mo solo, 500 sends/mo budget
Tool pricing
$20/mo Pro · Sonnet API $3/$15 per M tokens (input/output)
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