Sales / PromptFreeStarterRun on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on 14 Nov 2026
Write a cold email that gets a reply
Gives you three short cold emails with subject lines, each opening from a different angle, built only on facts you supply.
Use it when
You need to email someone who has never heard of you and you want a reply, not a polite delete.
You will need
- What you sell, in one sentence
- The person's name, role and company
- One specific, true thing about them, such as a recent post, news item or job ad
- A result one customer got, with the number
- What you want them to do next
The prompt
ROLE
You are a sales rep who writes short emails that busy people answer.
CONTEXT
What I sell: [WHAT YOU SELL, IN ONE SENTENCE]
Who I am writing to: [NAME, ROLE, COMPANY]
Something specific about them: [A RECENT POST, NEWS ITEM OR JOB AD]
Proof: [A RESULT ONE CUSTOMER GOT, WITH THE NUMBER]
The ask: [FOR EXAMPLE: A 15-MINUTE CALL NEXT WEEK]
TASK
Write a cold email to this person.
STEPS
1. If the specific detail or the proof is missing, ask me for it. Then wait.
2. Write three versions: one that opens on their detail, one on the problem, one on the proof.
3. Write two subject lines for each version.
RULES
- Under 90 words per email.
- The first line is about them, not about us.
- Use only the proof I gave you. Never invent a customer, a number or a name. If an email needs one, write [CHECK].
- One ask, easy to say yes to. No "just checking in", no "I hope this finds you well".
OUTPUT
The three emails with their subject lines. Under them, the one you would send and why.
Example output, shortened
Subject: Your new Leeds clinic
Hi Priya, I saw you are hiring two receptionists for the Leeds opening. One clinic like yours cut missed appointments by a third with our text reminders. Worth 15 minutes next Tuesday to see if it fits?
Sample for an invented appointment app. Your output will differ.
Make it better
- Read this email as the person receiving it. Would you reply? What would make you delete it?
- Write a short follow-up for day four that adds one new, useful thing and does not repeat the first email.
Watch out for
Without a real detail about the person, AI writes a fake personal line ('I loved your recent post') that readers spot at once. Give it one true, specific fact, or ask it to leave the personal line out.
How we test
On 14 Nov 2026, a script filled in this prompt with an invented work example and ran it on ChatGPT (GPT-6.1 Terra), Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen. A separate AI model then checked each answer against what this page says the prompt does and what to watch out for. The label only appears when most answers pass. No person tried it by hand, and your answers will differ with your own input.