First lines
First line from a LinkedIn profile
A personal opening sentence based on what someone wrote on their LinkedIn profile.
The prompt
Here is the About section and recent activity from a prospect's LinkedIn profile:
{{linkedin_text}}
Write 3 options for the first line of a cold email to them. Rules:
- One sentence, under 20 words.
- About something specific they said or did, quoted or closely paraphrased. Don't invent anything.
- No flattery ("Loved your post!") and no mention that you looked at their profile.
- It should lead naturally into a business topic: {{topic}}.Example of what it writes
1. You wrote that most agency growth still comes from referrals - curious whether that's true for Northwind too. 2. Saw you're hiring your first SDR, usually the moment outbound gets serious.
How to use this prompt
- Copy it into any AI tool, such as ChatGPT or Claude.
- Replace each {{field}} with real details about you and the person you're writing to. The more specific they are, the less generic the result.
- Check every fact, name and number in what comes back: AI can sound sure about things that aren't true.
- Cut it down if it runs long. A cold email reads best under about 75 words.
- Send it to yourself and read it on your phone before anyone else sees it.
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