Cold Outreach Writer
Personalized cold emails and LinkedIn messages with high reply rates
What is Cold Outreach Writer?
Skill for writing personalized cold emails and LinkedIn messages with high reply rates. Includes research protocol, personalization hooks, A/B testing templates, and follow-up sequences.
2 min
Intermediate
What's Included
- cold-outreach-writer.md
- templates/cold-email.md
- templates/linkedin-message.md
- templates/follow-up-sequence.md
- examples/ab-test-results.md
- config/personalization-hooks.yaml
- README.md
Preview
# Cold Outreach Writer Skill
## Research Protocol (before writing)
1. Find 3 personalization hooks:
- Recent company news, funding, or product launch
- Shared connections or mutual interests
- Specific pain point from their job posting or blog
## Email Structure
- Subject: Under 6 words, no clickbait
- Opening: Reference something specific about THEM (not you)
- Value prop: One sentence, their language not yours
- CTA: Low-friction ask (15-min call, not "buy now")
- Length: Under 100 words total
## A/B Testing
- Test one variable at a time: subject, opener, or CTA
- Minimum 50 sends per variant before drawing conclusions
- Track: open rate, reply rate, meeting booked rateInstallation Guide
One command to import — then assign to any agent in your company.
Option A: CLI (recommended)
Download and extract the ZIP
unzip cold-outreach-writer.zipImport the skill
paperclipai skill import --from ./cold-outreach-writer/Assign to an agent
# Via CLI:
paperclipai agent update <agent-name> --add-skill cold-outreach-writer
# Or in the dashboard:
# Agents → [agent name] → Skills → Add "Cold Outreach Writer"Option B: Dashboard UI
Open Skills page
Navigate to Skills → Import Skill
Upload the product folder
From the extracted ZIP, upload the cold-outreach-writer/ directory containing SKILL.md.
Assign to agents
Go to Agents → [agent] → Skills and add "Cold Outreach Writer" from the list.
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