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Outreach Ghostwriter

Personalized cold emails that don't read like a robot wrote them

The personalization paradox solved. This skill researches each prospect, finds a genuine angle, and writes emails that sound like you spent 15 minutes — in seconds. No more "I saw your company raised a Series B" filler.

House RecipeWork5 min setup

INGREDIENTS

🔎Web Search✉️Email

PROMPT

Create a skill called "Outreach Ghostwriter". For each prospect I provide (name, company, title, email), research them: public profile, recent company news, job postings, any public content they've created. Find a specific, non-generic personalization angle — something they personally did, said, or published. Write a cold email connecting that angle to my value prop: [describe your product]. Tier personalization depth: Tier 1 (named accounts) = deep research + specific reference, Tier 2 = moderate personalization, Tier 3 = light personalization. For each email, provide: subject line, body, personalization angle used, and a spam-word check. Match my writing style based on these examples: [paste 5 example emails].

How It Works

For each prospect, the skill pulls context from public profiles, company news, job postings,

and any available data. It identifies a specific, non-generic angle — a recent

achievement, a shared connection, a relevant challenge — and writes an email that

connects that angle to your value prop.

What You Get

  • Per-prospect research: public profiles, news, company context
  • Genuine personalization angles (not just "congrats on the funding")
  • Tiered effort: deep for Tier 1 accounts, moderate for Tier 2, light for Tier 3
  • Multiple variants per email for A/B testing
  • Spam-word detection before sending
  • Tone matching: adapts to your writing style from examples

Setup Steps

  1. Provide 5-10 examples of your best cold emails (for tone matching)
  2. Describe your product's value prop and ICP
  3. Define your account tiers and personalization depth per tier
  4. Feed it a prospect list — get back ready-to-send emails

Tips

  • Always review before sending — treat outputs as strong drafts, not final copy
  • The best personalization references something specific the prospect did or said, not their company
  • Tier 1 emails should reference a specific LinkedIn post, talk, or project
  • Update your style examples quarterly as your voice evolves
Tags:#cold-email#outreach#personalization#sales