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DM Triage and Templates

Handle DM volume without losing your mind

Builds a DM triage system and response templates for common message types: customer questions, brand inquiries, collab requests, spam, and sensitive messages. Designed for creators drowning in DMs across one or more accounts.

House RecipeWork6 min

PROMPT

Create a skill called "DM Triage and Templates". Ask me for: - the DM categories I receive - what counts as high priority (sales, brand deals, urgent support) - my offers and boundaries Output: - a triage system (P0–P3) and a daily timebox plan - 30 human-sounding DM templates - a set of lead-qualification questions for serious inquiries - a spam/scam checklist for suspicious messages

How It Works

You define your message categories and priority rules. The skill outputs a DM workflow,

SLA-style targets, and a template set that still sounds human.

Inputs

  • Platform(s)
  • DM categories you receive
  • Your offers (affiliate, coaching, UGC, products)
  • Your boundaries (what you won't answer)

Outputs

  • DM triage workflow (priority levels + daily timebox)
  • 30 templates (by category)
  • Quick "screening questions" for leads
  • Spam/scam detection checklist

Examples

  • Input: "100+ DMs/day, mostly product questions + collab pitches."

Output: "Triage rules + fast templates + lead screening questions."

  • Input: "I miss brand requests because they get buried."

Output: "Priority rules + saved responses + weekly audit checklist."

Sources

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/socialmedia/comments/1qrio0h/how_do_you_handle_dm_volume_across_multiple/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/digital_marketing/comments/j0p4qy/best_ways_to_manage_busy_instagram_dms/
Tags:#dms#community#workflow#templates