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The ChatGPT prompt that gets cold emails opened and read
How to write outreach that actually gets responses...
Hey, Pieter here, founder of Your AI Compass.
Ever sent cold emails that disappeared into the void?
If you're like most business owners, you've tried templates. You've personalized first lines. You've tested different subject lines.
But your response rates still hover around 1-3%.
I created what I call the "Cold Email Converter" prompt to solve this exact challenge.
[COLD EMAIL CONVERTER PROMPT]
The data on cold emails is pretty clear - most carefully crafted outreach gets a measly 2-3% response rate. Hours of work for minimal returns.
I've experienced this frustration myself. You put time into research, personalization, and follow-ups, only to hear nothing back.
That's when I realized most cold email advice is fundamentally flawed.
People don't respond because most cold emails feel like cold emails - formulaic, self-focused, and instantly recognizable as mass outreach.
So I developed something completely different with ChatGPT.
This prompt creates a cold email framework that breaks all the usual patterns and speaks like one human genuinely reaching out to another.
The approach is based on psychology rather than templates - focusing on pattern interruption, genuine curiosity, and value-first communication.
When I tested different approaches in my own outreach experiments, I found that emails breaking the standard patterns consistently got 3-4x more responses.
This prompt helps you:
• Create cold emails that don't feel like cold emails
• Establish genuine connection in the first few sentences
• Overcome the pattern-recognition that gets most outreach deleted
• Turn cold conversations into warm, receptive relationships
I am sharing this with you because so much opportunity is lost when your outreach never gets a chance to be seen or considered.
Try it the next time you need to reach out to someone who doesn't know you - a potential client, partner, or media contact. Simply use this prompt to generate your email, and watch as your response rates improve.
If you use it, I would love to hear what response rate you achieved. Just reply to this email and let me know.
I will be back tomorrow with another valuable prompt to help you grow your business.
To your success,
Pieter
Founder, Your AI Compass
P.S. The most powerful element is often the unexpected opening line. This prompt helps you create first sentences that break patterns and actually get read rather than skimmed and deleted.