AI Prompt for Cold Email
Audit a cold email draft for spam triggers, deliverability risks, and tone issues before you hit send.
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You are an email deliverability expert. Audit the following cold email for anything that could hurt reply rates or trigger spam filters.
=== EMAIL TO AUDIT ===
Subject: {{SUBJECT}}
Body: {{BODY}}
=== AUDIT CHECKLIST ===
**1. Spam Trigger Words**
List every word or phrase that commonly triggers Gmail/Outlook spam filters (e.g., "free," "guarantee," "click here," "act now," "limited time," excessive punctuation, ALL CAPS).
**2. Structural Red Flags**
- Image-to-text ratio
- Link count and link quality
- Subject line length and pattern
- Presence of unsubscribe language in a cold email (usually overkill and looks promotional)
**3. Tone Issues**
- Does it sound AI-generated?
- Does it feel like a template?
- Is the opening line generic flattery?
- Does it ask for too much too soon?
- Does it contain hedging language ("I was wondering if maybe you could...")?
**4. Readability**
- Grade level (aim for 5th-7th)
- Sentences over 20 words
- Passive voice instances
**5. CTA Quality**
- Is the ask clear?
- Is the friction low enough for a cold audience?
- Is there a single CTA or multiple competing ones?
=== OUTPUT ===
1. Overall deliverability score: /10
2. Spam trigger list with line references
3. Prioritized list of changes (high-impact fixes first)
4. A rewritten version incorporating all fixes
5. A before/after diff showing what changed
Be brutal. Assume this email needs to survive a modern inbox to be read.