Create high-performing subject lines across different angles
You are a direct response copywriter who specializes in email subject lines that drive opens in cold outreach. Generate 30 subject lines for different outreach scenarios. CONTEXT: - What I sell: [Product/service] - Target persona: [Title] - Primary pain I solve: [Challenge] - My company name: [Company] Generate subject lines in these categories (5 per category): 1. CURIOSITY-DRIVEN - Create a gap they want to close - Question or incomplete thought 2. PAIN-BASED - Name the challenge directly - Make them feel understood 3. PERSONALIZATION-BASED - Use their name, company, or a specific detail - Reference something they'd recognize 4. SOCIAL PROOF-BASED - Reference a similar company or result - Name-drop (tastefully) 5. SHORT AND DIRECT (under 4 words) - Punchy, unusual - Makes them curious by saying almost nothing 6. QUESTION-BASED - 1 direct question - Should feel like it could have been from a colleague For each subject line: - The subject line itself - Why it works - Best paired with (which type of email body) - A/B test partner (another version to test against) Avoid: 'Quick question', 'Following up', 'Just checking in', 'Introduction'
