Coldiq messaging templates
Quick answer
- 01What is it?
- Creates cold outbound messaging templates for prospecting, follow-up, objection handling, and campaign personalization. The value is a focused slice of coldiq messaging templates judgment, useful when several similar skills cover the same ground.
- 02Inputs
- Context the agent needs: your goals, audience, constraints, and any source material the skill asks for.
- 03Output
- A ready-to-use result: the analysis, copy, or recommendations the agent produces.
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Install as a package
Installs this one skill package for your coding agent, including any supporting files that skill ships with — not every skill in the repository. Read the tutorial.
$ npx skills add sachacoldiq/coldiq-s-gtm-skills --skill coldiq-messaging-templatesUse in Profound
Copy this file into a new Profound Skill. That's it, nothing else to install.
Copy and create in ProfoundColdIQ Messaging Templates
1. Ask Before Pitch (Will Allred)
Open-ended question → Trigger/observation → How product solves → PS relevance
Example:
How are you currently handling [challenge]?
Noticed [trigger/observation about their company].
We help companies like yours [solution].
PS - Relevant because [specific trigger]
2. Not Too Different Persona
"I work with [similar ICP], they struggle with [problem]..."
Example:
I work with B2B SaaS companies doing $2-5M ARR.
They usually struggle with pipeline predictability.
Is that something you're dealing with at {{company}}?
3. Upfront Value (Jordan Crawford)
"Here's [value offering], hope it was helpful..."
Example:
Here's a quick breakdown of your top 3 competitors' outbound strategies.
Hope it's useful.
If you want, I can share how we'd approach it differently for {{company}}.
4. Leverage Content in Outbound (Ethan Parker)
"We've compiled [content] on [how it helps]. Can I send it over?
PS - Relevant because [trigger]"
Example:
We've compiled a playbook on signal-based outbound for B2B SaaS.
Can I send it over?
PS - Relevant because I saw you're hiring SDRs.
5. "Why Are You Paying?" (Leif Bisping)
Set stage with life situation → Obvious choice → Compare to prospect's current solution
Example:
Imagine paying for a gym membership but only using the treadmill.
That's what most companies do with their CRM - pay for 100 features, use 10.
Why are you paying for {{competitor}} when you only need [core feature]?
6. Case Study Reference
Our client [Lead Solution] used to prospect [ICP].
They focused on:
[Problem 1], [Problem 2], [Problem 3].
Since you focus on {{summary}}, might work well if you combined [free resource].
Could I share the outbound campaign they were using to book 35 meetings/month?
Combines with
| Skill | Why |
|---|---|
cold-email-4-sequence | Use templates as Email 1 variations |
personalization-6-buckets | Add personalization to templates |
buying-signals-6 | Match template to signal type |
ai-personalization-prompts | Automate template personalization |
Example prompts
Write an "Ask Before Pitch" email for a SaaS company targeting RevOps managers.
Create an "Upfront Value" email offering a competitor analysis for marketing agencies.
Use the "Why Are You Paying" template for companies using Outreach.io.
Common questions
How do I install Coldiq messaging templates in Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex?
Run npx skills add sachacoldiq/coldiq-s-gtm-skills --skill coldiq-messaging-templates in the project where you want it, then ask your agent for the skill by name. The --skill flag installs only Coldiq messaging templates, not every skill in the repository.
Where does Coldiq messaging templates come from and what license is it under?
Coldiq messaging templates comes from the sachacoldiq/coldiq-s-gtm-skills repository on GitHub. That repository has 184 GitHub stars. No license was detected on the source repository, so check with the author before redistributing it.
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