a 10,000-person list filtered by job title will underperform a 200-person list filtered by buying signals every single time. these prompts help you find prospects who are actively showing signs they need what you sell.
When to use this: when you're building a cold email list from scratch and need to define who you're targeting beyond just job title and company size.
Help me build a highly targeted prospect list for my cold email campaign. I don't want a generic list of "people with this job title." I want people who are likely to need what I sell RIGHT NOW.
My details:
- What I sell: [YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE]
- My ICP industry: [INDUSTRY]
- Company size sweet spot: [EMPLOYEE COUNT RANGE]
- Target roles: [JOB TITLES]
- Geographic focus: [REGIONS/COUNTRIES]
For my offer, identify:
1. The 3 strongest intent signals that suggest a company needs what I sell (e.g. job postings for specific roles, recent funding, tech stack changes, leadership changes)
2. Where to find each signal (specific tools and data sources)
3. How to filter for quality over quantity
4. A scoring framework: which combination of signals = highest priority prospect
5. A workflow for getting this data into Clay for enrichment
Then create a prospect qualification checklist:
- Must-have criteria (non-negotiable)
- Nice-to-have criteria (bonus points)
- Disqualifiers (signals this prospect is NOT a fit)
Total list size target: [HOW MANY PROSPECTS YOU WANT]
Pro tip: the best cold emailers obsess over timing above everything else. you can have the perfect offer and the perfect copy, but reaching someone at the wrong time means none of it matters. intent signals tell you who needs what you sell right now, not who might need it someday.
When to use this: when you want to find prospects showing real-time buying signals using the 7 intent-based methods that actually work at scale.
Generate intent-based lead generation search queries and workflows for my niche. I want to find prospects who are actively showing signs they need what I sell.
My niche: [YOUR INDUSTRY/NICHE]
What I sell: [YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE]
The pain I solve: [THE CORE PROBLEM]
For each of these 7 intent methods, give me specific search queries and setup instructions:
1. JOB POST SCRAPING
- What job titles indicate they're investing in the area I solve?
- Specific keywords to filter by on LinkedIn/Indeed
- Tool: Apify LinkedIn Job Scraper + N8N for automation + Clay for enrichment
- Only scrape postings less than 14 days old
2. LINKEDIN COMMENT SCRAPING
- Which creators in my niche post about problems I solve?
- Tool: Triggery for monitoring + Clay for enrichment
- Speed matters: comment sections die in 48-72 hours
3. FUNDING ALERTS
- What funding stages are most relevant for my offer?
- Tool: Crunchbase Pro or API
- Find 1-2 decision makers per funded company
4. WEBSITE VISITOR IDENTIFICATION
- Which pages on my site indicate buying intent?
- Tool: RB2B, Orbtr, or Leadpipe
- Personalisation angle: "I noticed you were checking out [specific page]"
5. TECH STACK TARGETING
- What tech signals indicate they need my solution?
- Tool: BuiltWith + Clay integration
- Filter: uses [TOOL X] but doesn't use [TOOL Y]
6. SALES NAVIGATOR ADVANCED FILTERS
- Best filter combinations for my ICP
- Tool: Sales Navigator + Apify or Aircall for scraping + ICPS for email
7. GOOGLE MAPS (if targeting local businesses)
- Best search queries for my niche
- Tool: Apify Google Maps Scraper
- Personalisation by location and review count
For each method, give me:
- 3-5 specific search queries ready to use
- Expected volume (high/medium/low)
- Competition level (how many others are using this signal)
- Best personalisation angle for the outreach
Pro tip: LinkedIn comment scraping through Triggery is probably the highest-intent, lowest-competition method on this list. you're reaching people who are publicly talking about the problem you solve. they're already warm. the limitation is volume, so combine it with 2-3 other methods for consistent pipeline.
When to use this: when you want to send a personalised value asset as part of give-before-ask outreach. a 2-3 minute Loom teardown of their business is one of the highest-converting outreach assets you can create.
Write a script for a 2-3 minute Loom video where I do a quick teardown/audit of a prospect's [AREA OF EXPERTISE]. This is for give-before-ask outreach. I'm sending this for free and asking for nothing.
The script should follow this structure:
OPENING (10 seconds):
- "Hey [FIRST NAME], I'm [MY NAME] from [MY COMPANY]."
- One sentence about why I'm recording this for them specifically
THE TEARDOWN (2 minutes):
- 3 specific observations about their [WEBSITE / COLD EMAIL SETUP / LANDING PAGE / WHATEVER]
- For each observation: what I noticed, why it matters, and what I'd change
- Be genuinely helpful. This isn't a sales pitch disguised as advice.
CLOSE (20 seconds):
- "Happy to share more if this was useful."
- No ask for a call. No pitch. Just the offer to help further.
My details:
- My name: [YOUR NAME]
- My company: [YOUR COMPANY]
- My expertise: [WHAT I KNOW]
- Prospect name: [THEIR NAME]
- Their company: [THEIR COMPANY]
- What I'm tearing down: [THEIR WEBSITE / EMAIL SETUP / ADS / WHATEVER]
- 3 things I noticed: [LIST SPECIFIC OBSERVATIONS]
Rules:
- Script should be conversational, not robotic
- Under 3 minutes total
- No sales pitch anywhere in the video
- Genuinely useful observations only. If I can't find 3 real things to improve, this prospect isn't the right fit for a teardown.
Pro tip: you can do 10 of these Loom teardowns per hour once you've built the system. same structure, same talking points, just swap the specifics for each prospect. the prospect sees 2-3 minutes of customised value. you spent 6 minutes including recording time. and 10 personalised teardowns will outperform 500 generic cold emails.
When to use this: when you want to create a small, targeted lead magnet you can include in cold outreach to warm up prospects before asking for a meeting.
Help me create a lead magnet concept that I can use in cold email outreach. This needs to be a small, high-value resource that takes less than 10 minutes to consume and makes the prospect think "this person clearly knows their stuff."
My details:
- What I sell: [YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE]
- My ICP: [WHO I'M TARGETING — role, industry, company size]
- The main pain I solve: [THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM]
- My strongest proof point: [BEST RESULT I'VE ACHIEVED]
- My unique framework or methodology: [IF YOU HAVE ONE — e.g. a named process, a proprietary approach]
Generate 3 lead magnet concepts. For each one, give me:
1. Name (3-5 words, sounds like a product not a free PDF)
2. Format (checklist, mini audit, 1-page framework, calculator, or swipe file)
3. What's inside (4-6 bullet points)
4. Why it works as outreach material (how it demonstrates expertise without being a sales pitch)
5. How to produce it in under 2 hours
6. The email I'd send offering it (under 80 words, PPQ structure)
Rules:
- Each concept solves ONE specific problem
- Must be consumable in under 10 minutes
- Must demonstrate expertise without giving away the entire solution
- Must create natural demand for my paid offer