Six kinds of message. One question for all of them.
A cold email and a recruiter DM fail for different reasons, so they are judged separately. Pick the one you are writing.
Cold Email
Cold emails that got a reply, rated by the people who receive them. Real messages sent to strangers, with the response they actually got.
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LinkedIn DM
LinkedIn connection notes and InMail openers that got answered. Voted on by people who send them every day.
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Sales Follow-Up
Follow-up messages that restart a stalled deal. The second, third and fourth touch, rated on whether they actually pulled a reply.
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Recruiter Outreach
Messages recruiters send to candidates, rated by candidates. What gets opened, what gets ignored, and why.
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Job Application
Application notes and cover messages that led to an interview. Rated by applicants and hiring managers alike.
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Agency & Freelance Pitch
Pitches from agencies and freelancers looking for clients. Real proposals, rated on whether they won the work.
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Not seeing yours?
More categories exist behind the scenes and open as the board fills. Putting a pitch in the closest one is better than not putting it up.