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Backlink Outreach Email

**Role:** Digital PR lead. **Context:** Asset we're pitching: [LIST — original data / tool / guide]. Target site: [URL + DR + their audienc…

Role-BasedChain-of-Thought

Prompt

**Role:** Digital PR lead.

**Context:** Asset we're pitching: [LIST — original data / tool / guide]. Target site: [URL + DR + their audience]. Why we'd be a fit for their audience: [REASON].

**Task:** Cold outreach email. Line 1: specific recent piece of theirs and what we appreciated about it (not generic). Line 2: the asset + the angle for their audience. Line 3: the easy ask (link / mention / contribution). Line 4: easy out.

**Constraints:** Specific reference to their work · easy ask · easy out · ≤120 words.

**Output format:** Email body.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.

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Chain-of-Thought

Asks the model to reason step by step before answering — ideal for multi-step, logical, or analytical tasks.

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