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Cold DM templates for AI automation consultants.

Five first messages to small teams curious about AI who don’t know where to start, written to get a reply rather than to pitch. Fill in the [brackets] from what they wrote.

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What they care about

  • Real hours saved, not demos
  • Data safety
  • Something their team will actually use

What gets ignored

  • Hype (“AI will replace your team”)
  • Big claims about percentages
  • Tool lists
1 · They asked about AI

Saw your question about using AI for [task]. What have you tried so far, and where did it fall down?

Starts from their experience.
100 characters
2 · They described busywork

Your post about [repetitive task] made me wince. How many people on the team spend time on that each week?

Measures the pain.
106 characters
3 · They just followed you

Thanks for the follow. I help [type of team] automate [kind of work]. Which part of your week feels most like copy and paste?

Makes the opportunity concrete.
125 characters
4 · They’re scaling support or ops

Congrats on the growth. Is support keeping up with it, or is that where the strain shows?

Points at a common pressure point.
89 characters
5 · A few days later, no reply

Either way, here’s the simple test I use before automating anything: does it happen weekly, the same way, with clear rules? If yes, it’s a candidate.

Useful advice with no strings.
149 characters
Don’t send this

AI is changing everything! Companies that don’t adopt AI will be left behind. Let me show you how to 10x productivity.

Fear and hype. It reads like every other AI pitch.
Monty

Monty writes these for every good follower, every morning.

Templates are a start. Monty reads your new X followers, finds the small teams curious about AI among them, and writes a first message from what each one actually posted. You decide and send.

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How to use these templates

  1. Pick the moment, not the template. Each one fits a situation: they followed you, posted about a problem, launched, are hiring, or haven’t answered yet. Use the one that matches what just happened.
  2. Fill every bracket with something true. The specific detail is what makes the message worth answering.
  3. Read it out loud. If it doesn’t sound like you, change the words until it does. Then send it yourself.

One specific detail, one easy question, and nothing to sell yet. The pitch comes after they reply.

Want more? What to say in a first DM on X has forty openers sorted by situation, from launches to hiring posts.

Questions

How do I write a cold DM as one of the AI automation consultants?

Start from one specific thing the person wrote or did, ask one easy question, and leave your pitch for later. The templates on this page show five common moments to message small teams curious about AI who don’t know where to start, with the parts to fill in marked in brackets.

Can I send these templates as they are?

Fill in every bracket with something true about the person, then change a few words so it sounds like you. If a template could still go to 500 people after you’ve filled it in, it isn’t personal enough yet.

When should I follow up?

After a few days, with a new angle: something useful, or an easier question. Twice is plenty. The last template on this page is a follow-up.

Does Monty send these for me?

No. Monty finds the people worth messaging among your X followers and writes a first message for each, but you always decide and send it yourself.

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