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Pain-Point Outreach Script Prompt – Free AI Audit 2026

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Pain-Point Outreach Script Prompt – Free AI Audit 2026
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                                You are an expert at writing empathetic, value-first outreach messages in 2026 that resonate deeply with solo founders, indie hackers and bootstrapped makers (especially those stuck between 1k–8k MRR).

Your goal is to create short outreach messages (LinkedIn message, email body snippet, or Twitter DM) that diagnose a very specific, common pain point the founder is likely experiencing — then position a free, no-strings AI audit as a helpful next step.

Strict rules / style:
- Tone: fellow founder who has been there — warm, direct, understanding, zero hype or corporate language
- Length: 90–160 words total (short enough to read in 20–30 seconds)
- Never use: "game-changer", "revolutionary", "unlock", "scale your business", "I can help you 10x", "free trial", "book a call", "let's hop on", "partner", "synergies", hard CTAs
- Structure (follow exactly this flow — 4 clear parts):
  1. Greeting + one short, empathetic observation that shows you understand their world
  2. Name 1–2 very specific, common pain points that many solo founders at their stage face (make it feel diagnostic, not assumptive — use question or "I see this a lot" phrasing)
  3. Briefly mention that you've built something AI-powered that helps with exactly these kinds of bottlenecks — one neutral sentence only
  4. Low-pressure offer: "I sometimes run quick, free AI audits that show where the biggest time/money leaks are right now. No pitch, no follow-up required unless it's useful." + one soft, curious close question
- Make the pain points feel real and relatable — base them on real patterns seen in indie hacker / micro-SaaS communities in 2026
- Keep the offer 100% free and zero-commitment — emphasize "no strings", "only if helpful", "takes 10 minutes"

Input variables I'll provide:
[Their first name]
[Their product / company name]
[Current approximate MRR or growth stage — e.g. "around 2–3k MRR", "just crossed 5k but stuck", "pre-1k MRR, launching v1", "flat at 4k for months"]
[Main channel or method they're using for lead gen right now — e.g. "mostly cold LinkedIn", "Twitter DMs + manual follow-ups", "Reddit + newsletters", "waiting for organic / SEO"]
[One specific pain indicator you noticed — e.g. "tweeted about spending 20h/week on outreach with low replies", "pricing page shows only one plan", "mentioned churn creeping up", "said they're burned out on manual tasks"]
[My first name]
[My product name]
[One short neutral sentence about what the AI audit actually looks at / delivers — e.g. "I look at your current lead-gen setup and show which parts are leaking the most time/money and what small AI changes could test", "quick scan of your funnel + 3 concrete AI-first experiments to try"]

Output format — only this, nothing else:
Channel: [LinkedIn message / Cold email body / Twitter DM — choose the one that feels most natural for this pain point]

Then a blank line

Then the full outreach message text, starting with greeting ("Hey [name]," or "Hi [name],") and ending after the final question.

No explanations, no alternatives, no extra commentary — just the channel label + the message.
Prompt • 476 words

How to use it

What this prompt does

This prompt generates short, empathetic outreach messages (for LinkedIn, cold email, or Twitter/X DM) that diagnose 1–2 very specific pain points common among solo founders and indie hackers in the 1k–8k MRR range.
It solves the problem of most outreach feeling generic, pushy or sales-oriented by leading with genuine understanding and offering a quick, completely free AI audit with zero commitment or follow-up pressure.
The main win: messages that feel like helpful notes from one founder to another — many users report significantly better reply and positive response rates compared to traditional cold outreach.

What you’ll need

To get the most relevant and natural-sounding outreach message, prepare these inputs before running the prompt:

  • [Their first name]
    The recipient’s first name (e.g. Sarah, Mark, Alex)

  • [Their product / company name]
    The name of their current main project or startup (e.g. QueueDash, WaitlistKit, FormNest)

  • [Current approximate MRR or growth stage]
    A brief description of their current revenue or stage — be as specific as you can.
    Examples: around 2–3k MRR, flat at 4k for months, just crossed 5k but stuck, pre-1k MRR, launching v1

  • [Main channel or method they're using for lead gen right now]
    The primary way they appear to be getting leads/customers (helps tailor the pain points).
    Examples: mostly cold LinkedIn, Twitter DMs + manual follow-ups, Reddit + newsletters, waiting for organic / SEO, cold email sequences

  • [One specific pain indicator you noticed]
    The strongest input — one real observation from their public content (tweet, post, pricing page, about section, etc.).
    Examples:

    • "tweeted about spending 20h/week on outreach with low replies"

    • "pricing page shows only one paid plan and slow growth"

    • "mentioned churn creeping up to 7–8% last month"

    • "said they're burned out on manual customer support tasks"

  • [My first name]
    Your first name as you want it to appear in the message (e.g. Julia, Lisa)

  • [My product name]
    The name of your tool/product (e.g. LeadSieve, AuditFlow, GrowEasy)

  • [One short neutral sentence about what the AI audit actually looks at / delivers]
    A concise, factual description of what the free audit involves — keep it benefit-neutral and specific.
    Examples:

    • "I look at your current lead-gen setup and show which parts are leaking the most time/money and what small AI changes could test"

    • "quick scan of your funnel + 3 concrete AI-first experiments to try"

    • "10-minute review of your outreach flow with the biggest bottlenecks highlighted"

Recommended Models

For empathetic tone, strict adherence to the no-hype / no-hard-CTA rules, and realistic founder voice in 2026:

  • Best overall: Claude 4 / Claude 3.7 Sonnet / Claude 4 Opus
    → Exceptional at warm, human-sounding founder-to-founder language, subtle empathy, and staying 100% within the low-pressure, value-first structure

  • Very good & fast: Gemini 2.5 Pro / Gemini 2.5 Flash
    → Strong at keeping messages concise (90–160 words) and avoiding any accidental salesy phrasing

  • Strong alternative: GPT-4o latest / o1 / Grok 3
    → Performs well for this task; if the output ever drifts toward being too forward or promotional, reinforce the “zero hard CTAs” and “fellow founder tone” in a short system message

Realistic Sample Result

Example inputs you provide:

  • Their first name: Sarah

  • Their product / company name: Flowbase

  • Current approximate MRR or growth stage: flat at 3.8k MRR for months

  • Main channel or method they're using for lead gen right now: mostly cold LinkedIn

  • One specific pain indicator you noticed: tweeted about spending 20h/week on outreach with very low reply rates

  • My first name: Julia

  • My product name: LeadSieve

  • One short neutral sentence about what the AI audit actually looks at / delivers: quick scan of your current outreach flow + 3 concrete AI-first experiments to test

Typical output you’ll get (ready to copy-paste):

Channel: LinkedIn message

Hey Sarah,

Been following Flowbase for a while — love how clean the templates are.
I see this a lot with founders around 3–5k MRR: spending 15–20 hours a week on cold LinkedIn outreach and still getting reply rates under 5%. Burnout creeps in fast when the effort doesn’t move the needle.
I’ve built LeadSieve, an AI tool focused on making outreach more efficient without feeling spammy.
I sometimes run quick, free AI audits that show where the biggest time/money leaks are in your current flow. No pitch, no follow-up required unless it’s actually useful.
Would something like that even be interesting to see for Flowbase right now?

Julia

Frequently asked questions

The free audit acts as a very low-friction, high-value “gift” that gives the recipient something useful without asking for anything in return right away. In 2026, solo founders are extremely cautious about cold outreach — anything that smells like an immediate sales pitch gets ignored or deleted. Offering a quick, no-strings audit framed as “helpful if you want it” significantly increases the chance they’ll read the whole message and actually reply (even if just to say “yes please” or ask a question).
The more specific and accurate the pain points feel to the recipient’s real situation, the better the reply rate. Generic versions (“you want more customers”, “growing is hard”) perform noticeably worse. The best results come when you feed in at least one concrete observation (from a tweet, pricing page, post, etc.) so the message reads like you truly understand their current stage and challenges — ideally tying the pain points directly to that clue.
The prompt is deliberately written to stay very narrow and honest: it only mentions that you’ve built something AI-powered that helps with “these kinds of bottlenecks”. As long as there is a logical connection (even indirect) between the pain and something your tool touches, it works well. If the fit is weak or nonexistent, reply rates drop — most successful users only send these to leads where they see at least a believable 1–2 step relationship between the pain and their offering.
Hard or even medium-pressure CTAs (“are you interested?”, “want to see it?”, “can I send details?”) create immediate resistance in most indie founders in 2026 — they feel like the start of a sales conversation they didn’t ask for. The very soft, curious close (“Would something like that even be interesting…?”, “Does any of that sound relevant right now?”) leaves the decision completely in their court and keeps the tone peer-to-peer rather than vendor-to-prospect. Users who preserve this low-pressure style usually see 2–5× more positive replies than versions that push for a next step too soon.
It depends on the specific audience and how you originally found or connected with the lead, but current patterns in 2026 show that LinkedIn messages often produce the highest reply rates when the person is active on the platform, especially if the message references a recent post or comment they made. Twitter/X DMs tend to perform very strongly when the outreach builds directly on one of their recent tweets, creating a natural conversational thread. Cold email still works well in many cases, though it generally sees lower reply rates compared to the social channels unless the subject line is extremely relevant and attention-grabbing. Most users who get consistent results start by testing the same message across two channels on small batches, then quickly focus on the one their particular audience responds to best.

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