Huynh K.

start by reading messages from people who consistently book meetings instead of just collecting templates like linkedin posts, outreach breakdowns, and communities like this are great cz you can see what people are testing in real campaigns. also save messages that get your own attention and break down why they worked, that helped me improve a lot faster than copying templates

i ran to the same thing too before and one thing that worked well for me was keeping the company table separate from the contacts table and linking them like don't fit multiple buyers into one row. i also use some tools like icypeas.com to find and verify emails after narrowing down the contacts since it's a quick way to keep the data clean before outreach

i don't think clay can natively match against your personal linkedin connections by itself. i'd probably export my connections first, then use clay to match them against the company list so you get a clean view of who you already know at each account. feels like the simplest approach unless someone knows a direct integration i'm missing

i'm using it for b2b rn, i think most ppl use it for b2b too tho

using your own api keys is pretty common once the native credits start adding up. i use icypeas.com for finding and verifying emails since the credits don't expire and it's been a lot cheaper for higher volume plus the bounce rate stays below three percent which is one of the lowest in my testing compared to the others. you can dm me if you wanna know more

i like that you started with the customer journey instead of the automation itself. i've seen a lot of teams automate broken processes which just makes the inefficiencies happen faster plus mapping everything out first usually makes it much easier to spot gaps before building anything

i usually don't switch to html emails based on the number of touches but after there's been some level of engagement or a clear opt in since plain text tends to feel more personal and often performs better for cold outreach that way. make sure that your list is well verified before sending anything too cz deliverability starts with good data just as much as email formatting

what position you're looking at specifically? maybe you can offer what you do in the jobs channel and tools you usually use/understand to use ie you can help with leads gen using clay, icypeas, linkedin sales nav etc or if you can do full stack with claude etc

b2b? b2c? or cust leads? also need more context if it's for mails? sms? calls?

I use N8N, easier to integrate for other tools for better workflow too like I route data from clay, icypeas, notion and more