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    I’m a software developer, not a writer or a salesperson, but I have to do sales to sell my software.

    I can write a first draft of a sales email to get my ideas across and then have the AI look at it from a specific perspective I don’t have the skills in.

    I dont just take whatever it says and hit send though, I have a conversation with it to tweak things i don’t like, remove things that I don’t think are needed or add things it missed.

    Do this for 15 to 20 minutes and I end up with a much more polished email that won’t come across as AI slop with all the personal touches I did want to add.

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      1014 days ago

      Just a question on the value of time: If you can’t be bothered to write it, why should anyone bother to read it? Is it really that valuable of a message?

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        I do write something, and then work to refine it. Like I said, I spent 15 to 20 minutes on it after writing it.

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            Depends on the email. Sometimes it’s needed.

            I can spend 10-20 min writing an email that basically says “no your idea is dumb and won’t work” to customers in such a way where by the end of it they agree with me.

            It can take a bit of effort but with high stakes communication it’s needed.

            If you’re just sending an email to your teacher or whatever it doesn’t really matter.

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                Different customers are dumb in different ways and different customers have different personalities.

                If I sent a template email I would probably offend most of my customers. Lol.

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            14 days ago

            A sales email in a tricky situation due to how the potential client responded or writing a personalized cold call email? Of course!

            Edit: As I learn and get better at sales I imagine it’d get quicker, but I’m learning while working with the AI.