Generate Personalized Cold Email Openers From LinkedIn Posts

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{
  "id": "oJXYeAsW2fEXu2CM",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "LinkedIn Post To Personalized Opener",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
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      "name": "Try This Example",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "width": 480,
        "height": 600,
        "content": "**Test with this (Copy & Paste):**\n\nAuthor: Shakira Johhson\n\nCompany: Apple\n\nPost:\n\nJust closed our Series B! \ud83d\ude80 \n\nHonestly didn't think we'd get here 2 years ago when we were bootstrapping in my garage. Now we're scaling our AI workflow automation to help 10,000+ businesses.\n\nShoutout to the team who believed in the vision when it was just sketches on a whiteboard. This is just the beginning.\n\n#TechCorp #SeriesB #AI #Automation\n\n**You'll get something like this:**\n\n\"Came across your post on LinkedIn - from garage sketches to Series B is incredible, and the 10,000+ businesses you're helping with AI automation shows the real impact.\"\n\n**Pro tips:**\n- Use recent posts (last 30 days)\n- Longer posts = better personalization\n- Company updates work best\n- Achievement posts are gold"
      },
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    },
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      "parameters": {
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        "height": 560,
        "content": "**What this does:**\n\n1. Fill out the form with LinkedIn post\n2. AI reads it like a human would\n3. Creates personalized opener\n4. You get copy-ready result\n\n**Why it works:**\n- References specific details\n- Sounds natural, not robotic\n- Shows you actually read their content\n- Builds instant credibility\n\n**Perfect for:**\n- Sales reps\n- Business development\n- Agency outreach\n- Partnership building\n\n**Setup:**\n1. Add OpenAI API key (Or, just use free n8n OpenAI credits)\n2. Test with example\n3. Start personalizing\n\nThat's it."
      },
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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        "height": 280,
        "content": "**Where to find your output:**\n\nClick on \"Format Output\" node after running the workflow.\n\nYou'll see:\n- **opener**: Your personalized email opener\n- **prospect**: The person's name\n- **company**: Their company name\n- **next_steps**: What to do next\n- **tips**: Email best practices\n\n**Save your results:**\n- Connect Google Sheets node\n- Add to your CRM\n- Send to email tool\n- Log in database\n\n**Make it yours:**\n- Edit the AI prompt for your industry\n- Add more form fields\n- Connect to your tools\n- Batch process multiple posts\n\n**Pro tip:** The output is structured JSON - easy to connect to any tool you use."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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        "height": 140,
        "content": "** Further connect to your tools:**\n- Google Sheets for logging\n- CRM for prospect data\n- Email tools for sending\n- Slack for notifications"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Get AI response and original data\nconst aiResponse = $input.first().json;\nconst originalData = $('Process Input').first().json;\n\n// Extract the personalized opener\nconst opener = aiResponse.message?.content || aiResponse.text || \"Something went wrong. Try again.\";\n\n// Clean up the opener\nconst cleanOpener = opener\n  .replace(/^\"|\"$/g, '')\n  .replace(/^'|'$/g, '')\n  .trim();\n\n// Create final response\nconst response = {\n  success: true,\n  opener: cleanOpener,\n  prospect: originalData.first_name,\n  company: originalData.company_name,\n  next_steps: [\n    \"1. Copy the opener above\",\n    \"2. Add your value prop (2-3 sentences max)\",\n    \"3. Include clear CTA\",\n    \"4. Send it\"\n  ],\n  tips: [\n    \"Keep total email under 100 words\",\n    \"Send Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10am\",\n    \"Follow up in 3-5 days if no response\",\n    \"Personalize the subject line too\"\n  ]\n};\n\nreturn { json: response };"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
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      "name": "AI Magic",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "modelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gpt-4o-mini"
        },
        "options": {
          "maxTokens": 150,
          "temperature": 0.8
        },
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "content": "You are an elite B2B sales expert who crafts personalized cold email openers that get responses.\n\nYour specialty: Taking LinkedIn posts and creating openers that feel like they came from someone who actually READ and UNDERSTOOD the content.\n\nRules:\n- Reference specific details, metrics, or insights from the post\n- Sound like a human, not a bot\n- Show genuine interest in their work/achievement\n- Avoid generic praise (\"great post\", \"inspiring\", \"amazing\")\n- Be conversational but professional\n- Focus on what makes this post unique\n\nComplete this sentence: \"Came across your post on LinkedIn - \"\n\nMake it feel like you're genuinely interested in what they shared, not just trying to sell them something.\n\nExamples of what works:\n- \"Came across your post on LinkedIn - going from 5 to 50 employees in 18 months while maintaining 98% customer satisfaction is seriously impressive execution.\"\n- \"Came across your post on LinkedIn - the insight about AI replacing tasks, not jobs, really resonates with what we're seeing in manufacturing right now.\"\n- \"Came across your post on LinkedIn - bootstrapping to $2M ARR without external funding while building a distributed team is exactly the kind of scrappy growth I respect.\"\n\nOutput ONLY the completed sentence."
            },
            {
              "content": "=LinkedIn Post:\n{{ $json.post_content }}\n\nAuthor: {{ $json.first_name }}\nCompany: {{ $json.company_name }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.8
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    {
      "id": "7948c914-c9c3-4675-993c-51cb0c7f8979",
      "name": "LinkedIn Post Form",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "path": "6fbe076d-b99c-4dea-8575-ec53ad0a6e0a",
        "options": {},
        "formTitle": "LinkedIn Post Opener Generator",
        "formFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Author's First Name",
              "requiredField": true
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Company Name",
              "requiredField": true
            },
            {
              "fieldType": "textarea",
              "fieldLabel": "LinkedIn Post Content",
              "requiredField": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "formDescription": "Paste any LinkedIn post and get a personalized cold email opener that actually sounds human."
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
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      "name": "Process Input",
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Get form data\nconst firstName = $json['Author\\'s First Name']?.trim();\nconst companyName = $json['Company Name']?.trim();\nconst postContent = $json['LinkedIn Post Content']?.trim();\n\n// Validate input\nif (!firstName || !companyName || !postContent) {\n  throw new Error('All fields are required');\n}\n\nif (postContent.length < 50) {\n  throw new Error('Post too short. Need at least 50 characters for good personalization.');\n}\n\n// Clean the post content\nconst cleanedPost = postContent\n  .replace(/\\s+/g, ' ')\n  .replace(/[\\r\\n]+/g, ' ')\n  .trim();\n\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    first_name: firstName,\n    company_name: companyName,\n    post_content: cleanedPost,\n    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n  }\n};"
      },
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  "settings": {
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  "connections": {
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            "type": "main",
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          {
            "node": "AI Magic",
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          {
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            "type": "main",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

Turn any LinkedIn post into a personalized cold email opener that sounds like a human wrote it in seconds.

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