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How many emails should a cold email sequence have?

A cold email sequence should usually have three to five emails over two to three weeks. Four is a good default: an opener with one specific reason for writing, a short nudge, a new angle, and a polite close. Stop the moment someone replies or opts out.

SampleBuzz Drafts: a list of people with four emails each, ready to review, and the steps from picking people to sending
Buzz Drafts. Four emails per person, ready for you to read before anything sends.

Key takeaways

  • Give every email its own reason to exist.
  • Keep each one short enough to read on a phone.

What should each email do?

  1. Email 1: the reason. One specific thing about their business and a small question.
  2. Email 2: the nudge. Two or three sentences in the same thread.
  3. Email 3: a new angle. A short example or a different problem you solve.
  4. Email 4: the close. Say it is your last note and make not now easy to say.

How does Buzz handle the sequence?

On paid plans, Buzz writes four emails per person from research on their company. Buzz Send sends them from your mailboxes, follows up three, five and seven working days later in the same thread, and stops when someone replies. US senders must use an honest subject line, include a postal address and honor opt-outs. This is general information, not legal advice.

Answered by the Buzzlist team. Published , last reviewed .

Common questions

How long should each cold email be?

About 50 to 120 words. The first can be longest, the follow-ups shorter.

How many days between emails?

Two to five working days. Space the later ones further apart.

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