Keep weekly business development outreach going with Claude

WorkedEvidence: Described by posterPosted Nov 4, 2026Last checked Nov 7, 2026

Claude reminds Kelly Botto weekly whom to contact and tracks replies; 4 of the last 5 people contacted are on the calendar.

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Before we start, interview me about my business, who I want to reach and why. Then help me check my list of [30] people to reconnect with or get to know, remind me each week who to contact next, and keep a log of every outreach and response so I can see what's working. I'll write the emails myself.

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: A steady weekly outreach habit with a clear list and a simple tracker.

Questions to ask me first:
- What kind of work are you looking for?
- Who is on your list, and why each person?
- How many people can you contact each week?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Business and offer: [DESCRIPTION]
- Outreach list: [NAME, RELATIONSHIP, REASON]
- Weekly target: [NUMBER]
- Tracker: [PROJECT NOTES OR SPREADSHEET]

Rules:
- Question my list before we use it.
- Suggest who to contact; don't write the emails unless I ask.
- Log every outreach, reply and next step.
- Never contact anyone directly.

Checkpoint: Agree the final list and weekly target before the first reminder.

If you get stuck: If I skip a week, suggest the two most valuable people to contact next.

Verify before you finish: The tracker shows every contact made and the response.

Output: A weekly reminder and a running outreach log with results.

Done when: I'm doing outreach every week and can see what's working.

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Outcome

Kelly Botto, an executive coach and leadership consultant, gets most business through referrals, which made outreach easy to skip outside quiet weeks, even though it paid off whenever Botto did it. Botto set up an 'interview me' skill in Claude that asks about context, audience and goals before a task and pressure-tested the outreach list, then created a project with 30 people to reconnect with or get to know. Claude sends a weekly reminder of who to contact and logs every outreach and response so Botto can see what's working, while Botto writes every email personally. Of the last 5 people contacted, 4 were on Botto's calendar with potential opportunities, and outreach now happens every week rather than only when things slow down.

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Posted: Nov 4, 2026 by Kelly Botto (The Rundown community)
Last checked: Nov 7, 2026
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https://app.therundown.ai/community/posts/c978a8aa-09d8-49ed-84b8-5efad96e7395

Context: Posted to The Rundown community (date from the post's UTC timestamp). The author coaches leaders on using AI; the 4-of-5 figure is self-reported.