@leah_gtm tried the "AI SDR" thing. 400 emails, 0 replies, 2 spam reports. never again.♥ 412
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via tregCompetitor adsApify20 live · $0.14"10x your pipeline"
42d live1.2M views·♥ 18k"AI SDR on autopilot"
31d live640k views·♥ 4.1k"30 meetings a week"
19d live310k views·♥ 2.2k"never write cold email again"
9d live88k views·♥ 1.9kevery ad sells volume.
none mention deliverability.
oldest ad: 42 days.
that one works.
none mention deliverability.
oldest ad: 42 days.
that one works.
Our trafficGA4own tool12.4ksessions / mo
−8% vs Aug · organic down
KeywordsDataForSEO$0.36| ai sdr | 14.8k | #3 | — |
| cold email tool | 9.4k | #5 | — |
| email verification | 6.1k | — | #41 |
| apollo alternative | 3.2k | #2 | — |
they own volume. nobody owns verified.
XExa$0.42
@dan.sells buyers can smell auto-outreach now. verify or don't send.♥ 188
RedditBright Data$0.08r/sales · 6dIs AI cold outreach dead in 2026?▲ 1.2k · 340 comments
"the ones that work verify the email before sending. the rest is spam."▲ 640
AI visibility12 prompts$0.22
asked 12 ways
"best AI SDR tool for a Series A?"
"…the main options are Competitor, Apollo and Clay. Competitor is best for volume…"
"Competitor [1] automates outbound end to end. Watch deliverability [2]…"
AI never says our name.
it does say "deliverability".
it does say "deliverability".
● Gathered insights across 2,733 sources for $1.22 with treg
Key learnings
- Buyers hate AI SDR spam. 38% of competitor mentions are negative.
- Nobody owns "verified before sent". Not in ads, not in search, not in AI answers.
- Their oldest ad is 42 days old. Proof-style creative outlives hype.
- Heads of Growth at Series A–B complain most. That's the buyer.
Plan
- One angle, four channels: outreach, SEO, social, ads.
- Budget $50 treg + $20/day ads. Check every 48h. Stop at 30 meetings.
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● Spawning 4 agents…
01Outreach
$15.00
$15.00reading plan/01-outreach.md
● 300 lookalikes of our top 20 customers
✓ Apollo · 312 companies · $8.11
● Head of Growth at each · verify email
✓ 287 verified · misses free · $6.89
● batch 1 · 40 emails · "verified before sent"
sending via Gmail…
02SEO
$0.52
$0.52reading plan/02-seo.md
● gap: "email verification" · 6.1k · they don't rank
✓ cluster · 38 keywords · $0.36
● drafting "Verified before sent: the 2026 guide"
✓ 2,400 words · 4 internal links
publishing via CMS…
03Social$0.62
$0.62reading plan/03-social.md
● thread from the 3 top complaints
✓ 7 posts · hook: "400 emails, 0 replies"
● LinkedIn variant · 1 post
✓ scheduled Tue 08:00 · both
watching engagers vs ICP…
04Ads
$0.90 + ads
$0.90 + adsreading plan/04-ads.md
● their 20 ads: all volume, 0 deliverability
✓ 2 counter-creatives · "verified before sent"
● A: proof-first · B: complaint-first
✓ launched · $20/day · own ad account
first CTR read in 48h…
40 sent·9 replied·4 meetings·26 ghosted·1 bounced
PersonCompanyOutcome
Jane Doe
ModalMeetingThu 10:00
Maya Rao
FireworksReplied"send me the guide"
Sam Park
BasetenGhostedopened 3×
Lena Ito
ModularMeetingFri 14:30
Raj Gupta
AnyscaleGhostedopened 1×
Nora Ali
GroqReplied"we use Apollo"
Tom Weber
LambdaMeetingMon 11:00
Omar Diaz
CohereBounced—
Ivy LundModalReplied"not now, Q4"Title7-day impressions
Verified before sent: the 2026 guide
340Why AI SDR tools get marked as spam
121Email verification: what "verified" means
18Apollo alternative for verified outreach
6Deliverability checklist
221 page carries 66% · "email verification" #41 → #12
Mon 808:00thread: 400 emails, 0 replies41k views · 22 ICP08:00long-form version2.1k · 14 comments
08:00thread: 400 emails, 0 replies41k views · 22 ICP08:00long-form version2.1k · 14 commentsTue 912:00proof: 287/312 verified6.8k views
12:00proof: 287/312 verified6.8k viewsWed 1009:00r/sales reply▲ 640 · top comment17:00reply to 22 engagers9 replied back
09:00r/sales reply▲ 640 · top comment17:00reply to 22 engagers9 replied backThu 1108:00why we verify firstscheduled12:00guide launchscheduled
08:00why we verify firstscheduled12:00guide launchscheduledpostedscheduled1 thread did 80% of the reach
Ads Manager · gtm-julCampaignStatusBudgetReachCTRCPL
A · proofJul · verified
Paused$0/day8.2k0.9%$41B · complaintJul · verified
Active$20/day31k3.1%$18C · founderJul · verified
Active$10/day4.1k2.2%$24B took A's budget Wed 09:00 · 61 leads · $1,140 spent04
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