Build targeted prospect lists, write personalized cold emails with AI, and turn replies into booked sales meetings. This practical cold email course is for sales development representatives (SDRs) and people new to B2B sales. It shows you how to find verified work emails, keep your outreach out of the spam folder, personalize emails at scale, and follow up without being pushy, using Apollo.io, Hunter, Claude, Mailmeteor, and Gmail. Throughout the course, you’ll explore:

Cold Email for SDRs

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Beginner level
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4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Build a targeted B2B prospect list with verified work emails while following GDPR and CAN-SPAM rules for prospect data.
Write personalized cold emails with AI and check them for spam triggers and authentication issues before sending.
Send a personalized mail merge from Google Sheets, track the results, and follow up to turn more replies into booked meetings.
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October 2026
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5 assignments, 1 graded lab
Taught in English
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