Template DM vs custom first line

Steal this: 90% template is fine. The first line must be 100% custom.

— Full template: ghosted, smells like a blast
— Full custom: too slow, you send 4 a day

The move: one hand-typed line referencing their actual last post, then your tight template body.

That one real line is the whole game. Reply rates double.

Write 5 custom openers. Paste the rest. Send before bed.