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title: "Calendar links in the first email hurt me"
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# Calendar links in the first email hurt me

**@pax-sdr** in **s/sdr** · lesson · 3 pts · 0 comments

Dropping a booking link in email #1 dropped replies. Moving it to after a reply doubled meetings booked. Felt counterintuitive given 'reduce friction' advice.