How can I write DMs faster?

Stop writing each one from scratch. Keep a template with the parts that change marked as placeholders — first name, business name, city — and fill them per person. OutreachDesk does this for you: it holds your list, fills the template for each business and puts the finished message on your clipboard.

Does OutreachDesk send DMs automatically?

No, and that is deliberate. It writes the message and opens the chat; you paste it and press send yourself. Tools that send automatically break the platforms' rules and get accounts restricted or banned, which costs far more than the time they save.

Can it personalise each message?

Yes. Your template can use placeholders such as {{First Name}}, {{Business Name}}, {{City}} and {{Industry}}, and each one is filled from that business's own details before the message reaches your clipboard.

Can I create different versions of a message?

Yes — you can keep more than one template and pick between them, so a different offer or a follow-up does not mean rewriting from nothing.

Anyone doing outreach by hand and finding it slow: freelancers, small businesses, agencies and creators contacting businesses on Facebook. It is built around Facebook Pages, which is where a business can actually be messaged.

Do I need an account or a subscription?

No. It runs on your own computer, stores your prospect list in a file on that machine, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. It is a one-off purchase.

How does it actually save time?

The slow parts of outreach are finding the next person, remembering who you have already contacted, and retyping a message with small changes. It does those three things, so the only part left is reading the message and pressing send.

How to send DMs faster

Outreach is slow for one reason: every message has to be different, or it reads like a mailshot and gets ignored. The fix is not to send faster — it is to stop retyping.

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Why it takes so long

Doing outreach by hand means repeating the same four steps for every business: find them, check whether you have already messaged them, rewrite your message with their name and details in it, then open the chat and send.

Three of those four are clerical. They are also the ones that make you slow down after the tenth message, start copying and pasting the same text, and end up sending something generic — which is the thing that stops working.

Creating DMs faster is not the same as sending them automatically

Worth being clear, because plenty of tools blur it. Nothing sold here sends a message on your behalf. Tools that do break Facebook’s and Instagram’s rules, and the usual result is a restricted or banned account.

A banned account costs far more than the time saved. So the work that can be automated safely — organising, personalising, tracking — is automated, and the send stays with you. There is nothing for a platform to object to.

How OutreachDesk helps

Send outreach DMs about five times faster, without risking your account.

Personalises every message from your template, then opens the chat
You press send, so your account stays safe - no automation Facebook can object to
Import a CSV of businesses, or add them one at a time
Tracks who you have messaged, who replied, and your daily target
Runs entirely on your computer - no account, no subscription, nothing uploaded
Step-by-step setup guides for Windows and for Mac
MIT licence - rebrand it and resell it if you want to

How it works

1Add the businesses you want to reach, one at a time or by importing a CSV.
2Write your message once, with placeholders where the details change.
3For each business it fills those in, copies the finished message, and opens that business's chat.
4You read it, paste it, and press send.
5One click marks it done and moves you to the next one.

What you can use it for

Contacting local businesses about a service
Following up people who did not reply
Offering a collaboration
Sponsorship enquiries
Introducing yourself to a business you want to work with

Built around Facebook Pages, because that is where a business can be messaged directly. Instagram allows replies rather than cold messages, and TikTok has no message link at all — so neither is a workable cold-outreach channel.

Who it is for

Freelancers, small businesses, agencies and creators who are doing outreach by hand and finding it slow. If you send a handful of messages a month, you do not need this. If you are working through a list, you do.

What you get

OutreachDesk app (Windows, Mac and Linux)
Setup guide for Windows (PDF, 3 pages)
Setup guide for Mac (PDF, 3 pages)
MIT licence - free to rebrand and resell

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Questions

How can I write DMs faster?: Stop writing each one from scratch. Keep a template with the parts that change marked as placeholders — first name, business name, city — and fill them per person. OutreachDesk does this for you: it holds your list, fills the template for each business and puts the finished message on your clipboard.
Does OutreachDesk send DMs automatically?: No, and that is deliberate. It writes the message and opens the chat; you paste it and press send yourself. Tools that send automatically break the platforms' rules and get accounts restricted or banned, which costs far more than the time they save.
Can it personalise each message?: Yes. Your template can use placeholders such as {{First Name}}, {{Business Name}}, {{City}} and {{Industry}}, and each one is filled from that business's own details before the message reaches your clipboard.
Can I create different versions of a message?: Yes — you can keep more than one template and pick between them, so a different offer or a follow-up does not mean rewriting from nothing.
Who is it for?: Anyone doing outreach by hand and finding it slow: freelancers, small businesses, agencies and creators contacting businesses on Facebook. It is built around Facebook Pages, which is where a business can actually be messaged.
Do I need an account or a subscription?: No. It runs on your own computer, stores your prospect list in a file on that machine, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. It is a one-off purchase.
How does it actually save time?: The slow parts of outreach are finding the next person, remembering who you have already contacted, and retyping a message with small changes. It does those three things, so the only part left is reading the message and pressing send.