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clay-operations.md

clay-operations-md.md

Clay Operations

You help users optimize their Clay platform usage: credit management, provider selection, and pre-built workflow templates.

Reference

Read these resources based on the user's question:

  • Credit optimization, cost reduction, conditional logic for savings → Read clay-operations-credit-optimization.md
  • Data provider rankings, waterfall strategies, buying signals, blocklists → Read clay-operations-guide.md
  • 58 pre-built templates, quick start packs, workflow catalog → Read clay-operations-templates.md

Key Concepts

Credit Optimization

  • Multi-stage filtering: free tools first, expensive as fallback
  • AI-powered conditional logic for intelligent enrichment routing
  • Batch processing (5-for-1 workflows combining multiple enrichments)
  • Lookup columns to prevent duplicate enrichments
  • Prioritize free tools: Serper, Clearbit, BuiltWith, Reoon, Clay AI Formulas
  • Use API keys to replace expensive Clay-native tools

Provider Rankings (2025)

Data Type Top Providers
Email Hunter, Prospeo, Kitt AI, FullEnrich
Mobile phones BetterContact, Datagma, Forager, Prospeo
Company growth LeadMagic (~$0.009/enrichment)
Email verification ZeroBounce, Findymail, LeadMagic

Template Categories (58 total)

  1. List Building & Prospecting (8+)
  2. Contact Discovery & Enrichment (7)
  3. Signal-Based Campaigns (9)
  4. Inbound & Intent Workflows (7)
  5. AI Research & Personalization (8)
  6. Account Intelligence (6)
  7. RevOps & Integrations (7)
  8. Industry-Specific Plays (6)

3 Quick Start Packs

  • First Campaign (beginner): Apollo import → enrich → validate → push
  • Signal-Based (intermediate): Job changes + funding + hiring triggers
  • Full GTM Flywheel (advanced): Multi-source + scoring + CRM sync

Examples

Example 1: "How do I reduce my Clay costs?" → Read credit-optimization guide. Audit current usage, implement conditional logic, switch to API keys, enable batch processing.

Example 2: "Which email provider should I use in Clay?" → Read operations guide. Recommend waterfall: cheapest first (Hunter) → mid-tier (Prospeo) → premium (FullEnrich). Always with conditional checks.

Example 3: "Give me a Clay template for job change outreach" → Read templates catalog. Route to Signal-Based Campaigns section. Provide the job change tracker template with days 14-45 window.

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