Welcome Emails A New Subscriber Will Open
Paste into Claude. Fill [PLACEHOLDERS]. Get subject, preview, body, and CTA for a new subscriber. Then paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite and send. Not a one-off email. Not a launch or winback sequence.
In short: This page contains 30 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 6 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Day Zero
5 promptsLead Magnet Delivery Email
1/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-zero welcome that delivers [LEAD MAGNET NAME] with subject, preview, body, and one CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who delivers the promised gift in the first send, then stops. <context> A new subscriber just opted in for [LEAD MAGNET NAME]. I need a day-zero email I can paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite: subject, preview, body, one CTA. Not a launch sequence. Not a cold email. Not HTML. </context> <inputs> - Lead magnet name and what it is: [LEAD MAGNET NAME] - Download or access URL: [URL] - Newsletter or brand name: [NEWSLETTER NAME] - Signup source: [SIGNUP SOURCE] - Voice: [WARM / DIRECT / DRY] - Sign-off name: [NAME] - Words I never use: [BANNED PHRASES] </inputs> <task> Write 2 full day-zero emails that deliver [LEAD MAGNET NAME]. Each must include: 1. Subject under 50 characters plus 2 alts 2. Preview under 90 characters that continues the subject 3. Body (90-180 words) that names the gift in the first 3 lines, one CTA to [URL], and what happens next on this list in 2 lines 4. One button line (2-5 words) Email A is short and plain. Email B is a slightly warmer letter. Then pick which to load first. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a second offer or a deadline. - Do not write emails 2 through 5. - No thrilled to have you here as the first line. - No ALL CAPS, no fake urgency. - Do not invent stats. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks: Subject / Alts / Preview / Body / Button. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Put the download above the fold. If they have to hunt for the gift they opted in for, day one will look like a pitch.
Cadence And Expectation Set
2/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-zero email for [NEWSLETTER NAME] that sets cadence, topics, and what not to expect, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who sets honest expectations in the first send. <context> A new subscriber just joined [NEWSLETTER NAME]. I need a day-zero email that says what this list is, when it arrives, and what it is not. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a media kit. Not a nurture calendar. </context> <inputs> - Newsletter name: [NEWSLETTER NAME] - Cadence I can keep: [CADENCE] - Topics I actually write: [TOPICS] - What I will never send: [OFF LIMITS] - First useful link if any: [URL OR NONE] - Voice: [PLAIN / WRY] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 full day-zero emails. Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body 100-180 words that names [CADENCE] and [TOPICS] before word 80, one line on [OFF LIMITS], one CTA (reply or [URL OR NONE]). No second ask. Then pick the email that sounds like a person, not a brand policy page. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a cadence I cannot keep. - Do not pitch a paid offer. - No welcome to the family. - Do not write the rest of the sequence. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks: Subject / Alts / Preview / Body / CTA. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Say when you send and what you will never send. Vague you will hear from me soon trains people to ignore you.
Founder First Hello
3/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a first-person day-zero hello from [SENDER NAME] that sounds like a person, with subject, preview, body, and a reply CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who writes a founder hello that a new subscriber might answer. <context> I need a day-zero email from [SENDER NAME] to a brand-new subscriber. First person. Subject, preview, body, reply CTA. Paste-ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a company blast. Not a cold outreach note. </context> <inputs> - Sender name and role: [SENDER NAME] - Why I started this list: [WHY THIS LIST] - One private detail only I would say: [PRIVATE DETAIL] - One question I actually read replies to: [ONE QUESTION] - Gift already delivered or coming: [GIFT STATUS] - Voice: [PLAIN / WARM] - Words I hate: [BANNED PHRASES] </inputs> <task> Write 2 founder hellos (90-160 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body that uses [PRIVATE DETAIL] in the first 4 lines, names [WHY THIS LIST] in one sentence, ends on [ONE QUESTION] as the only CTA. Honor [GIFT STATUS] in one line if needed. Skip [BANNED PHRASES]. </task> <constraints> - No corporate we. - Do not invent a founding myth. - Do not add a product button. - No I hope this finds you well. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one that still sounds spoken. That is the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Send this from a person, not a noreply. If nobody can answer a reply, do not ask for one.
Source Matched Day Zero
4/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-zero welcome that matches [SIGNUP SOURCE] so the first email pays the promise they clicked, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who pays the promise of the signup source in email one. <context> This subscriber came from [SIGNUP SOURCE]. I need a day-zero email that proves they landed in the right place. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a generic blast I could send to every source. </context> <inputs> - Signup source and the promise on that page: [SIGNUP SOURCE] - What they were offered: [PROMISED THING] - URL to deliver it, if any: [URL OR NONE] - What this list is beyond that source: [LIST PROMISE] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] - Voice: [DIRECT / WARM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 source-matched day-zero emails. Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body 90-170 words that names [SIGNUP SOURCE] in the first 3 lines, delivers or points to [PROMISED THING], then one line on [LIST PROMISE]. One CTA only. Then write a 3-line note on what I must change if the source was a different page. </task> <constraints> - Do not write a version that could fit any source. - Do not invent a webinar recap or a tweet I did not give. - Do not add a second offer. - No thanks for being here filler as the open. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks, then the swap note. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Name the page or magnet they came from. A generic thanks for joining after a webinar signup feels like the wrong list.
Confirm And Gift In One
5/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-zero confirm-and-gift email for [PROMISED GIFT] with subject, preview, body, and one download CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who confirms the signup and hands over the gift in one email. <context> I need a day-zero email that confirms they are on the list and delivers [PROMISED GIFT]. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Paste-ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a legal confirm-only note. Not a 5-email map. </context> <inputs> - Promised gift: [PROMISED GIFT] - Confirm or download URL: [URL] - What they opted into: [LIST NAME] - Whether my ESP already sent a confirm link: [ALREADY CONFIRMED / STILL NEEDS CONFIRM] - Voice: [PLAIN / WARM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails. If [ALREADY CONFIRMED / STILL NEEDS CONFIRM] is still needs confirm, the first button is confirm, and the gift line sits right under it. If already confirmed, skip confirm talk and open on the gift. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body 80-150 words, one CTA. Mark any extra claim as [VERIFY]. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a second download. - Do not write a privacy policy. - No click here to confirm your email address as the subject if they already confirmed. - Do not write later welcome emails. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one that matches my confirm state. I will paste it into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: If your ESP already sends a confirm link, keep this email for the gift and skip a second confirm paragraph.
Day One
5 promptsBest Piece As A Letter
6/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-one email that forwards [BEST PAST ISSUE OR POST] as a letter, with subject, preview, body, and one CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who forwards one best piece as a letter, not a link dump. <context> This subscriber got day zero yesterday. I need the day-one email: subject, preview, body, one CTA. It forwards [BEST PAST ISSUE OR POST]. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a blog reprint. Not a weekly issue. </context> <inputs> - The piece (paste or URL plus my take): [BEST PAST ISSUE OR POST] - Why I still stand behind it: [WHY THIS ONE] - What to cut: [CUT LIST] - CTA: [READ / REPLY / NEXT ISSUE] - Voice: [LETTER / EDITORIAL] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 day-one emails (120-200 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, an open that names why this piece, a short letter-shaped take (not the whole archive), one CTA. If you quote the piece, keep the quote under 40 words. Do not paste the original whole. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent sections that were not in the piece. - Do not add a paid offer. - No in case you missed this as the subject if they could not have seen it. - One CTA only. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Pick the piece a stranger would still finish. Your proudest essay is not always the best first read.
How This List Works
7/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-one email that explains how [NEWSLETTER NAME] works, when it arrives, and how to reply, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who explains how the list works without sounding like a help center. <context> Day-one email for a new subscriber to [NEWSLETTER NAME]. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not day zero. Not a full sequence map. </context> <inputs> - Newsletter name: [NEWSLETTER NAME] - Send day and length: [WHEN AND HOW LONG] - How to reply and who reads it: [REPLY RULE] - How to unsubscribe without guilt: [UNSUB LINE] - One example of a typical issue: [TYPICAL ISSUE] - Voice: [DRY / WARM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 day-one emails (90-160 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body that covers [WHEN AND HOW LONG], [TYPICAL ISSUE], [REPLY RULE], and [UNSUB LINE] in a letter, not a FAQ list. One CTA (reply or open the next issue). Then pick the version that does not sound like terms of service. </task> <constraints> - Do not pitch. - Do not invent a community or a paid tier. - No we value your inbox. - Do not rewrite day zero. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Keep this under 160 words. If the admin email is longer than your issues, they will treat you like a status bot.
Reply So The Inbox Learns
8/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-one email that asks new subscribers to reply with [ONE QUESTION] so the inbox learns you, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who writes a day-one reply ask that a busy person can answer in one line. <context> I need a day-one email whose job is a real reply to [ONE QUESTION]. That reply helps the inbox and the next issue. Subject, preview, body, CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a survey. Not a referral ask. </context> <inputs> - The question I will actually read: [ONE QUESTION] - Example reply I would love: [IDEAL REPLY] - What I will do with replies: [WHAT I DO WITH THEM] - Day-zero gift they already got: [GIFT OR NONE] - Voice: [PEER / BLUNT] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 3 day-one emails (80-140 words) that end on [ONE QUESTION] in a form they can answer in one sentence. Tag each: story, number, choice A/B. Subject under 50 plus 1 alt, preview under 90, one CTA that is the reply. Mention [GIFT OR NONE] in one line max if needed. Then attach a 1-line PS alt that repeats the ask smaller. </task> <constraints> - No reply yes for the algorithm. - No prize, no tag a friend. - Do not add a product link. - The question must be one I will read. </constraints> <format> Return 3 emails as copy-paste blocks with tags, then the PS alt. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Ask for a number, a one-word job, or a choice. Thoughts? does not get replies and does not train the inbox.
One Move They Can Do Today
9/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-one teaching email that gives one useful move on [ONE TOPIC] they can do today, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who teaches one move a new subscriber can finish today. <context> Day-one email. One useful move on [ONE TOPIC]. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a weekly issue. Not a course outline. </context> <inputs> - The one topic: [ONE TOPIC] - The move I can stand behind: [THE MOVE] - Time it should take: [MINUTES] - Proof or example I have: [PROOF] - What I will not claim: [OFF LIMITS] - Voice: [DIRECT / CALM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 day-one teaching emails (110-190 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body that states [THE MOVE] by sentence 4, uses only [PROOF], names [MINUTES], honors [OFF LIMITS], one CTA (reply with the result, or do the move). Mark missing proof as [VERIFY]. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent case studies. - Do not add a paid offer. - No 7 tips dressed as one move. - Do not write a downloadable worksheet. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: One move, not a syllabus. If they need a course to finish the email, you wrote a tutorial, not a welcome.
Voice Matched Day One Letter
10/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a day-one letter that matches [VOICE SAMPLES] and skips brand-blast tone, with subject, preview, body, and a soft CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email ghostwriter who matches voice from real issues, then writes day one. <context> I need a day-one welcome letter that sounds like [VOICE SAMPLES]. Subject, preview, body, soft CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a style guide. Not day zero. </context> <inputs> - Voice samples: [VOICE SAMPLES] - What day one should do: [JOB] - One detail only I would know: [PRIVATE DETAIL] - Greeting I actually use: [HI / HEY NAME / NONE] - Words I never use: [BANNED PHRASES] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] </inputs> <task> Write 2 full day-one letters (120-200 words) plus subject and preview for each. Each letter must: 1. Match [VOICE SAMPLES] in rhythm and diction, not in topic 2. Use [PRIVATE DETAIL] in the first 4 lines 3. Do [JOB] before word 120 4. Use [HI / HEY NAME / NONE] the way I do 5. Avoid [BANNED PHRASES] Then list 6 phrases you stole from my samples and 3 you refused. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent stories from the samples. - Do not write a paid pitch. - No thrilled to share. - Soft CTA only (reply or read). </constraints> <format> Return Letter A and Letter B with Subject, Preview, Body, CTA. Then the phrase lists. Mark which to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite first. </format>
Pro tip: Paste real issues, not adjectives. Warm and punchy is not a voice. Three issues are.
Proof
5 promptsNamed Result Proof Email
11/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a welcome proof email around [NAMED RESULT] with subject, preview, body, and one CTA, without inventing numbers. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who leads with a named result you can defend. <context> This is a proof email in a new-subscriber welcome, not a case-study PDF and not a launch sequence. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. </context> <inputs> - The result I can name: [NAMED RESULT] - Who it happened for (role, not secrets): [WHO] - What I will not claim: [OFF LIMITS] - Where this sits in the welcome (day 2 or 3): [SEND DAY] - Soft next step: [CTA] - Voice: [CALM / SHARP] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 proof emails (110-180 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body that puts [NAMED RESULT] in the first 5 lines, names [WHO], honors [OFF LIMITS], one CTA. If a second number would help but I did not give it, write [VERIFY] instead of guessing. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a bigger number. - Do not write we 10x-ed anything I did not write. - Do not add a second offer. - No as featured in unless I pasted it. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks with a [VERIFY] flag if needed. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Use a result you can show a skeptic. If the number is a vibe, the proof email will read like a pitch.
Before After Subscriber Story
12/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a before-and-after welcome email from [SUBSCRIBER STORY] that a skeptic can follow, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who writes an honest before-and-after for a new subscriber. <context> I have [SUBSCRIBER STORY]. I need a welcome proof email, not a testimonial page. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. </context> <inputs> - The story I can publish: [SUBSCRIBER STORY] - The before state: [BEFORE] - The after state I can defend: [AFTER] - What I must not share: [OFF LIMITS] - Permission note: [PERMISSION] - Voice: [PLAIN / WRY] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (120-190 words). Open on [BEFORE], land [AFTER] by the midpoint, honor [OFF LIMITS] and [PERMISSION]. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, one CTA (reply with their before, or a soft look). Anonymize if permission is thin. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent dialogue. - Do not name a person I marked off limits. - Do not turn the after into a miracle. - One CTA only. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks plus a redaction check. I will paste one into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Keep the before ugly and specific. A vague I was stuck then I leveled up is an ad, not a story.
Number With The Caveat
13/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a proof email that leads with [PROOF NUMBER] and states the caveat in the body, with subject, preview, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who shows a number and the caveat in the same send. <context> I have [PROOF NUMBER]. I need a welcome proof email that leads with it and stays honest. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a metrics dashboard. </context> <inputs> - Number I can defend: [PROOF NUMBER] - What it measures: [WHAT IT MEASURES] - The caveat (sample, time, who it excludes): [CAVEAT] - What I will not claim: [OFF LIMITS] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] - Voice: [CALM / DIRECT] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (100-170 words). At least one subject puts [PROOF NUMBER] in the first four words. Body names [WHAT IT MEASURES] and [CAVEAT] before the CTA. Preview never repeats the number. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, one CTA. If I left a hole, mark [VERIFY]. </task> <constraints> - Do not drop the caveat to make it punchier. - Do not invent a second metric. - No we crushed it. - Do not write a launch email. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the safer one if [AUDIENCE] hates flexing. I will paste it into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Put the caveat in the same email as the number. A huge open rate with no sample size trains distrust.
Answer The Main Doubt
14/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a welcome email that answers [MAIN DOUBT] with proof you can defend, plus subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who answers the real doubt a new subscriber is carrying. <context> New subscribers hesitate because of [MAIN DOUBT]. I need one welcome email that faces it. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a FAQ page. Not a sales page. </context> <inputs> - The doubt: [MAIN DOUBT] - The honest answer: [ANSWER] - Proof I can publish: [PROOF] - What I refuse to claim: [OFF LIMITS] - Voice: [PLAIN / BLUNT] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (110-180 words). Open on [MAIN DOUBT] in their words, not a straw man. Answer with [ANSWER] and [PROOF] only. Honor [OFF LIMITS]. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, one CTA (reply with their version of the doubt, or a soft next step). </task> <constraints> - Do not invent testimonials. - Do not mock the doubt. - No trust me. - Do not add a discount to paper over the doubt. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one that stays kind. I will paste it into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Use the doubt people reply with, not the one you wish they had. Fake objections make the email sound coached.
Peer Quote In Their Words
15/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a proof email from [TESTIMONIAL OR QUOTE] in peer voice, with subject, preview, body, and one CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who builds one send around a real peer quote. <context> I have [TESTIMONIAL OR QUOTE]. I need a welcome proof email in peer voice. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a wall of logos. Not a launch sequence. </context> <inputs> - The quote and who said it: [TESTIMONIAL OR QUOTE] - Their role or context I can name: [WHO] - What the quote is actually about: [POINT] - Permission: [PERMISSION] - Soft CTA: [CTA] - Voice: [QUIET / WARM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (90-160 words). Keep the quote intact unless I marked a cut. Frame it in 2-4 sentences, name [WHO] if permission allows, land [POINT], one CTA. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90. If the quote is too long, offer a 1-line cut in brackets for me to approve. </task> <constraints> - Do not rewrite the quote into marketing English unless I ask. - Do not invent a last name or company. - Do not stack three more quotes. - One CTA only. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one that still sounds like the person. I will paste it into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Keep their awkward phrasing if it is real. A polished quote that no human said will get skipped.
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Offer
5 promptsValue Then Soft Look
16/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a welcome offer email for [OFFER] that only asks after a useful paragraph, with subject, preview, body, and one button. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who earns a soft look after the email is already useful. <context> This is a later welcome send, not day zero. I need one email that teaches [USEFUL POINT] and only then mentions [OFFER]. Subject, preview, body, one button. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a 7-email cart sequence. </context> <inputs> - Useful point I can teach without the offer: [USEFUL POINT] - The offer and URL: [OFFER] - How it fits honestly: [HONEST FIT] - Proof I have: [PROOF] - Voice: [PLAIN / WARM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (130-200 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, a useful open on [USEFUL POINT] using [PROOF], then a short offer paragraph that uses [HONEST FIT], one button (2-5 words). The offer paragraph should be removable without breaking the email. Mark extra claims as [VERIFY]. </task> <constraints> - Do not open on the offer. - Do not invent a deadline. - One CTA only. - No I built this for you origin myth unless I wrote it in the inputs. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks, then a one-line test: delete the offer paragraph. If the email still stands, say yes. I will paste one into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: If you can delete the offer paragraph and the email still helps, you wrote it in the right order.
One Offer One Button
17/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a one-offer welcome email for [OFFER AND URL] with one button line and no second ask, plus subject, preview, and body. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who sells once, clearly, then stops. <context> I need the offer email in a new-subscriber welcome. One offer. One button. Subject, preview, body. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a pricing page. Not a launch funnel. </context> <inputs> - The offer and URL: [OFFER AND URL] - Who it is for: [AUDIENCE] - Why it fits this welcome: [FIT] - Price or terms I can state: [PRICE OR TERMS] - Button words I like or hate: [BUTTON NOTES] - Voice: [PLAIN / WARM] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 3 offer emails (80-140 words) plus a button line (2-5 words) and alt text for the button. Each: subject under 50 plus 1 alt, preview under 90, one-sentence fit to [FIT], [PRICE OR TERMS] if I gave them, one objection handled in one line, one button. No second link. Then write a 2-line transition I can paste above the block so it does not slam into the last paragraph. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a discount or a deadline. - Do not add reply or forward as a second CTA in this block. - No limited time unless I put a date in [PRICE OR TERMS]. - No smash the link. </constraints> <format> Return Email A, B, C with button line and alt. Star the one to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. Then the transition lines. </format>
Pro tip: Put this after a useful welcome send. A button in email one trains people to treat the whole sequence as an ad.
Free Gift Then Paid Mention
18/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a welcome email that reminds them they already got [FREE GIFT], then names [PAID OFFER] once, with subject, preview, body, and CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who names the paid offer only after the free gift is already in their hands. <context> They already received [FREE GIFT]. I need one welcome email that reminds them, then names [PAID OFFER] once. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a bait-and-switch. Not day zero. </context> <inputs> - Free gift they already have: [FREE GIFT] - Paid offer, price, URL: [PAID OFFER] - Honest difference between free and paid: [DIFFERENCE] - Who the paid offer is for: [WHO IT IS FOR] - Voice: [PLAIN / DIRECT] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (110-180 words). Open on a use of [FREE GIFT], state [DIFFERENCE] in 2-4 lines, name [PAID OFFER] once, one CTA. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90. The free gift must still feel worth it if they never click. </task> <constraints> - Do not shame them for staying free. - Do not invent testimonials or a deadline. - Do not reopen the download as a new hook unless I ask. - One CTA only. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one that stays kind. I will paste it into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Remind them of the gift they already have. If the paid mention needs the gift to sound cheap, wait a send.
Starter Or Trial Without Fake Urgency
19/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a welcome email that invites [STARTER PACK OR TRIAL] without fake urgency, with subject, preview, body, and one CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who invites a starter pack or trial without fake countdown tricks. <context> I need a welcome offer email for [STARTER PACK OR TRIAL]. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a flash sale. Not a winback. </context> <inputs> - What they get: [STARTER PACK OR TRIAL] - URL: [URL] - Real terms I can state: [TERMS] - Deadline I can defend, or none: [DEADLINE OR NONE] - Who it is for: [AUDIENCE] - Voice: [CALM / DIRECT] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 emails (100-170 words). Each: subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, body that names what they get, [TERMS], and who it is for. Include [DEADLINE OR NONE] only if I gave a real one. One CTA to [URL]. Then a 3-line note on spam words you refused. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent last chance or only 3 spots. - Do not use ALL CAPS or fake Re:. - Do not write a 5-email cart sequence. - One CTA only. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks, then the refused-word list. I will paste one into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: If there is no real end date, do not write one. A fake 24 hours on a standing trial trains people to ignore you.
Why This Costs What It Costs
20/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a founder email that explains why [PAID OFFER] costs what it costs, with subject, preview, body, and one honest CTA. Paste the email into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email writer who explains a price like a founder, not a discount bot. <context> I need a welcome email that explains why [PAID OFFER] costs what it costs. Subject, preview, body, one honest CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a pricing grid. Not a launch sequence. </context> <inputs> - Paid offer and price: [PAID OFFER] - What the price actually buys: [WHAT THEY GET] - Who should skip it: [WHO SHOULD SKIP] - Cost I will not hide: [COST NOTE] - URL: [URL] - Voice: [PLAIN / BLUNT] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 2 founder emails (120-190 words). Name the price early. Explain [WHAT THEY GET] and [WHO SHOULD SKIP]. Honor [COST NOTE]. Subject under 50 plus 2 alts, preview under 90, one CTA to [URL] or a reply if they are unsure. No shame close. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a cheaper plan. - Do not add a fake deadline to force the click. - No you owe it to yourself. - One CTA only. </constraints> <format> Return Email A and Email B as copy-paste blocks. Star the one I can defend on a call. I will paste it into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Talk about what the price buys and who should skip it. A price email that cannot name a non-buyer sounds like a pitch.
Sequence Map
5 promptsFive Email Welcome Draft
21/30✨ What it does
Claude maps and drafts a 5-email welcome for [NEWSLETTER OR BRAND] with timing, subject, preview, body, and CTA for each send. Paste email one into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-sequence writer who ships a 5-email new-subscriber welcome, not a launch funnel and not a winback. <context> I need five ready-to-send welcome emails for [NEWSLETTER OR BRAND]. Each gets timing, subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. </context> <inputs> - Brand or newsletter: [NEWSLETTER OR BRAND] - Signup promise: [PROMISE] - Gift URL if any: [GIFT URL OR NONE] - Cadence of the regular list: [CADENCE] - Paid offer if any, and which send gets it: [OFFER AND SEND] - Voice: [VOICE] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> First a 6-row table: email number, send time (day 0, day 1, then 3 more), job, subject, one-line angle, CTA. Then write all five emails in full. Email 1 delivers [PROMISE] / the gift. Email 2 is a letter or best piece. Email 3 is proof or a useful move. Email 4 is how the list works or a reply ask. Email 5 is [OFFER AND SEND] or a soft look if I said so. Each: subject plus 1 alt, preview under 90, body, one CTA. Recap the last email in 2 lines max so a late reader is not lost. </task> <constraints> - Do not write a 7-email cart sequence. - Do not invent a sixth send. - One CTA per email. - Do not turn every email into a pitch. </constraints> <format> Return the table, then Emails 1 through 5 as copy-paste blocks. I will paste Email 1 into Beehiiv or MailerLite first. </format>
Pro tip: Lock the jobs before you polish email four. If email two needs a new promise, you do not have a welcome. You have two lists.
Three Email Tight Welcome
22/30✨ What it does
Claude maps and drafts a 3-email welcome around [ONE PROMISE] with subject, preview, body, and CTA on each send. Paste email one into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-sequence writer who ships a tight 3-email welcome around one promise. <context> I want three ready-to-send welcome emails that keep [ONE PROMISE]. Each email must stand alone if someone joins mid-sequence. Subject, preview, body, one CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a 5-email onboarding product flow. </context> <inputs> - The one promise: [ONE PROMISE] - What email 1, 2, and 3 should do: [JOB PER EMAIL OR OPEN] - Gift URL if any: [URL OR NONE] - Offer if any, and which send: [OFFER AND SEND] - Voice: [VOICE] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> First a 3-row table: send (day 0 / day 1 / day 3 or my days), job, subject, CTA. Then write all three emails in full. Email 1 pays [ONE PROMISE]. Email 2 teaches or proves. Email 3 hands a move and, if I said so, [OFFER AND SEND]. Each: subject plus 1 alt, preview under 90, body 90-180 words, one CTA. </task> <constraints> - Do not add a fourth send. - Do not invent a deadline. - One CTA per email. - Email 1 must still help if they never click again. </constraints> <format> Return the table, then Email 1, Email 2, Email 3 as copy-paste blocks. I will paste Email 1 into Beehiiv or MailerLite first. </format>
Pro tip: Three sends is enough if email one pays the opt-in. Extra emails that stall for later feel like a drip you forgot to stop.
Two Source Split Map
23/30✨ What it does
Claude maps two welcome paths from [SIGNUP SOURCE A] and [SIGNUP SOURCE B], with full emails for path A. Paste path A email one into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-sequence writer who splits the welcome by signup source, not by a made-up persona. <context> Subscribers arrive from [SIGNUP SOURCE A] or [SIGNUP SOURCE B]. I need a map of both paths and full emails for path A. Subject, preview, body, CTA. Ready for Beehiiv or MailerLite. Not a 12-branch automation novel. </context> <inputs> - Source A and its promise: [SIGNUP SOURCE A] - Source B and its promise: [SIGNUP SOURCE B] - Shared list cadence: [CADENCE] - Gift URLs: [URL A / URL B] - Offer if any: [OFFER OR NONE] - Voice: [VOICE] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write a 2-column map: 4 emails per path, send day, job, subject, CTA. Show where the paths merge back to the regular list. Then write path A emails 1 through 4 in full (subject, alt, preview, body, one CTA). For path B, write email 1 in full and 3-line stubs for emails 2-4 so I can see the split without a second novel. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a third source. - Do not give both paths the same email 1. - One CTA per full email. - Do not write a launch sequence. </constraints> <format> Return the map, Path A emails, Path B email 1 plus stubs. I will paste Path A email 1 into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Split on the promise they clicked, not on a vague persona. If both sources offered the same gift, you need one path, not two.
Delay And Send Time Map
24/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a send-time and delay map for [WELCOME GOAL] plus the full copy for each slot: subject, preview, body, CTA. Paste email one into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-sequence writer who picks send times a new subscriber will actually see, then writes the emails. <context> Goal: [WELCOME GOAL]. I need a delay map I can load in Beehiiv or MailerLite, plus full copy for each slot. Not a deliverability white paper. Not a 30-day nurture. </context> <inputs> - Welcome goal: [WELCOME GOAL] - Where they sign up (timezone mix): [TIMEZONES] - How many emails I will keep: [3 / 4 / 5] - When my regular issue goes out: [ISSUE DAY] - Gift and offer notes: [GIFT AND OFFER] - Voice: [VOICE] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write a table: email, delay from signup, clock time if it matters, why that slot, clash check with [ISSUE DAY]. Then write each email in full: subject plus 1 alt, preview under 90, body, one CTA. Day zero should fire at once. Later emails should not land in the same hour as [ISSUE DAY] unless I said so. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent open-rate science. - Do not write more emails than [3 / 4 / 5]. - One CTA per email. - If a delay would clash with the regular issue, say so and move it. </constraints> <format> Return the table, then each email as a copy-paste block labeled with its delay. I will paste Email 1 into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Set delays in the ESP before you polish subjects. A perfect email 3 that never gets a delay stays in drafts.
Beehiiv MailerLite Load Map
25/30✨ What it does
Claude writes a Beehiiv or MailerLite load map for [SEQUENCE NAME] with tags, delays, and the full first three emails. Paste email one into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-sequence writer who writes the load map and the first three emails for Beehiiv or MailerLite. <context> I will load [SEQUENCE NAME] into [ESP: BEEHIIV / MAILERLITE]. I need the map (trigger, tag, delays, exit rules) plus emails 1-3 in full: subject, preview, body, CTA. Not HTML. Not a Zapier spec. </context> <inputs> - Sequence name: [SEQUENCE NAME] - ESP: [BEEHIIV / MAILERLITE] - Trigger (signup form, tag, magnet): [TRIGGER] - Tag to apply: [TAG] - Exit if they buy or unsubscribe: [EXIT RULES] - Gift and offer: [GIFT AND OFFER] - Voice: [VOICE] - Sign-off: [NAME] </inputs> <task> Write a load checklist: automation name, trigger, tag, delay per email, exit rules, from-name, preview field note. Then write emails 1, 2, and 3 in full (subject plus 1 alt, preview under 90, body, one CTA, button line). Email 1 is day zero. Email 2 is day one. Email 3 is proof or a useful move. Add a 4-line stub for emails 4-5 if I still want them, without drafting them. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent ESP menu clicks I cannot do. - Do not write HTML. - One CTA per full email. - Do not turn this into a product onboarding for SaaS users unless [TRIGGER] says they bought. </constraints> <format> Return the checklist, then Emails 1-3 as copy-paste blocks. I will paste Email 1 into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Name the automation and the tag before you paste. If email one has no trigger, the copy sits in a draft folder forever.
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Subject Lines
5 promptsDay Zero Subject Preview Pair
26/30✨ What it does
Claude writes 8 subject-plus-preview pairs for [DAY ZERO PROMISE] that work as one two-line hook, with a spam check. Paste the winning pair into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email editor who writes subject lines and preview text that work as one hook. <context> I need subject-plus-preview pairs for the day-zero welcome. The pair must earn the open and stay honest once they read the email. Not a weekly issue subject. Not a cold email subject. </context> <inputs> - Day-zero promise I will actually keep: [DAY ZERO PROMISE] - Gift or first line of the body: [GIFT OR OPEN] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] - Voice: [DRY / WARM / SHARP] - Words I never use in subjects: [BANNED WORDS] - From-name: [FROM NAME] </inputs> <task> Write 8 subject-plus-preview pairs for [DAY ZERO PROMISE]. Each pair must: 1. Subject under 50 characters, preview under 90 characters 2. Preview continues the subject instead of repeating it 3. Use [GIFT OR OPEN] in either the subject or the preview, not both 4. Stay true to the email I will send. No bait I cannot pay off 5. Avoid [BANNED WORDS] Use 8 devices: curiosity, specific gift, first-person hello, question, benefit, pattern interrupt, named magnet, quiet understatement. Then pick the pair I should load first and say why in one line. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent stats, names, or gifts I did not give. - No ALL CAPS, no fake urgency, no Re: or Fwd: tricks. - No view in browser as preview text. - Do not write the email body. </constraints> <format> Return a numbered slate: device, subject, character count, preview, character count, spam-risk (low/med). Star the pair to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Read subject and preview as one sentence on your phone. If the preview repeats the subject, it is wasted space in the inbox.
Curiosity Welcome Subject Slate
27/30✨ What it does
Claude writes 10 curiosity subjects for [WELCOME ANGLE] with previews that do not repeat the subject. Paste one pair into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email editor who writes curiosity subjects that stay honest in the preview. <context> I need curiosity subject-plus-preview pairs for a welcome send on [WELCOME ANGLE]. Not clickbait. Not a promo blast. </context> <inputs> - Welcome angle: [WELCOME ANGLE] - The payoff they will read: [PAYOFF] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] - Voice: [DRY / SHARP] - Words that make me sound cheap: [BANNED PHRASES] </inputs> <task> Write 10 subject-plus-preview pairs. Subject under 50, preview under 90. Preview continues the thought and hints at [PAYOFF] without spoiling the whole email. Skip [BANNED PHRASES]. Then pick 2 that a skeptic would still open, and 1 to kill because it overpromises. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a secret I will not tell. - No you will not believe this. - Do not write the body. - No emoji walls. </constraints> <format> Return numbered pairs with character counts. Star two to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Curiosity still has to pay off in the body. If you would not explain the open in sentence one, it is bait.
Proof Number Subject Pair
28/30✨ What it does
Claude writes 8 subject-plus-preview pairs that lead with [PROOF NUMBER] a new subscriber can trust. Paste one pair into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email editor who leads subjects with proof, not hype. <context> I have [PROOF NUMBER] I can stand behind. I need subject-plus-preview pairs for a welcome proof email. Not a case-study PDF. </context> <inputs> - Number I can defend: [PROOF NUMBER] - What the number is: [WHAT IT MEASURES] - The email thesis: [THESIS] - What I will not claim: [OFF LIMITS] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] - Voice: [CALM / SHARP] </inputs> <task> Write 8 subject-plus-preview pairs. Rules: - At least 5 subjects put [PROOF NUMBER] in the first four words - Preview never repeats the number. It names [WHAT IT MEASURES] or the cost of ignoring it - Subject under 50 characters, preview under 90 - If a second number would help but I did not give it, write [VERIFY] instead of guessing Then write one 2-line note on which pair is safest if [AUDIENCE] hates flexing. </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a bigger number. - Honor [OFF LIMITS]. - No we 10x-ed anything I did not write. - Do not write the email body. </constraints> <format> Return numbered pairs with character counts and a [VERIFY] flag if needed. Star two pairs to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Use the number in the subject or the preview, not both. Repeating it wastes the second line.
Spam Safe Subject Rewrite
29/30✨ What it does
Claude rewrites [SUBJECT DRAFT] into 8 spam-safer welcome subjects with preview text and a risk note. Paste the clean pair into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email editor who rewrites subjects so they can land in the primary inbox. <context> I have a draft welcome subject. I need safer pairs I can paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. Keep the promise. Kill the spam tells. Not a deliverability white paper. </context> <inputs> - Draft subject: [SUBJECT DRAFT] - Draft preview if I have one: [PREVIEW DRAFT OR NONE] - Welcome promise I must keep: [PROMISE] - Offer words I must keep, if any: [KEEP WORDS] - Audience: [AUDIENCE] </inputs> <task> Rewrite [SUBJECT DRAFT] into 8 subject-plus-preview pairs. For each: subject under 50, preview under 90, a spam-risk tag (low/med/high), and the 1-3 words you removed or swapped. Keep [PROMISE] and [KEEP WORDS]. Then give me a 4-line checklist I can run in Beehiiv or MailerLite before I hit send (from-name, preview, first line, link count). </task> <constraints> - Do not invent a new offer. - Do not use punctuation tricks (fake Re:, !!!). - Do not lecture me about list hygiene. - Do not write the email body. </constraints> <format> Return a table: new subject, preview, risk, swapped words. Star the pair to paste. Then the 4-line send checklist. </format>
Pro tip: If the draft needs free, limited, or act now to work, the offer is doing the job, not the subject. Fix the offer first.
From Name Fit Subject Slate
30/30✨ What it does
Claude writes 8 subject-plus-preview pairs that fit [FROM NAME] so the welcome looks like a person, not a brand blast. Paste one pair into Beehiiv or MailerLite, then send.
You are a welcome-email editor who writes subjects that fit the from-name a new subscriber will see. <context> My from-name is [FROM NAME]. I need subject-plus-preview pairs that look like a person wrote them. Welcome send only. Not a newsletter issue slate. Not a cold email. </context> <inputs> - From-name as it appears: [FROM NAME] - Brand name if different: [BRAND] - Welcome job of this email: [JOB] - Voice: [PLAIN / WRY] - Words that sound like a brand blast: [BANNED PHRASES] </inputs> <task> Write 8 subject-plus-preview pairs that still make sense next to [FROM NAME]. Subject under 50, preview under 90. Skip [BANNED PHRASES]. Include 2 pairs that would fail if the from-name were the brand, so I can see the difference. Then pick the pair that sounds like a reply from [FROM NAME]. </task> <constraints> - Do not change my from-name. - Do not use Hi [First Name] as the whole subject unless I ask. - No ALL CAPS. - Do not write the body. </constraints> <format> Return numbered pairs with a from-name fit note (person / blast). Star the pair to paste into Beehiiv or MailerLite. </format>
Pro tip: Read the from-name and subject as one line. A first name plus a corporate subject still looks like a blast.
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