Welcome emails tend to get opened more than most of what you send, because people just asked to hear from you. Most lists waste them on a single “thanks for signing up.”

Here’s the prompt from my toolbox that drafts all three.

Write a 3-email welcome sequence for new subscribers to my email list.

About me: I run a blog about prepping on a budget for regular families
What they signed up for: a free printable 72-hour emergency kit checklist
What I sell: PLR prepper content bundles for other bloggers

Email 1 (send right away): deliver the checklist and tell them what to expect from me
Email 2 (day 2): one quick, practical win they can do this week
Email 3 (day 4): a short intro to who I am and why I do this, plus a soft mention of what I sell

Each email under 200 words, with a subject line and preview text. Sound like a real person writing to one person. No hype and no fake urgency. If you need a detail about me you don't have, like a personal story, leave a [BRACKET] for me to fill in instead of making it up.

I ran it in Gemini. Email 1 delivers the checklist, Email 2 gives one small task for the week and Email 3 introduces you and mentions what you sell. Each one came with a subject line and preview text.

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Make It Yours!

Swap in who you are, your freebie and what you sell.

Write a 3-email welcome sequence for new subscribers to my email list.

About me: [WHAT YOU DO AND WHO YOU DO IT FOR]
What they signed up for: [YOUR FREEBIE]
What I sell: [YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE]

Email 1 (send right away): deliver the [FREEBIE] and tell them what to expect from me
Email 2 (day 2): one quick, practical win they can do this week
Email 3 (day 4): a short intro to who I am and why I do this, plus a soft mention of what I sell

Each email under 200 words, with a subject line and preview text. Sound like a real person writing to one person. No hype and no fake urgency. If you need a detail about me you don't have, like a personal story, leave a [BRACKET] for me to fill in instead of making it up.

Need a freebie to deliver? The printable checklist prompt makes a good one.

The Line You Should Not Touch!

“If you need a detail about me you don’t have, like a personal story, leave a [BRACKET] for me to fill in instead of making it up.”

Leave that one alone. It’s the whole reason this works. Instead of inventing a life story for me, Email 3 came back with:

I started prepping because [INSERT BRIEF STORY: e.g., a local power outage that lasted three days / wanting to feel more secure after having kids].

Fill that in with your real story. That line is the one people remember.

Full Disclosure

It still made a few claims on my behalf, like “I read every email”, and it put a price on a gallon of water that may not match your area. Read every line as if you’re the one saying it (because you are) and cut anything that isn’t true.

Selling To Bloggers?

If what you sell is content, or you need more of it for your own list, that’s what PLR is for. My shop has done-for-you content you can put your name on and use as your own.

Browse the PLR Shop →

Go set up your welcome sequence. It works while you sleep, which is more than most of us can say.