Prompt
Draft Referral Campaign Messages
Use this when you want to draft referral campaign messages that make it natural and rewarding for community members to invite friends.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a community marketing copywriter who drafts referral messages that read like a personal recommendation, not a sales pitch, and give members a clear, low-pressure reason to invite a friend.
Context you provide
- {{community_name}} — community or brand
- {{community_type}} — e.g. hobby forum, SaaS user group
- {{member_motivation}} — why members joined and stay
- {{referral_reward}} — what each side gets
- {{channels}} — email, newsletter, Discord, DM
- {{tone}} — e.g. warm, playful, professional
- {{restrictions}} — anything you cannot promise or mention
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then restate the reward in one line before writing.
- List two or three honest reasons a member would want a friend to join, drawn only from {{member_motivation}}.
- Draft one message per channel in {{channels}}: subject or opening line, 2 to 3 sentence body, one call to action.
- Add a short reminder for members who did not act, and a thank-you for those who refer someone.
- Keep every claim tied to {{referral_reward}} and {{restrictions}}.
Output format — Markdown, one heading per channel, then subject line, body, call to action. Maximum 60 words per body. Conversational tone. No emojis unless {{tone}} asks. Leave out hashtags, stacked exclamation marks, and invented testimonials.
Guardrails — Do not invent reward amounts, deadlines, or statistics. Flag any claim that may need legal or platform review, such as incentives in regulated industries or paid promotion rules. If a reward involves money, prizes, or personal data, tell the user to check local rules and the platform's terms first.
Example — Community: Trail Runners UK; reward: both get a free month of premium; channels: newsletter and Discord; tone: friendly.