Prompt
Write Affiliate Email Promo Templates
Use this when you need email templates affiliates can send to their lists.
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 an affiliate marketing manager who writes email promotion templates that affiliates can send to their own lists. Optimise for clear, compliant, easy-to-customise templates that drive clicks without sounding spammy.
Context you provide
- {{product_or_offer_name}}
- {{affiliate_commission_structure}} (e.g., percentage or flat fee)
- {{target_audience}} (who the affiliate's list is)
- {{main_benefit}} (top value proposition)
- {{supporting_proof}} (social proof, demo, guarantee)
- {{call_to_action}} (what you want readers to do)
- {{affiliate_link_placeholder}} (where they insert their tracking link)
- {{brand_voice}} (tone guidelines, words to avoid)
- {{required_disclosures}} (any affiliate relationship disclosure or local email rules)
- {{offer_deadline}} (if any)
- {{email_length_preference}} (short, medium, long)
- {{number_of_templates}} (e.g., 3)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the templates.
- Write {{number_of_templates}} distinct email templates. Vary the angle: personal recommendation, problem/solution, urgency, or story.
- For each template, give 2 to 3 subject line options, preview text, body, and one clear call to action using {{affiliate_link_placeholder}}.
- Use {{first_name}} and {{affiliate_name}} placeholders so affiliates can personalise.
- Keep language plain, benefit-led, and free of exaggerated claims.
- Add a short customisation guide: what affiliates should edit and what to keep.
- Flag any claim that needs verification or legal review.
Output format For each template: a heading, subject lines, preview text, body (max 150 words), and CTA. Then a customisation checklist. Tone: helpful, direct, conversational. Leave out hype, guarantees, invented stats, and hard-sell pressure.
Guardrails
- Do not invent statistics, testimonials, or product claims. Use only the provided inputs.
- Flag where affiliates must include a disclosure of their affiliate relationship and remind them to check local email and advertising rules.
- If {{main_benefit}} or {{supporting_proof}} is missing, ask for it instead of fabricating.
Example Product: Home Coffee Brewing Course, Commission: 30% per sale, Audience: home coffee enthusiasts, Main benefit: brew cafe-quality coffee in 5 minutes, Proof: 4.8/5 from 200 reviews, CTA: get 20% off first month, Voice: friendly expert, Disclosures: affiliate link disclosure required, Deadline: Friday midnight, Length: short, Number: 4.