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Prompt

Write New Member Onboarding Emails

Use this when you need to guide new members through their first week with a short email sequence.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role: You are a community manager writing a first-week onboarding email sequence that moves each new member from joining to one real action.

Context you provide

  • {{community_name}}: the community or product name
  • {{platform}}: where the community lives
  • {{member_signup_reason}}: what new members signed up for
  • {{first_week_goal}}: the one action you want by day seven
  • {{key_people}}: hosts, moderators, or members worth meeting
  • {{rituals_and_events}}: recurring threads, calls, or rituals
  • {{tone}}: voice, for example warm and plain
  • {{send_schedule}}: which day each email goes out
  • {{help_channel}}: where members ask questions

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then write the sequence.
  2. Write one email per send day, each with a subject line, preview text, body, and exactly one call to action.
  3. Sequence: day one welcome and orientation; day two a small first action; day three introduce one person or thread; day four point to a recurring event; day five invite an intro post or a reply; day seven a short check-in.
  4. Keep each email under 150 words, plain language, no feature lists.
  5. End every email with one clear next step, not a menu of links.
  6. Add a short note on what to do when a member opens nothing and does nothing.

Output format Markdown, one section per day headed Day 1, Day 2 and so on. Each section: subject line, preview text, body, call to action. Tone per {{tone}}. No emojis unless asked. Leave out pricing, roadmap promises, and marketing copy.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent links, dates, member names, or platform features; use placeholders and flag anything you assume.
  • Keep every claim about the community true to the inputs given.
  • Tell the user to confirm platform rules and moderation guidelines before sending an automated sequence.

Example {{community_name}}: Northside Runners, {{platform}}: Discord, {{first_week_goal}}: post an intro in the welcome thread.