Welcome Series Writer

SkillCommunication

Generate a full 5-email welcome series from a brand URL — subjects, preheaders, bodies, and send timing, ready to paste into any ESP

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Welcome Series Writer skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills in skills/welcome-series/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Generate a full 5-email welcome/onboarding series for any brand from a single URL — subject lines, preheaders, body copy, CTAs, and send timing. Output is ready to paste into Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Rule, Get a Newsletter, or any ESP.

Usage

/welcome-series https://brand.com — generate a welcome series for the brand

Steps

1. Research the brand

WebFetch the URL. Also fetch /about, /pricing or /shop, and a representative product page if they exist. Extract:

  • Value proposition — the one sentence they'd lead with
  • Voice / tone — playful, authoritative, technical, warm?
  • Audience — who is this for (role, industry, stage of life)?
  • Product/category mix — what do they sell, price points, hero items
  • USP / differentiator — why this brand vs alternatives
  • Social proof available — reviews, press, customer count, notable logos
  • Existing incentive — signup offer visible on the site (10% off, free shipping, etc.)

2. Classify the business model

Pick one; it changes the arc:

  • Ecommerce / DTC — hero product push, social proof, UGC, offer
  • B2B SaaS — education, use case, ROI proof, trial nudge
  • Content / media / newsletter — best-of archive, creator intro, community
  • Services / agency — credibility, case studies, consultation CTA
  • Course / info product — transformation story, curriculum preview, bonus

3. Plan the 5-email arc

Default cadence (tune based on business model):

#DayGoalDTC angleB2B SaaS angle
10 (immediate)Welcome + set expectationsBrand story + incentive deliveryActivation: "here's your first win"
2+2Social proofBest-sellers + reviewsCustomer case study
3+4Education / how-toHow to pick the right productUse-case playbook
4+6Objection handlingFAQ + guaranteePricing / ROI clarity
5+9Soft pushOffer reminder + last chanceTrial nudge + booking link

4. Write each email

For every email, produce:

Email N — [day offset]
Goal: [what this email moves the reader toward]

Subject line: [40–55 chars, written in brand voice]
Alt subject A/B: [different angle, same length]
Preheader: [85–100 chars, extends subject — never repeats it]

Body:
[Hook — 1-2 sentences, reader-facing, no "as a valued customer" nonsense]

[Middle — the actual payload. Use short paragraphs. One bolded line for scanners.]

[CTA — single primary CTA, action verb, button label]

Sign-off: [person's first name if brand has a founder voice, else brand]

P.S. [optional — the P.S. is read more than the body; put the juice here]

Rules:

  • Subject ≤55 chars (mobile truncation). Preheader NEVER duplicates the subject.
  • One primary CTA per email. If you must add a secondary, make it text-link only.
  • No "Dear [First Name]" robotics. Use the brand's actual voice.
  • Reference specifics from the site (real product names, real differentiator), never generic filler.
  • If the brand has an incentive already on-site, honor it in Email 1 and reference it decaying in Email 5.

5. Deliver the output

Format as copy-paste-ready blocks, one per email. Include a summary table at the top:

Welcome Series: [Brand]
Business model: [DTC / SaaS / Content / Services / Course]
Voice: [1 line]
Hero USP: [1 line]

Arc:
E1 (Day 0) — Welcome + offer
E2 (Day 2) — Social proof
E3 (Day 4) — Education
E4 (Day 6) — Objection handling
E5 (Day 9) — Soft push

Then each email in full.

6. Segmentation + send-time recommendations

End the output with a short "Setup notes" block:

  • Trigger — who should receive this (new list signup, first purchase, trial start)?
  • Exit conditions — when should a subscriber skip ahead (e.g. makes a purchase → exit promo emails)?
  • Suggested send window — based on business model (B2C: 8–10am local; B2B: Tue/Wed 10am recipient-local)
  • A/B test idea — one specific test for the first 30 days

7. Upsell block

End with:

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Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Rule, or Get a Newsletter as a live flow.

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Source
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