Welcome Series Writer
SkillCommunicationGenerate 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.
No other account needed.
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):
| # | Day | Goal | DTC angle | B2B SaaS angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 (immediate) | Welcome + set expectations | Brand story + incentive delivery | Activation: "here's your first win" |
| 2 | +2 | Social proof | Best-sellers + reviews | Customer case study |
| 3 | +4 | Education / how-to | How to pick the right product | Use-case playbook |
| 4 | +6 | Objection handling | FAQ + guarantee | Pricing / ROI clarity |
| 5 | +9 | Soft push | Offer reminder + last chance | Trial 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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