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7-Email Sales Sequence Template

Outlines a 7-email marketing sequence for product promotion, specifying subjects, content structure, calls-to-action for each email, and target metrics like open rate and conversio…

PROMPT 

Product: ${offer} | Avatar: ${customer} | Timing: 24-48h

🔵 EMAIL 1: WELCOME
Subject: "Your ${lead_magnet} is ready + something unexpected"
├─ Immediate value delivery
├─ Set expectations (what they'll receive and when)
├─ Personal intro (who you are, why this matters)
└─ Micro-ask: "Reply with your biggest challenge in [topic]"

🟢 EMAIL 2: ORIGIN STORY
Subject: "How I went from ${point_a} to ${point_b}"
├─ Your transformation: problem → rock bottom → turning point
├─ Connect with their current situation
├─ Introduce unique framework
└─ Soft CTA: Read complete case study

🟡 EMAIL 3: EDUCATION
Subject: "[N] mistakes costing you $[X] in [topic]"
├─ Common mistake + why it happens + consequences
├─ Correction + expected outcome
├─ Repeat 2-3x
└─ CTA: "Want help? Schedule a call"

🟠 EMAIL 4: SOCIAL PROOF
Subject: "How ${customer} achieved ${result} in ${timeframe}"
├─ Case study: initial situation → process → results
├─ Objections they had (same as reader's)
├─ What convinced them
└─ Direct CTA: "Get the same results"

🔴 EMAIL 5: MECHANISM REVEAL
Subject: "The exact system behind [result]"
├─ Reveal unique methodology (name the framework)
├─ Why it's different/superior
├─ Tease your offer
└─ CTA: "Access the complete system"

🟣 EMAIL 6: OBJECTIONS + URGENCY
Subject: "Still not sure? Read this"
├─ Top 3 objections addressed directly
├─ Guarantee or risk-reversal
├─ Real scarcity (cohort closes, bonus expires)
└─ Urgent CTA: "Last chance - closes in 24h"

⚫️ EMAIL 7: LAST OPPORTUNITY
Subject: "${name}, this ends today"
├─ Value recap (transformation bullets)
├─ "If it's not for you, that's okay - but..."
├─ Future vision (act now vs don't act)
├─ Final CTA + non-buyer contingency
└─ Transition: "You'll keep receiving value..."

TARGET METRICS:
├─ Open rate: 40-50%
├─ Click rate: 8-12%
├─ Reply rate: 5-10%
└─ Conversion: 3-7% (emails 5-6)

INPUTS

offer REQUIRED

The product or service being offered

e.g. Online Marketing Course

customer REQUIRED

Customer avatar or example customer name

e.g. Sarah the Solopreneur

lead_magnet REQUIRED

The free lead magnet provided

e.g. Free Email Swipe File

point_a REQUIRED

Starting point in origin story

e.g. struggling freelancer

point_b REQUIRED

Ending point in origin story

e.g. 7-figure agency owner

topic REQUIRED

Main topic or niche

e.g. email marketing

result REQUIRED

Achieved result in case study

e.g. $10k/month revenue

timeframe REQUIRED

Time taken for result

e.g. 90 days

name REQUIRED

Prospect's first name for personalization

e.g. John

REQUIRED CONTEXT

  • product offer details
  • customer avatar profile

OPTIONAL CONTEXT

  • timing details
  • target metrics

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
markdown
Constraints
  • follow exact email structure with subjects and bullet points
  • include placeholders if not provided
  • target specified metrics

SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Achieve 40-50% open rate
  • Achieve 8-12% click rate
  • Achieve 5-10% reply rate
  • Achieve 3-7% conversion (emails 5-6)

CAVEATS

Dependencies
  • Requires product/offer value for ${offer}
  • Requires customer avatar value for ${customer}
  • Requires lead magnet value for ${lead_magnet}
  • Requires origin story values for ${point_a} and ${point_b}
  • Requires result value for ${result}
  • Requires timeframe value for ${timeframe}
  • Requires name value for ${name}
Missing context
  • Values for placeholders (e.g., ${offer}, ${lead_magnet}, ${point_a}, ${customer}).
  • Email tone/voice (e.g., casual, professional).
  • Desired length/word count per email.
  • Full list of required input variables with descriptions.
Ambiguities
  • Inconsistent placeholder notation: ${var} vs [topic], [N], [X].
  • Timing '24-48h' at top not mapped to specific intervals between emails.
  • ${name} in EMAIL 7 subject not defined earlier (uses ${customer} for avatar).

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.89
CLARITY
0.92
SPECIFICITY
0.88
REUSABILITY
0.95
COMPLETENESS
0.82

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Standardize all placeholders to ${var} format and list them explicitly at the top.
  • Add section on email timing sequence (e.g., EMAIL 1: day 0, EMAIL 2: day 2).
  • Include guidelines for tone, personalization, and output format (e.g., 'Generate full email copy for each').
  • Specify how to handle TARGET METRICS (e.g., 'Optimize subjects/content to achieve these').

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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