Define my newsletter's promise, audience, and format
A clear newsletter promise, a target reader, a repeatable format, cadence, and name options.
The prompt
Help me define a newsletter people will actually open. This is step 1 of a 5-step newsletter launch pack; later steps (signup page and welcome email, issue template, growth plan, metrics review) can use what we decide here.
Topic: [WHAT it's about]
Reader: [a specific person - role, situation, what they want]
Why me: [expertise, access, or unique angle]
Goal: [e.g. audience for my business, paid newsletter later, thought leadership, community]
Time per issue I can spend: [HOURS]
Newsletters my reader already reads: [OPTIONAL]
Work through:
1. The promise: one line a reader could repeat - what they get, how often, and why it's worth their inbox. Test it against "would they forward this to a colleague?"
2. Format options (3): e.g. one deep essay, curated links with commentary, a framework + example, a roundup with a takeaway. Include length and prep time for each; recommend one for my time budget.
3. Cadence: what I can sustain for 6 months, not what feels ambitious.
4. Signature elements: 2-3 recurring sections that make it recognizable.
5. Name options (8) with a short tagline for each; note to check for existing newsletters and trademarks.
6. What it is not: 3 things I'll avoid so the newsletter stays focused.
Be blunt if the topic is too broad or overlaps heavily with what my reader already gets.
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What to fill in
- WHAT it's about
- a specific person - role, situation, what they want
- expertise, access, or unique angle
- HOURS
- OPTIONAL
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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