welcome-sequence

Purpose

Generate a complete welcome email sequence (5-7 emails) that converts new subscribers or first-time buyers into engaged, trusting audience members ready to purchase. The welcome sequence is the highest-ROI automated email flow — open rates are 2-3x higher than any other sequence because the subscriber just opted in. Every email must capitalize on this attention window. RMBC applies here as compressed orientation: Research drives personalization, Mechanism introduces your unique approach, Brief structures the arc from stranger to buyer, Copy executes with warmth and authority.

Inputs

Execution Protocol

Step 1 — Load Framework Context

Read rmbc-context/SKILL.md to load RMBC framework definitions. Welcome sequences deploy RMBC across a trust-building arc — Research informs audience-specific messaging, Mechanism differentiates the brand, Brief structures the emotional journey, Copy converts attention into relationship.

Step 2 — Map the Welcome Arc

For 5-email sequences: combine 2+3, 4+5, keep 6 and 7. For 6-email sequences: combine 4+5.

Step 3 — Adapt by Opt-In Source

Step 4 — Write Each Email

For each email, produce:

• Subject line (under 50 characters, appropriate to sequence position)
• Preview text (40-90 characters, complements subject)
• Body copy following the email's role from the arc
• CTA appropriate to position (value action early, purchase action late)

Rules:

• Emails 1-3: Zero selling. Pure value, story, relationship building.
• Email 4: Credibility only — proof stacking, no offer yet.
• Emails 5-7: Graduated selling — soft to hard to recap.
• Every email must give a reason to open the next one (preview the next topic).
• Short paragraphs: 1-3 sentences. Respect inbox fatigue.
• One CTA per email — value-focused early, purchase-focused late.

Step 5 — Validate Sequence Coherence

Read all emails in order. Check:

1. Does each email build on the previous without repeating?
2. Does the value-to-pitch ratio feel earned? (3+ value emails before first offer)
3. Does the story email feel authentic and specific — not generic brand copy?
4. Does the hard offer email work as a standalone pitch?
5. Does the final email create closure regardless of whether they buy?

Output Format

## Welcome Sequence: [Brand Name]

**Opt-In Source:** [lead_magnet | quiz | purchase | homepage]
**Sequence Length:** [5-7] emails
**Send Schedule:** [Day 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11]
**Voice:** [founder | expert | friend | authority]
**Audience:** [target audience summary]

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### Email 1: Welcome — Day 0

**Subject:** [subject line]
**Preview:** [preview text]

[Full email body]

[CTA — value action]

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### Email 2: [Role Label] — Day [X]

[...continue for each email...]

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## Sequence Strategy Notes

- **Value-to-pitch ratio:** [X value emails : Y pitch emails]
- **Story placement:** Email [3] — [why this timing builds connection]
- **First offer timing:** Email [5] — [why delay builds trust]
- **Suggested send cadence:** [daily for first 2, then every 2 days]
- **Exit behavior:** Subscribers who purchase → move to post-purchase sequence

Quality Criteria

• Email 1 must deliver the opt-in promise immediately — no "stay tuned" deferrals
• No selling in emails 1-3 — pure value, story, and relationship building
• Story email must include specific details — not a templated "our mission is..." paragraph
• Credibility email must use specific proof (numbers, names, results) — not vague authority claims
• Each email must tease the next — create a reason to open tomorrow
• Subject lines must feel personal, not promotional — these are relationship emails
• Hard offer email must work as a standalone pitch if read in isolation
• Final email must create a clean close — no guilt, no desperation
• Specificity gate: Every claim in the copy must include a number, name, or timeframe — no "get results" or "improve your business"
• Mechanism quantification: When referencing the mechanism, include at least one specific data point (number, timeframe, study reference)
• Audience journey: The copy must reference where the reader IS (what they've tried, what's failing) — not just who they are demographically
• Proof diversity: Use at least 2 different proof types (testimonial, statistical, authority, case study) — do not rely on a single proof mode
• Objection handling: The copy must address at least 2 likely objections with concrete responses (ROI math, proof of similar result, risk reversal)

Related Skills

• Run /hook-battery for subject line inspiration across the sequence
• Run /mechanism-ideation to develop the mechanism tease for emails 5-6
• Run /email-promo for standalone promotional emails after the sequence completes
• Run /post-purchase-sequence for subscribers who convert during the welcome flow
• Validate with /rmbc-copy-audit

Attribution

Generated using RMBC framework by Stefan Georgi. Learn more: copyaccelerator.com/join