Email Newsletter Builder
Write a newsletter your subscribers actually want to read.
Good newsletters are consistent in format, varied in content, and feel personal. This workflow helps you build a repeatable structure, generate ideas you'll actually be excited to write, and draft the actual content efficiently.
The Workflow
Design your newsletter format
The best newsletters have a consistent structure that readers come to expect. Design yours before you start filling it.
Help me design a recurring newsletter format I can sustain. Newsletter purpose: [NEWSLETTER_PURPOSE] Target audience: [AUDIENCE] My niche or expertise: [NICHE] How often I want to send: [FREQUENCY] Time I can realistically spend writing each issue: [TIME_PER_ISSUE] Newsletters I admire: [NEWSLETTER_INSPIRATIONS] Suggest: 1. A repeating structure with 3-5 sections (e.g., one idea, one tool, one prompt, one link) 2. A name for each section that matches my brand 3. Approximate word count for each section 4. Which section should be the hardest to skip 5. What subject line formula I should test for open rates
Replace: [NEWSLETTER_PURPOSE], [AUDIENCE], [NICHE], [FREQUENCY], [TIME_PER_ISSUE], [NEWSLETTER_INSPIRATIONS]
Write a complete newsletter issue
Draft a full issue using your format, ready to edit and send.
Write a complete newsletter issue for [NEWSLETTER_NAME]. Format sections: [NEWSLETTER_SECTIONS] This issue's main topic: [MAIN_TOPIC] Tone: [TONE] My perspective or personal experience relevant to this topic: [PERSONAL_ANGLE] One resource, tool, or link I want to include: [FEATURED_LINK] Current events or timely hook (if any): [TIMELY_HOOK] For each section: - Write the actual content, not a description of what to write - Keep the personal sections feeling personal, not like marketing copy - End with a sentence that makes readers look forward to the next issue Then give me: - Three subject line options - One teaser sentence for social media promotion
Replace: [NEWSLETTER_NAME], [NEWSLETTER_SECTIONS], [MAIN_TOPIC], [TONE], [PERSONAL_ANGLE], [FEATURED_LINK], [TIMELY_HOOK]
All Prompts for This Workflow
Write a complete issue of [NEWSLETTER_NAME]. Sections: [NEWSLETTER_SECTIONS] Main topic: [MAIN_TOPIC] Tone: [TONE] My personal angle: [PERSONAL_ANGLE] Featured link or resource: [FEATURED_LINK] Write actual content for each section (not descriptions). Keep personal sections feeling human. End with a sentence that builds anticipation for next issue. Provide three subject line options and one social media teaser.
Replace: [NEWSLETTER_NAME], [NEWSLETTER_SECTIONS], [MAIN_TOPIC], [TONE], [PERSONAL_ANGLE], [FEATURED_LINK]
Generate 20 newsletter topic ideas for [NEWSLETTER_NAME]. My niche: [NICHE] Audience: [AUDIENCE] What they care about: [AUDIENCE_INTERESTS] What I've already covered recently: [RECENT_TOPICS] For each idea: - Specific topic (not a category — a specific angle) - Which of my newsletter sections it would anchor - One hook sentence that could open the issue Organize by: evergreen content / timely / personal story-led / opinion / resource roundup
Replace: [NEWSLETTER_NAME], [NICHE], [AUDIENCE], [AUDIENCE_INTERESTS], [RECENT_TOPICS]
A complete newsletter issue with all sections written out, three subject line options, and a social media teaser — ready to edit and send.
- →Write the personal section first. It's the hardest to delegate to AI and the reason people subscribe.
- →Ask AI to rewrite one section in a 'warmer' or 'more casual' tone if the draft feels formal. Small tone adjustments make a big difference in newsletters.