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PL-033Prompt sheet

Subject Lines That Get Opened

MarketingEmailsCopywriting

About this prompt

Generate a batch of subject lines in different styles, with the reasoning behind each.

Prompt type
Marketing
Output
Email
Use case
Getting more people to actually open your email
Skill level
Beginner

Copy block

Write subject lines for an email I'm sending.

What the email is about: [THE CONTENT]
Who gets it: [YOUR LIST OR AUDIENCE]
What I want them to do: [OPEN AND READ / CLICK / REPLY]
My brand tone: [E.G., "FRIENDLY AND PLAIN"]

Give me 12 subject lines across these styles:
- 3 curiosity (tease, don't lie)
- 3 direct benefit (what's in it for them)
- 3 short and casual (like a note from a friend)
- 3 specific and concrete (numbers, names, specifics)

For each, add one line on why it might work. Then pick your top 3 and say why. Avoid clickbait or anything the email doesn't deliver on. For the specific/concrete lines, use only real details I gave you (a price, a date, a number) — don't invent a statistic to sound specific.

Example scenario

A newsletter writer could use this to draft a batch of subject-line options to try out.

Recommended for

  • Newsletter writers
  • Small business owners
  • Marketers

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