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Template · Stage 04 · Decision

Launch Email Sequence

A complete launch sequence that respects the people on your list. No countdown theatre, no fake scarcity — just clear writing, in your voice, at the right moments.

90 minutes to adapt · 14 days to run Anyone launching a course, service, or product to an existing list.

Most launch sequences sound like someone else wrote them. This one is written in the cadence of a person who runs a small, considered business and emails like a human. Adapt the words; keep the rhythm.

Steps

The seven emails, in order

  1. 01

    Day −7 · The honest heads-up

    One short paragraph. Tell them what's coming, who it's for, and when doors open. No links. No buttons. Just the heads-up a friend would send. End with: 'Reply if this sounds like you and I'll send the page first.'

  2. 02

    Day −3 · The story behind it

    Why this thing, why now, and what it solves for one specific person. Tell the story of the buyer you built it for — by their first situation, not their job title. Close with a single line: 'Doors open Tuesday at 9.'

  3. 03

    Day 0 · Doors open

    Under 250 words. The promise, who it's for, who it's not for, the price, and the one link. Read it aloud before sending — if you'd flinch saying it to a friend, rewrite.

  4. 04

    Day +2 · One quiet objection

    Name the one objection you fear most and answer it honestly in two paragraphs. Do not soften. People can feel the difference between honesty and copywriting.

  5. 05

    Day +5 · A real story

    One 150-word case story: situation, action, outcome. Named, if you have permission. Close with the link, no urgency language.

  6. 06

    Day +9 · The 'who this is not for' email

    Counter-intuitive and effective. List three kinds of people this isn't for. Trust goes up. The right yes gets sharper.

  7. 07

    Day +12 · The close

    Short. 'Doors close Friday at 9. If you've been on the fence, here is the page one more time. If it's not for you this round, no problem — I'll be back in [month].' That's it.

Checklist

Before you press send on any of them

  • Read it aloud once, in full
  • Cut every 'just', 'only', 'starting at' and other softeners
  • Confirm the link works and the page matches the email's promise
  • Make sure replies will reach a real person within 24 hours

A note to close on

A calm launch outperforms a loud one because trust compounds and noise doesn't. Run the sequence in your own voice and resist the temptation to add a counter.

Where this fits in the Woolane Path

Stage 04 · Decision

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