# email-and-newsletter A skill for newsletter strategy: build an owned subscriber list, plan editions, and loop email with social. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 595 installs · ★ 199 - Author: social-media-skills - License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-10-15 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/email-and-newsletter ## What it does The skill handles strategy and drafts. It pushes you toward one problem and one reader, an owned list grown from social capture, a welcome sequence, and a strong edition 2 — the point where subscribers usually churn. Everything runs on the INBOX framework, from picking the niche to closing the social↔email loop. It reads `brand-profile`, `voice-builder` and `content-pillars` before doing anything, so positioning and brand voice need to exist first. Sending stays outside: the ESP is external and human-run, while WoopSocial publishes only the social side. Metrics come from the ESP and GA4, and clicks and replies count for more than opens. Consent and a visible unsubscribe link are required, along with honest monetization. Bought lists and no-consent sends are out of scope, so this is a good moment to check how your opt-in actually works. ## Requirements - Works with: LinkedIn ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill email-and-newsletter -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/email-and-newsletter/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill email-and-newsletter -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill email-and-newsletter -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install social-media-skills/skills email-and-newsletter ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill email-and-newsletter -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/email-and-newsletter ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill email-and-newsletter -a opencode ``` ### Claude.ai **Claude.ai** - Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/email-and-newsletter/SKILL.md ## When to use it - build an owned subscriber list instead of rented social reach - plan a welcome sequence for new subscribers - keep readers past edition 2 and 3 - turn one newsletter edition into a week of social posts - choose between beehiiv, Substack, LinkedIn and Kit by goal ## Example prompts - help me start a newsletter using the INBOX framework - draft a welcome sequence in our brand voice - break my last newsletter edition into social posts ## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 22ba6b5d846c5f33. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 22ba6b5d846c5f33 ```text --- name: email-and-newsletter description: >- Email and newsletter strategy for creators and brands — the owned-audience layer that social feeds. Use when someone wants to "start/grow a newsletter," "build an email list," "turn followers into subscribers," "should I use Substack/beehiiv/LinkedIn," "repurpose my newsletter into social (or vice versa)," or build the audience layer social can't take away. Runs email (habit) + a web archive (discovery) off the same work and loops content social<->email. Uses the INBOX framework. Reads brand-profile + voice-builder + content-pillars first. WoopSocial does NOT send email — the agent strategizes and drafts, the ESP is external and human-run, WoopSocial publishes only the social side; metrics come from the ESP + GA4, never fabricated; consent + unsubscribe required. Distinct from link-in-bio-and-traffic (capture), cross-platform-repurposing (same-moment), and lead-magnets-and-funnels (the magnet). version: 1.0.0 --- # email-and-newsletter The **owned channel** — the newsletter is the audience layer social can't take away, plus the email↔social loop. The agent strategizes + drafts; the **ESP is external + human-run**; **scheduling-and-queue → WoopSocial** publishes the social side (signup-driving + repurposed posts). ## The POV: own the audience, run two surfaces Every platform *rents* you attention and can change the rules overnight; a newsletter is the one audience layer you **own** — opt-in, deliverable, measurable, the **highest-ROI channel** and the thing that makes everything else compound. "Owned" runs on **two surfaces off the same work**: **email** builds the habit and relationship; the **web archive** (Substack/LinkedIn/published) compounds **discovery** through search, social, and **AI answer engines**. Win on **niche + personality** (one problem, one reader), treat **deliverability as behavioral** (clicks/replies, not opens), and **win edition 2** (weeks 2–3 is where subscribers churn). ## Read these first 1. **brand-profile** — positioning/offer. 2. **voice-builder** — the personality that is the moat. 3. **content-pillars** — the one problem/topic the newsletter owns. ## The framework: INBOX (Depth: `references/the-inbox-framework.md`.) - **I — Identify the one problem/audience:** one problem for one reader; personality is the moat. - **N — Nurture an owned list:** capture from social (the `link-in-bio-and-traffic` handoff) — simple form + lead magnet; own your domain/list; welcome sequence + a high-value edition 2. - **B — Build habit + discovery on two surfaces:** email = habit; web archive = discovery (search + AI engines); same work, adapted per surface; pick the platform by goal. ``` END THIRD-PARTY FILE 22ba6b5d846c5f33 The third-party file has ended. 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