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Kickoff Email Prompt for Solo Consultants | AI Shortcut Lab

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Kickoff Email Prompt for Solo Consultants | AI Shortcut Lab
prompt.txt 
                                VOICE: Direct and warm. Never "I hope this finds you well."
MY BUSINESS: Solo [your work — e.g. "brand consultant"]
CLIENT: [First name], [their company], [relationship length — e.g. "new client, signed last week"]
SITUATION: Project just kicked off. Need to set expectations and confirm next steps.
TONE: [Pick one: casual / professional / somewhere between]

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Write a kickoff email.
Structure:
1. One sentence confirming the project is officially underway
2. Two or three bullet points listing what happens first and by when
3. One thing I need from them to get started (and the deadline)
4. One sentence close — no "best regards," no "looking forward to hearing from you"

Length: under 150 words.
Prompt • 108 words

How to use it

  1. Fill in the four bracketed fields at the top. your work type, client name and company, how long you've known them, and your preferred tone.

  2. Paste the completed prompt into your AI tool of choice.

  3. Review the output and adjust the one thing you need from the client (Step 3) to match your actual ask.

  4. Send it as-is or tweak a line, it's already under 150 words.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, swap "Solo [your work]" for your agency name or team role. The structure holds regardless of business size.
Stick to one ask in the email. If you need multiple things, list them in a separate onboarding doc and reference it with a single line like "See the attached checklist."
It does. "Casual" tends to produce shorter sentences and contractions; "professional" adds a bit more formality without tipping into stiff. "Somewhere between" is the sweet spot for most service businesses.
Note it in the relationship field — e.g. "returning client, third project together." The AI will soften the expectation-setting tone since context already exists between you two.
Prompt it again with: "Cut this to under 150 words without removing any of the four structural elements." That constraint alone usually tightens it up in one pass.

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