How to write a 7-day email course with AI and sell it on autopilot

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A 7-day email course is the best digital product to start with. It’s free to deliver, builds trust with your audience, and can become a paid product with minimal changes.

Here’s how to build one in a weekend using Claude and Kit (ConvertKit).

Why an email course works better than a PDF guide

• Delivered over 7 days, so readers actually finish it (PDF completion rate: ~8%; email course: ~40%)
• Builds a recurring touchpoint — you’re in their inbox 7 times
• Creates a relationship before you ask for anything
• Can be converted to a paid product by adding depth and restricting access

Saturday morning: Plan the course (2 hours)

Choose your specific outcome

Not “learn AI tools.” Instead: “By Day 7, you’ll have a complete Monday-morning AI workflow that saves you 2 hours per week.”

The more specific the outcome, the higher the completion rate and the better word-of-mouth.

Map the 7 days

Give Claude this prompt:

I’m creating a 7-day email course titled “[TITLE]” for [AUDIENCE]. The outcome is [SPECIFIC OUTCOME]. Give me a 7-day lesson plan where each day builds on the previous, has one specific action the reader takes, and can be delivered in a 400-600 word email. Format as Day 1: [Title] — [Action] — [Key lesson].

Spend 30 minutes reviewing and adjusting the outline. Make sure each day has a clear “one thing to do today” instruction.

Saturday afternoon: Write all 7 emails (3 hours)

For each day, prompt Claude with:

Write Day [N] of my email course. Title: [DAY TITLE]. The reader has completed [PREVIOUS DAY’S ACTION]. Today’s lesson: [KEY LESSON]. Today’s action: [SPECIFIC TASK]. Format: short hook (30 words), main lesson with example (300 words), today’s action in a box/blockquote (50 words), preview of tomorrow (30 words). Tone: encouraging, practical, specific. No fluff.

Edit each one — add your own examples, remove anything generic. Target: 400-500 words per email.

Sunday: Set it up in Kit (2 hours)

Create the sequence

1. In Kit (ConvertKit): Automations → Sequences → New Sequence
2. Name it: “7-Day [Course Name] Course”
3. Set send interval: 1 day between each email (start 0 minutes after trigger)
4. Paste each email, add subject lines

Create the opt-in form

In Kit: Landing Pages & Forms → Create New Form. Keep it minimal:

• Headline: exactly what they’ll learn
• 3 bullet points of what they’ll be able to do after
• Single input: email address
• Button: “Send me Day 1”

Connect form to sequence

In Kit: When someone subscribes to this form → add to sequence “7-Day Course.” That’s it. Everything runs automatically.

How to turn it into a paid product

Once you have 50+ completions and positive feedback, add a Day 8 email: “Here’s the advanced version — [course name] PLUS includes [templates/tools/live access]. $47 for PickGearLab readers.”

Kit (ConvertKit)‘s Commerce feature lets you sell digital products directly. No third-party tools needed.

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