Sales & Follow-up Templates

Email Templates for Course Creators

Professional emails that launch courses, welcome students, celebrate completions, and upsell your next program to engaged learners.

Email is the most profitable sales channel for course creators. Your email list is your audience, your launch pad, and your recurring revenue engine. These templates cover the full course lifecycle — from launching with urgency to turning graduates into repeat customers who buy everything you create.

Ready-to-Use Templates

Copy these templates and customize them for your needs. Each includes HTML and plain text versions.

Course Launch Announcement
Announce a new course and open enrollment
General use
Subject Line

It's here: {{courseName}} is now open for enrollment

Preview Text

{{courseName}} is live. Early bird pricing ends {{earlyBirdDeadline}}.

Personalization Variables:
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Enrollment Confirmation & Welcome
Welcome a new student after enrollment
General use
Subject Line

You're in! Welcome to {{courseName}}

Preview Text

Your enrollment is confirmed. Here's how to get started with your first module.

Personalization Variables:
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Course Completion Celebration
Celebrate a student completing the course
General use
Subject Line

You did it! {{courseName}} complete

Preview Text

Congratulations on finishing {{courseName}}. Here's your certificate and what's next.

Personalization Variables:
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Next Course Upsell
Offer a related course to a graduate
General use
Subject Line

Ready for the next level? {{nextCourseName}} is for you, {{firstName}}

Preview Text

You crushed {{completedCourse}}. Here's the next step in your journey — with an alumni discount.

Personalization Variables:
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Best Practices

Build anticipation before a launch with a teaser email 1 week before enrollment opens

Use early bird pricing to reward quick decision-makers and create urgency

Welcome new students with clear next steps — don't overwhelm with everything at once

Celebrate course completion publicly — certificates and stats make students feel accomplished

Upsell related courses 3-5 days after completion, not immediately

Use the instructor's personal voice, not a corporate tone

Common Mistakes

Launching a course without building anticipation first

Making enrollment emails too complicated with too many steps

Not celebrating course completion — graduates feel forgotten

Upselling immediately after completion before the student has processed the content

Using aggressive sales language in educational emails

Not offering alumni pricing — graduates are your best potential customers

Subject Line Examples

Timing & Performance

Best Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Best Times
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM
Open Rate
25-35%
Click Rate
3-5%

Personalization Tips

Email is the primary sales channel for course creators. Social media builds awareness, but email drives enrollment. Your list of engaged subscribers is the audience that opens their wallet when you launch a new course.

These four templates cover the complete course lifecycle: generating buzz and sales during launch, welcoming new students so they actually start the course, celebrating completion to build loyalty and reviews, and upselling graduates into your next program with exclusive alumni pricing.

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