Say who you are welcoming and where: a new colleague, a club member, a new customer, a guest at your rental. Add what they need to know first, and Hemmingway writes a short message that greets them and says what happens next.
Times, door codes, names and rules appear only if you gave them, so nobody turns up at the wrong hour because of an invented detail.
What makes a welcome work
- Practical beats warm. The kindest thing you can tell a new starter is where to be and when. One friendly line, then the details.
- Give them one person. "Ask Dani" is better than "reach out to the team".
- First day only. Leave the handbook, the history and the values for later.
- Send it from a person. A welcome signed "Management" reads like a notice.
An example
Asked for a welcome to Tomasz, who starts on Monday as second chef, in the kitchen at The Old Ferry, a pub in Whitby, from the head chef, saying that the shift starts at 9, he should come in by the back door, staff meal is at 4, whites are provided and Dani will show him the walk-in, in a friendly, short voice, a message along these lines is what to expect:
Hi Tomasz,
Welcome to the kitchen at The Old Ferry. Glad you're joining us on Monday.
Shift starts at 9. Come in by the back door. Whites are provided, staff meal is at 4, and Dani will show you the walk-in.
See you then.
Who you are welcoming
| Who | What they want to know first |
|---|---|
| A new employee | When and where to turn up, who to ask for |
| A new member | What happens next, where the rules are, who runs things |
| A new customer | What they now have, the first step, how to reach you |
| A guest | How to get in, the wifi, when to leave, who to call |
For a longer email to a customer, use the AI email writer. If you are the one arriving, the introduction email generator writes your hello. When someone leaves, there is a farewell message generator.
Common questions
Is the welcome message generator free?
Yes. Hemmingway has a free trial with no card needed, and this tool opens it with your answers filled in. You sign up once, and the message is written in the chat.
What should a welcome message to a new employee say?
That you are glad they are joining, when and where to arrive on the first day, what to bring or wear, and the name of the person who will look after them.
Can it write a welcome email for new customers?
Yes. Put the customer in the first field, your business in the second, and the first steps in the third. You send it from your own address or mailing tool.
Can it welcome a whole group?
Yes. Say who the group is, such as this term's new students or people joining a Discord server, and it writes one message to all of them.
Will it sound like AI?
It is built not to. Hemmingway-1, the model behind it, came first on sounding like a person in our own blind test, Human-Likeness. It still helps to read it aloud and change any word you would not use.