Marketing & content
"Act as a marketing copywriter for a [type of business]. Write 5 short social media captions promoting [product/service], in a [tone] voice, each under 280 characters."
"Write a 300-word blog post outline about [topic] for an audience of [target customer]. Include a hook, 4 subheadings, and a call to action."
"Turn this list of features into customer-facing benefits, written for [target audience]: [paste features]."
"Write 3 subject lines for an email promoting [offer], optimized for open rate, avoiding spammy language."
"Suggest 10 content ideas for a [industry] business's social media for the next month, mixing educational, behind-the-scenes, and promotional posts."
"Rewrite this paragraph to sound more [tone: confident/friendly/professional] while keeping the same meaning: [paste text]."
Sales & outreach
"Write a short, personalized cold outreach message to a [type of business] owner about [your offer], under 80 words, no generic flattery."
"Draft a follow-up email to a prospect who went quiet after a sales call about [product/service]."
"List 10 common objections a [type of customer] might have about [product/service], and a short, honest response to each."
"Write a one-paragraph case study summary based on this result: [paste result/testimonial], for use on a sales page."
"Draft a proposal outline for a [type of project] engagement worth [budget range], including scope, timeline, and deliverables."
Operations & admin
"Summarize this meeting transcript into key decisions, action items, and owners: [paste transcript]."
"Write a standard operating procedure for [task], assuming the reader has no prior context, in numbered steps."
"Draft a polite but firm email asking a client for an overdue payment on invoice [number], due [date]."
"Turn these rough notes into a clean, organized project brief: [paste notes]."
"Suggest 5 ways to simplify this workflow using automation, and flag which steps genuinely need a human: [paste workflow]."
Hiring & team
"Write a job post for a [role] at a [company type], including responsibilities, requirements, and a short 'why join us' section."
"Draft 8 interview questions for a [role] candidate that test for [specific skill], with what a strong answer sounds like."
"Summarize this candidate's resume in 3 sentences, highlighting fit for a [role] position: [paste resume text]."
"Write a warm, clear onboarding welcome message for a new [role] hire, covering their first week."
Strategy & planning
"Act as a business strategist. List 5 realistic ways a [type of business] could increase revenue this quarter without new hires."
"Give me a SWOT analysis for a [type of business] competing against [competitor type], based on this context: [paste context]."
"Break this quarterly goal into a 90-day plan with weekly milestones: [paste goal]."
"Compare these two options and recommend one, with reasoning: [paste option A] vs [paste option B]."
"List 5 questions I should be asking before committing to [decision], that I might be missing."
How to get better resultsThese prompts work best when you fill in the brackets with real specifics — your actual audience, tone, numbers, and context — rather than leaving them generic. Always review and edit AI output before using it; treat it as a strong first draft, not a final answer.
