4 ChatGPT Prompts to Upgrade Your Blog Posts
Whether or not you’re a fan of ChatGPT, you have to admit it’s incredibly helpful, especially if you’re a one-person business. When you're a new solopreneur with little to no budget, getting creative about where to save money is a must.
In a perfect world, I’d write every blog post using an SEO-researched keyword, hand it off to an editor, and have my ops team schedule it on the content calendar. But the reality is, I don’t have those kinds of resources to grow my blog (yet).
In my real world, done is better than perfect. So instead of breaking the bank, here are four ChatGPT prompts to help upgrade your blog posts!
ChatGPT Prompts Explained
First, let’s talk about ChatGPT prompts and how to use them! ChatGPT uses a chat-like interface, so it feels like you’re having a real conversation. Prompts are the questions or commands you enter into the chat to guide ChatGPT’s response. For example, if you want to know how to say the days of the week in Spanish, you would type, “Write the days of the week in Spanish.” Lo and behold, it responds with the days of the week in Spanish.
Yep, it can be that simple! But the more detailed you are, the better the response will be. Regardless of what you’re using ChatGPT for, use it responsibly. Double-check your work and ensure your content is still original. ChatGPT is a powerful tool to skyrocket your productivity, but it can be repetitive. This means you may find similar work from someone else using this tool if you’re not careful.
Let’s explore how to write the perfect prompt.
How to Write the Perfect Prompt:
Start with a short intro about yourself. I am a digital marketer who specializes in ________. My audience is typically _______. I help them ___.
Explain the goal and how it should sound. I am writing an article about_______. The article should focus on helping them achieve______. The tone of my blog is __.
Give an action. Read my article and ________.
Explain how you want it formatted (optional). Format your response like _______. OR Write your response like __________.
Identify the article. Here’s the article: (paste article here).
For example:
I am a digital marketer who specializes in writing blog posts that educate my audience about marketing. My audience is typically women, ages 25-50, who have new online businesses. I help them think outside the box with their marketing and stay up-to-date on marketing trends and tools.
I’m writing an article about ChatGPT prompts you can use to upgrade your blog posts. The article should focus on giving them easy prompts they can use to optimize their article without paying someone. The tone of my blog is informal, but it should remain professional and informational.
Read my article and peer review it for clarity and grammar. Find any gaps in my content and give suggestions on what I can improve without changing what I’ve already written. First, give me a version of my article with tracked changes. Then, format the gaps in my content using bullet points so it’s easy for me to understand.
Here’s the article: (copy and paste article)
4 ChatGPT Prompts to Upgrade Your Blog Posts
Now that you know how to write the perfect prompt, I’ve prepared four different prompts you can use ChatGPT for to upgrade your blog posts. These are great for giving an action. Use these prompts as is or modify as needed!
If you don’t like ChatGPT’s output, you can always elaborate and clarify what you’re looking for. Remember, it’s a chat-like conversation. Just be clear with your instructions.
Suggestions for hyperlinking support articles:
Identify 2 places in each section where I can include a support article.
Summarize and simplify source articles:
Read the following article. Summarize and simplify it so it’s easy to understand.
Peer review your blog post:
I’d like it to be peer-reviewed and edited for clarity and grammar. The tone should be informational and informal, and in my voice. Give me a version with tracked changes. Here is the article:
Check for SEO:
Read my article and check that it’s optimized for SEO. The keyword I am targeting is______.
Give these prompts a try and see how fast you can optimize your blog posts for your business!
