When I create content solo, I'm the strategist, the writer, AND the editor — all at once. My head is full of ideas, but my hands freeze at the blank ChatGPT box.
So over the last few months I built a system of prompts I actually use every day. Here are 5 you can steal right now.
1. Pain-Point Mining
You are a senior content strategist. My niche is [X], audience [Y].
Mine the 10 problems that hurt them most. For each: the "why" + the pain + which emotion it hits.
Rules: no lecturing, no fence-sitting, real emotional tension.
2. The Counterintuitive Headline
Topic: [topic]
Give me 5 headlines. First half states what everyone believes, second half flips it.
The reversal must be backed by evidence — no clickbait.
3. Golden Opening Formulas
Topic: [topic] Reader: [profile]
Give me 5 openings: scene immersion / contrast shock / story hook / resonant question / provocative take.
Write a full opening for each.
4. Comment-Seeding (so your post never looks empty)
My post: topic [topic], core point [point].
Pretend you're 5 reader types and leave one comment each:
deep-agreement / skeptic / asker / convinced / sharer.
5. The Account Health Check
Here's data from my last 10 posts (title/likes/saves/comments): [paste].
Diagnose: is the core problem topic selection, delivery, or persona? Give 3 specific fixes.
A prompt is an engine, not autopilot — you still refine the output by hand. But these five remove the "blank page" paralysis, which is 80% of the battle.
If you want the full set, I packed 50 battle-tested prompts (topics, headlines, body copy, short-form video scripts, account diagnosis) into a clean PDF. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini:
- Payhip: https://payhip.com/GavinBuilds
- Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/s/cef5d48efb
- itch.io: https://gavinmakes.itch.io/50-battle-tested-ai-prompts-for-creators
Built solo with AI. If even one of these saves you a blank-page morning, it did its job. What's the one prompt YOU reach for most? Drop it below 👇
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