
ChatGPT prompts for content writing - writing - How to Write good(ish) content using an Chatbots
ChatGPT prompts for content writing are essential to getting good content written by ChatGPT or any other chatbot. The prompt is the instruction you give to ChatGPT in order for it to generate output for you. The better your ChatGPT prompts, the better the output and the quicker the overall process will be to get a finished piece of content.
With care and a little thought upfront and following my tips below, you can create the perfect ChatGPT prompts for content writing for your business.
It pays to keep a copy of the script you give to ChatGPT to monitor and learn how accurate and suitable the results are. Over time, you can then optimise and improve to build a sound library of commands to swap out the details as you continually improve the output from the ChatGPT.
What are good ChatGPT prompts for content writing?
How good the output from ChatGPT or similar depends on how good your initial ChatGPT prompts for content writing are. Most people start with a simple one-sentence instruction that produces variable and generic results.
But there is a way to craft your ChatGPT prompts for content writing to ensure a great outcome and minimise the refining and rewriting needed to get good content out.
The structure of your prompts for content writing should always include the following parameters:
1. What you want to be written.
The more broad you are the more you will need to refine the output. It’s best to spend time researching the topic and determining a content outline first, so you can include the topics you want to cover in the article. This will give you much more tailored output than just leaving it to ChatGPT to determine the focus of your content and overall flow.
You can use ChatGPT to research your topic, but be careful if you are using the free version of ChatGPT, which uses data that is few years old. You might find Bing Chat better for research and content outlines as it uses data from the internet with up-to-date results, and also provides you with references of those websites it drew information from. This means you can also check the authority of the information being used.
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2. Who you are
Identifying yourself (or the bot's character) provides context.
e.g You are a digital marketer writing an article for small business owners learning how to market themselves effectively online.
3. The audience
If you don't include this, the article will be pitched at a generic level without being specific to your needs.
Eg. Small business owners doing their own digital marketing and need plain language and practical explanations and how tos on digital marketing.
4. Include the length of the article you want.
Be aware that there are limits on how many characters can be written in one session with ChatGPT; the character limits are about 3000-4000, depending on your Chatbot. If you want an article longer than that, you should break the article down into chunks based on the topics or the article outline you have in mind.
5. Tone
Be sure to include instructions on the style of writing. For example, do you want it to be friendly or creative? Do you want it to be business-like and formal? Providing guidance will ensure that the copy aligns with the style you want to be written.
eg. Use a friendly tone, while being professional using plain language.
Build a library of ChatGPT scripts for content writing
It pays to keep a copy of the script you give to ChatGPT to monitor and learn how accurate and suitable the results are. Over time, you can then optimise and improve to build a sound library of commands to swap out the details as you continually improve the output from the ChatGPT.
Template for ChatGPT prompts for content writing
I am a (who you are) who helps (your audience) to (your service or problem you solve). Write an (article/blog/post) (number of words) words long on (your topic). Include these key topics: (Your content outline). Use a (friendly/ professional yet warm/ relaxed etc) tone.
Additional tips for writing great ChatGPT Scripts for content writing
- Point out any emphasis or bias with markdown language.
All things being equal, a ChatBot will take your script and do as you say. But bear in mind that the chatbot will use a framework taken from other written content. This means a built-in bias or emphasis will be placed on the content based on the material the chatbot has been trained on. If you have a particular point of view, then you should point out an emphasis or bias of what is most important in your article. - Incorporate Reference material into your ChatGPT prompts for content writing
Using a chatbot like Bing Chat connected to the Internet you can include links to certain websites or tables or copy and paste chunks of text you want the chatbot to reference when writing your article. - Develop a process for using your ChatGPT scripts for content writing
While the ChatGPT prompts for content writing that you use are essential to well-structured content output, particularly if you are writing long-form content like blogs, you will get much better outcomes by breaking your entire content writing process down into chunks using the following process:
- Brainstorm Topics and Title Ideas.
Use ChatGPT or another bot to do research. This is always a great starting point, but you should supplement this with your extended research or adjust your ideas. This ensures that you bring your viewpoint and knowledge to the content and that you will end up with a unique and well-thought-out article. Remember, your competition for great content going forward is likely other people using ChatGPT or other chatbots. - Use your ChatGPT Script for writing content to create an content outline.
Once you have an idea of all the topics and what you want to include in the article, give this to ChatGPT to create a content outline. This will save you time and allow you also to generate alternative structures for your article. You can then use the different versions to craft the perfect content outline. - Ask ChatGPT for an introduction.
With your content outline now ready, you can start writing (or, rather the bot can start writing!). Be sure to refine the ideas and content in the introduction as this sets the tone and direction of the rest of the article.I once wrote an article using ChatGPT and asked for an analogy to be used to explain a complicated topic. ChatGPT used an analogy based on baking. Not bad, but the rest of the content was so heavily laden with baking references that it was not usable. Ensuring you're happy with how this initial paragraph reads allows you to ensure that the following content is aligned. - Enter Each Subheading in ChatGPT as a Question.
With the introduction done, you can now enter each subheading into ChatGPT as a question and have the content written. - Ask ChatGPT to Write a Conclusion Paragraph.
Be sure to include a conclusion paragraph. Be aware that ChatGPT generally has a similar style for signing off unless you choose to give it a unique style that aligns with your brand. - Make sure you fact-check.
With the article written, be sure to fact-check the content. Remember that ChatGPT and Bing Chat are subject to hallucination. This term is used when chatbots don't know the answer or don't have a framework to work upon, they will make up the content.Also, it's important to remember that if you're using the free version of ChatGPT, the information that it has been trained on is already a few years old. This means that some of your content, depending on the topic, may be out of date. - Use a tool like Grammarly to check for relevance, coherence, grammar, spelling, punctuation
Now you need to make sure that the article reads well. A tool like Grammarly will help you improve the content and set the tone, as well as check for grammar and any spelling or punctuation, or coherent issues that might be present. - Check for style, audience relevance and objective.
Edit with fresh eyes for whether the content is engaging, informative, interesting, entertaining, or engaging, depending on your objective based on your audience.A second edit should always be undertaken with fresh eyes, so let the content rest for a bit rather than rushing to publish immediately. This edit should be about making sure that the content is fit for purpose. Make sure it's engaging, informative, and meets your audience’s need. This may mean a few edits to make it sound more like you and to meet your audience's needs. - Check for the call to action.
Remember to include a call for action. After all, why are you bothering to put effort into writing something if there is no call to action as part of the content? - Check for plagiarism.
Finally, check for plagiarism. ChatGPT and other chatbots are not supposed to regurgitate existing content but it does happen. A tool like Grammarly on the paid version is an excellent option to ensure you have not inadvertently included content already out on the Internet.Remember that duplicated content is not good from the perspective of SEO and ranking on Google. If you'd like to know more about the basics of search and SEO, you can learn more in the article Getting started with SEO without lots of dollars!
- Brainstorm Topics and Title Ideas.
Writing good ChatGPT prompts for content writing or any other bot can help you create good content for your small business more quickly and efficiently. While you should only rely partially on the output from these tools, it can ensure that the article output is of good quality so you spend less time re-writing and editing.
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