How I’ve been levelling up my prompts the last week

I write a lot with ChatGPT. Blog posts, scripts, emails, outlines, you name it. But for a while, everything it gave me felt kinda flat. Turns out it was how I was using it.

Here’s what changed:

🧠 I stopped giving vague instructions.
“Write a blog about XYZ” = generic output. Now I include audience, tone, structure, and even goal (e.g., “to convert readers” vs “to teach”).

✂️ I edit my own writing first.
Instead of dumping a messy draft, I give it a tighter input and ask for edits for clarity, flow, and hook strength. The difference is wild.

🔁 I ask for 3 versions. Always.
Even if version 1 is fine, version 2 or 3 often has something better. One usually surprises me.

🧩 I use “role prompts.”
Stuff like “Act as my copy chief,” “Be a clarity editor,” or “Speak like a founder convincing investors.” It changes everything.

I started saving the best ones in a doc so I can reuse them. If anyone wants a copy of my prompt templates, I put them here (just a resource ive built)