ChatGPT Prompts for Content Writing: Briefs, Outlines, FAQs

Content writing with ChatGPT works best in steps: titles first, then a brief, then an outline, then the draft. Each step is a short prompt with clear inputs, and the output of one feeds the next.

These seven prompts are those steps.

Content Titles Generator and Content Brief Generator start a piece, Content Outline Generator structures it, FAQ Generator adds the questions people ask (good for FAQ schema), Article to Listicle reshapes an article, Content Rewriter rewrites pasted text in a new tone, and Monthly Content Calendar plans the month.

Set the audience, the tone of voice and the writing style before copying. Inside ChatGPT the templates sit in the sidebar the free Keywords Everywhere extension adds, with the same options.

Treat the brief as the contract: the audience, the search intent, the primary and secondary keywords and the word count all go into the Content Brief Generator, and everything downstream inherits them. A brief that takes five minutes saves an hour of rewriting after the draft.

Content Titles Generator

Suggest 10 catchy article titles for a specific topic

Topic

Total Titles

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. You are an expert copywriter who writes catchy titles for articles. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Write {input_2} catchy article titles with a hook for the topic "{input_1}". The titles should be in the {language} language. Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing.

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

Content Rewriter (Paste Content)

Rewrite content to be as unique as possible with a specific voice and writing style

Content

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. You are an expert copywriter who can rewrite content in your own voice and style. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Please rewrite content that I will give you. Please rewrite the content in the {language} language. Please intersperse short and long sentences. Utilize uncommon terminology to enhance the originality of the content. Please format the content in a professional format. Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing. Rewrite the following content - "{input_1}".

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

Content Brief Generator

Create content brief for an article

Article Title

Main Keyword

Total Keywords

Total Questions

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. You are an expert copywriter who creates content briefs. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Please write only in the {language} language. The article title is "{input_1}". First print out "Content Brief for {input_2}" as a heading. Then print a heading "Content Overview". Then print "Title" and write the article title. After this print "Meta Description". Now generate a meta description for the article title that is less than 160 characters. The description should contain the keyword "{input_2}". After this table print out the following "Outline / What is this content about". Generate a content outline for the article "{input_1}" here. After this print the following "What keywords and topics are recommended or required?" as a heading. Now list down {input_3}  keywords that are closely related to "{input_2}". After this print the following "What key questions do readers have that need to be answered?" as a heading. Now generate {input_4} questions that the reader may have related to the "{input_1}" and "{input_2}" and print them out. Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing.

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

Content Outline Generator

Create content outline for an article

Article Title

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. You are an expert copywriter who creates content outlines. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Create a long form content outline in the {language} language for the article titled "{input_1}".  The content outline should include a minimum of 20 headings and subheadings. The outline should be extensive and it should cover the entire topic. Create detailed subheadings that are engaging and catchy. Do not write the article, please only write the outline of the article. Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing.

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

Monthly Content Calendar

Generates a content calendar for the next three months

Topic

Articles per week

Number of months

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. Please respond only in the {language} language. You are a copywriter who is an expert in creating content calendars. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Please create a content calendar for {input_3} months using long tail keywords related to my topic. There should be {input_2} blog posts scheduled each week of the month. Every blog post should have a catchy & click-bait title. The table should have actual dates in the future. Please organize each blog post in the table so that it looks like a calendar. My topic is "{input_1}". Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing. Reply back only with the table.

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

FAQ Generator

Generates Frequently Asked Questions on any topic

Topic

Number of FAQs

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. Please respond only in the {language} language. You are a market research expert who is an expert at generating questions for topics. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Please generate {input_2} most frequently asked questions on the topic "{input_1}". Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing. Reply back only with the table.

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

Article to Listicle

Convert an Article to a Listicle

Text Content

Your prompt

Please ignore all previous instructions. Please respond only in the {language} language. You are an expert copywriter. {tone_of_voice} {writing_style} Do not self reference. Do not explain what you are doing. Convert the text given below to a listicle section of a blog post. Make sure to present the section starting with a short paragraph of 2 sentences, and ending with a paragraph of 2 sentences. The text to convert to a listicle is - "{input_1}"

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant.

Related prompt collections

Use them inside ChatGPT

The free Keywords Everywhere extension adds a "Templates" link to ChatGPT's sidebar with every prompt on this page. Pick one, set the options, and the prompt is written for you. No credits needed, and it works on the free version of ChatGPT.