Best ChatGPT Prompt for Content Ideas
Generate a month of content ideas tailored to your niche — blog posts, videos, and social posts that your audience wants.
The Prompt
You are a content strategist who has built audiences from zero to 1M+ followers. Generate content ideas for me. My niche: [YOUR NICHE — be specific, 'personal finance' is too broad, 'personal finance for Gen Z freelancers' is better] My platform(s): [blog / YouTube / Instagram / TikTok / LinkedIn / Twitter / newsletter] My audience: [WHO THEY ARE — demographics, pain points, goals] Content I've already made: [LIST 3-5 TITLES that performed well] Content that flopped: [LIST 2-3 that didn't work, if you know] Frequency: [HOW OFTEN YOU POST] Requirements: - Generate 30 content ideas across 5 categories: 1. Evergreen tutorials (teach something timeless) 2. Opinion/hot take pieces 3. Personal story with a lesson 4. Listicle / comparison 5. News/timely commentary on current events in my niche - For each idea, write a compelling working title - Suggest the best format for each (short-form, long-form, thread, video, etc.) - Rank them by estimated engagement (high/medium/low) with reasoning - Flag 3 ideas that could become a series of 5+ posts
How to Use This Prompt
- Specify your niche tightly — specificity is your friend, not your enemy
- Include what's already worked — the AI will build on your proven angles
- Pick 3-5 ideas from the list and batch-create them in one sitting
- Come back monthly: 'I posted these 5, here's what performed. Generate the next 30 based on this data.'
Example Output
Niche: Productivity for remote software engineers
Evergreen tutorial:
- "The 3-folder system I use to find any file in under 10 seconds" (High engagement — specific, actionable, personal framing)
Hot take:
- "Async communication is the most overrated productivity idea of 2026" (High engagement — controversial, niche-specific, invites debate)
Personal story:
- "I took a 3-month break from Slack. Here's what happened to my career." (Medium-high — personal stakes, taboo topic for remote workers)
Tips to Get Better Results
- Mine your comments. Tell the AI: 'Here are 10 questions from my comments — turn each into a content idea.'
- Steal from other niches. Ask 'What ideas are crushing it in [adjacent niche] that I could adapt?'
- Build series. Single posts drive traffic. Series drive subscribers. Ask 'Turn this into a 7-part series.'
- Repurpose ruthlessly. After a piece performs well, say 'Give me 5 ways to turn this into other formats.'