How To Talk to AI — Suggestions and Several Versions

AI is a tireless brainstorming partner. That’s one of its best features.

So use it that way.

Don’t ask for “the perfect headline” or “the best CTA.” Ask for 10. Or 25. Tell it you want a whole bunch of ideas to pick from, mash together, or get inspired by.

The point isn’t to choose one and ship it. It’s to explore. When you prompt for quantity, you get diversity. And sometimes, hidden in version #8 is the one you’d never have come up with yourself.

Boss Directive:

“We need some ideas for a new blog article to be targeted at our freelance customers.”

Prompt:

“You are a content strategist and blog writer who specializes in B2B SaaS companies that serve freelancers and solopreneurs. Your job is to generate a list of strong, timely blog post ideas that speak directly to the challenges and interests of this audience.
The goal is to provide helpful, relevant content that positions our company as a trusted resource, drives organic search traffic, and engages readers enough to subscribe or share. We want posts that freelancers will actually click on, read, and feel seen by.
Please generate 40 blog post title ideas that are:

* Focused on productivity, client management, time-saving tools, financial tips, or mindset shifts

* Specific and benefit-driven (not vague thought pieces)

* Aligned with our tone: friendly, practical, and encouraging

* Suitable for freelancers who are juggling multiple clients and trying to grow sustainably

Include a 1–2 sentence explanation under each idea that explains why it would be useful or compelling to this audience. Don’t repeat themes. Don’t make stuff up. Ask me questions if you need specifics or wonder if there are some new directions I didn’t lay out that might be a good path to explore.” 

You’ll get 40 ideas from this. Many will probably suck, just as if you and your team were sitting in the conference room brainstorming. But many will likely be good. 

You can see we’re building these on all of the rules we’ve discussed so far. 

Next up: Slow and Methodical