Welcome to your go-to guide for mastering ChatGPT. Whether you're creating content, planning a business, or automating tasks, this guide will teach you how to prompt effectively so ChatGPT becomes your smartest assistant.
Prompting is not about writing fancy questions — it’s about giving ChatGPT the right role, task, and clarity to produce useful output.
Bad Prompt:
Give me marketing ideas.
Great Prompt:
Act as a digital marketing strategist. Based on my business idea (described below), provide 5 marketing ideas using Instagram and email that I can execute this month. Include estimated cost and time commitment.
| Weak Prompt | Strong Prompt | Why It's Better |
|---|---|---|
| "Give me marketing ideas." | "Act as a digital marketing strategist. Based on my business (a local yoga studio), provide 5 Instagram marketing ideas I can execute this month. Include estimated cost and time commitment." | Includes role, context, specific platform, and requested output format |
| "Write an essay about climate change." | "As an environmental scientist, write a 1000-word essay about climate change impacts on coastal cities. Include current research and 3 case studies. Format with headers and citations." | Specifies expertise, length, structure, and required elements |
| "Help me with my resume." | "As a hiring manager in the tech industry, review my junior developer resume below. Suggest 3 specific improvements for each section: summary, skills, and experience. Format as bullet points." | Defines reviewer perspective, sections to analyze, and response format |
Use this 5-part structure:
1. Role: Assign an identity to ChatGPT
2. Task: What exactly do you want?