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🔧 Content Hack:
“Harsh truths”
💡 Headline Template:
With an AI prompt to make it work in your niche.
🦾 AI Prompt:
“Objection handler”
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1 psychology-driven headline template + 1 AI prompt to triple your views and engagement.
IN THIS PRO EMAIL
🔧 Content Hack:
“Harsh truths”
💡 2 Headline Templates:
With AI prompts to make them work in your niche.
🦾 AI Prompt:
“Objection handler”
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CONTENT HACK
The “Harsh Truths” Hook: Say What Others Won’t
Want to stop the scroll? Say what no one else will.
This viral content format exposes uncomfortable truths your audience needs to hear — and earns instant trust for saying them out loud.
How To Create “Harsh Truth” Content In Your Niche:
Pick a Desire:
What does your audience want most?
List 3 Hard Truths:
What do they avoid facing — but need to?
Frame It Boldly:
Example: “3 Harsh Weight Loss Truths No One Is Ready To Hear”
Examples Across Niches:
Real Estate: “4 Harsh Homebuying Truths That Surprise First-Time Buyers”
Photography: “3 Harsh Photography Truths That Are Keeping You Stuck”
A ChatGPT Prompt To Generate Viral ‘Harsh Truth’ Content Ideas For Your Niche In Seconds
Fill in your niche, audience, and content type(s).
Paste the prompt below into ChatGPT:
You'll get 15 high-engagement content ideas that reveal uncomfortable truths your audience isn’t ready to hear — with full outlines for any idea you want to expand.
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HEADLINE TEMPLATE
“Outdated Items”
These [Number] Outdated [Items] Could Be Ruining Your [Outcome]
Why It Works: Suggests your results are being harmed without you even knowing it (loss aversion).
Examples Using The Template:
Fitness: "These 6 Outdated HIIT Myths Could Be Ruining Your Endurance"
HR Consulting: "These 3 Outdated Hiring Practices Could Be Ruining Your Talent Acquisition"
Speed Things Up With ChatGPT:
Fill in your niche, audience, and content type, then paste this prompt into ChatGPT.
Get 10 clickworthy headlines and a full content outline for any you choose.
I'm a content creator in the [insert niche] niche and my target audience is [insert target audience].
I want to create a [insert content type, e.g., reel, blog post] based on this template:
These [Number] Outdated [Items] Could Be Ruining Your [Outcome]
This template is modeled on the following headline:
"These 7 Outdated Gardening Habits Could Be Ruining Your Plant Growth"
Generate 10 headline ideas for my niche that follow this headline template closely, replacing just the bracketed words.
At the end, ask if I'd like an outline for any headline.
Follow-Up Prompt (If I Request an Outline):
Create an outline for the selected headline, tailored to my content type. Include sections, main points, and format-specific tips.AI PROMPT
Objection Handler
Most content explains.
Great content answers the doubts your audience already has.
This prompt helps you spot where people might hesitate, question, or push back—and shows you how to handle it inside your content.
Use it once your draft is done (post, video script, email—anything).
Fill in the brackets at the top, paste your content at the bottom, then paste this into ChatGPT:
"I'm a [insert role/business] in the [insert niche/industry]. The draft of my content is at the bottom.
Please ask me the minimum necessary questions one by one (not all at once) to help you:
- Understand who this content is for.
- Spot points where the audience might object or hesitate.
- Suggest simple, natural ways to handle those objections in the content.
Once all info is gathered, highlight:
- Key objections.
- Where to address them.
- Short edits or additions to make the content more persuasive."
Here’s my content:
[Insert your content here]"