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“The Panic Plan”
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With an AI prompt to make it work in your niche.
🦾 AI Prompt:
“The Not-So-Humble Hook”
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đź”§ Content Hack:
“The Panic Plan”
đź’ˇ 2 Headline Templates:
With AI prompts to make them work in your niche.
🦾 AI Prompt:
“The Not-So-Humble Hook”
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CONTENT HACK
“The Panic Plan”: Share the Checklist Your Audience Needs Most
Some of the most clicked, searched, and saved content ever?
The kind people frantically look for in a moment of crisis.
That’s Panic Plan Content — fast, practical, urgent.
You catch people when they’re desperate for a fix.
And become the hero with the solution.
How To Create Panic Plan Content In Your Niche
Pick a “Worst Case” Problem
What’s a common situation your audience dreads?
(e.g., “Mortgage rejected,” “Missed a flight,” “Blew the sales call.”)
List the Immediate Action Steps
Make them simple, quick, and clear.
(Think: “Call this number. Gather this info. Submit this form.”)
Frame the Headline With Urgency
Use phrases like: “Do These 5 Things Immediately”.
Examples Across Niches
Real Estate: “Mortgage Rejected? Do These 5 Things Before You Reapply”
Travel: “Lost Your Passport Abroad? Here’s Exactly What To Do Next”
A ChatGPT Prompt To Generate 'Panic Plan' Content Ideas For Your Niche In Seconds
Fill in your niche, audience, and content format.
Paste the whole thing into ChatGPT.
You'll get 15 high-stakes, checklist-style content ideas your audience can act on immediately — with full outlines for any idea you want to expand.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
“The First Step”: A 4-step framework to get beginners in your audience hooked on your content.
“Myth vs. Reality”: Flip false beliefs into viral content using one simple shift — works in any niche.
“The Tiny Change”: Share one micro-fix that drives outsized results — and watch your engagement spike.
HEADLINE TEMPLATE
“Troubling Signs”
[Number] Signs Your [X] Is [Negative Attribute] (And How To [Fix] It)
Why It Works: Taps into the concern that we might be missing a hidden problem.
Examples Using The Template:
Travel: "4 Signs Your Italian Itinerary Is Overpacked (And How To Simplify It)"
Logistics: "7 Signs Your Supply Chain Is Inefficient (And How To Fix It)"
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:
"[Number] Signs Your [X] Is [Negative Attribute] (And How To [Fix] It)"
This template is modeled on the following headline:
"7 Signs Your Kitchen Is Outdated (And How To Modernize It)"
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
The Not-So-Humble Hook
Want people to pay attention?
Start with a line that proves you’ve done the thing.
This prompt helps you craft a bold, authority-driven opening—for a tweet, blog, email, video script, etc.
It pulls out your results, proof, or edge—and turns it into a hook that hits instantly.
Example (Fitness Niche):
“As a fitness coach with 1,000+ client check-ins and 10 years coaching high-performers, I can spot burnout patterns before clients even say a word.”
Start by entering your role and niche at the top.
Then, paste in your content at the bottom.
Drop the whole thing into ChatGPT to get powerful opening hook ideas.
"I'm a [insert role/business] in the [insert niche/industry]. Please review my content at the bottom of this prompt.
I want a strong, authority-based opening line that grabs attention and builds trust.
Example (random niche): “As a fitness coach with 1,000+ client check-ins and 10 years coaching high-performers, I can spot burnout patterns before clients even say a word.”
Please ask me the minimum necessary questions one by one (not all at once) to help you:
- Surface my strongest results, credibility markers, or unique angles.
- Write 2–3 sharp opening lines I can lead with.
Here’s my content:
[Insert your content here]"