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🔧 Content Hack:
“The Tiny Change”
✍️ Writing Tip:
A 4-syllable word you need to stop using.
💡 Headline Template:
With an AI prompt to make it work in your niche.
🦾 AI Prompt:
“The 2-Minute Rule”
🔒️ Visible To Pro Readers:
1 psychology-driven headline template + 1 AI prompt to 3x your views and save you 4+ hours.
IN THIS PRO EMAIL
🔧 Content Hack:
“The Tiny Change”
💡 2 Headline Templates:
With AI prompts to make them work in your niche.
🦾 AI Prompt:
“The 2-Minute Rule”
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CONTENT HACK
The “Tiny Change” Viral Content Hack: Small Fix, Big Impact
Most people think big results require big changes.
But often, tiny adjustments — small, overlooked friction points — are what hold people back.
In this viral content hack, you’ll share a “micro-fix” with your audience…
One that delivers big results.
How To Create “Tiny Change” Content In Your Niche:
Spot A Hidden Friction Point
What’s a small but common mistake, inefficiency, or blocker?
Example: Websites lose conversions due to slow-loading images.
Identify A Simple Fix
What’s a tiny, easy-to-implement adjustment?
Example: Compressing images speeds up site load time → More conversions.
Frame It As A Game-Changer
Show how this small tweak leads to outsized results.
Example: “This Tiny 10-Second Website Fix Boosted Sales by 8%.”
Examples Across Niches:
Fitness: “The Tiny Posture Fix That Instantly Improves Your Balance.”
HR & Hiring: “The One Tiny Resume Tweak That Lands 2x More Interviews.”
A ChatGPT Prompt To Generate Viral ‘Tiny Change’ Content Ideas For Your Niche In 3 Seconds
Fill in your niche, audience, and content type(s).
Paste the prompt into ChatGPT.
Instantly get 15 high-engagement ‘Tiny Change’ content ideas (with viral headlines) — plus a breakdown of any idea you want to expand into a full post:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
“The One-Sentence Hack”: A 3-step formula to craft attention-grabbing, curiosity-driven headlines in seconds.
“Inversion Content”: A 3-step method to ‘flip the script’ and force your content to go viral.
“The First Step”: A 4-step framework to get beginners in your audience hooked on your content.
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HEADLINE TEMPLATE
“Signs + Fixes”
6 Signs [Negative Outcome Is Occurring] (And How To Respond)
Why The Headline Works:
Awareness & Urgency: Helps the audience recognize a problem early.
Examples Using The Template:
Gardening: "6 Signs Your Pothos Plant Is Dying (And How To Respond)"
Real Estate: "6 Signs Your Property Isn't Selling (And How To Respond)"
Software Developer: "6 Signs Your App Is Buggy (And How To Respond)"
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:
6 Signs [Negative Outcome Is Occurring] (And How To Respond)
This template is modeled on the following headline:
"6 Signs Your Pothos Plant Is Dying (And How To Respond)"
Generate 10 headline ideas for my niche that follow this headline template closely, replacing just the square 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 “2-Minute Rule” Prompt
Small content tasks pile up and drag you down.
The 2-Minute Rule (from the GTD productivity system) fixes this:
If it takes less than two minutes, do it immediately.
This prompt identifies your 2-minute content tasks, builds a custom workflow to tackle them, and prevents your small delays from becoming big bottlenecks.
Fill in the brackets, then paste into ChatGPT:
“I'm a [insert role/business] in the [insert niche/industry] and want to use the 2-Minute Rule to speed up content creation and avoid procrastination.
Please ask me the minimum necessary questions one by one (not all at once) to help me:
- Identify quick content tasks I can complete in under two minutes.
- Categorize these tasks.
- Build a workflow so small tasks never pile up.
Once all information is gathered, generate:
- A list of 2-minute content wins I can use daily.
- A customized 2-Minute Rule system for my workflow.
- A simple strategy to consistently act on these tasks.”