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  • đź”§ Content Hack:

    • Turn your top-performing content into new ideas (3-step process).

  • đź’ˇ Headline Template:

    • With an AI prompt to make it work in your niche.

  • 🦾 AI Prompt:

    • Plan your quarterly content goals (in seconds).

  • 🔒️ Visible To Pro Readers:

QUICK POLL — Would You Be Interested?

Heya — Dil from The Pen Pivot here 👋.

Thanks to anyone who’s already filled out this poll — I’m working through your feedback.

If you haven’t yet, I’m considering hosting this live online workshop but need to know if there’s enough interest before I do:

“The 4-Minute Blog Post”: How To Use ChatGPT To Write A Blog Post In 4 Minutes Or Less (That Still Sounds 100% Human)”

In this 60-minute live online workshop, I’d teach you my 4-step system for generating a polished, engaging, SEO-optimized blog post with ChatGPT (or Claude) in 4 minutes or less.

Here’s what you’d learn:

  • The “H.O.D.E System”: A beginner-friendly 4-step system for creating 1 ready-to-publish blog post with AI in 4 minutes.

  • The "Priming Blueprint": 5 essential prompting tweaks to train ChatGPT/Claude to write in your unique voice (but even sharper and more engaging). Say goodbye to robotic, lifeless, generic AI drafts that need editing. 

  • Blog Post Prompt Stack — you’ll get the exact prompts needed to repeat this 4-step process whenever you need.

As a heads-up, this would be a paid workshop — probably around $50.

Note: We’d finish with a Q&A, the system and prompts work for any niche, and you’d get full access to the workshop recording.

If there’s enough interest, I’ll run this live online workshop. Would you be interested in joining?

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CONTENT HACK

A 3-Step Process For Turning Your Top-Performing Content Into New Ideas

Your most popular content is a blueprint for what your audience wants.

Don’t ignore it.

Whether it’s blog posts, reels, YouTube videos, newsletters, or anything else…

You can extract winning patterns and use them to generate new, high-engagement content ideas.

Here’s a simple 3-step process to do it:

1. Find Your Best Performers:

Look for your most successful content based on views, likes, shares, or comments.

  • Reels/Videos: Sort by “Most Popular” or check analytics for top performers.

  • Blog Posts: Identify the posts with the most traffic, shares, or replies.

  • Competitors: If your library is small, study the top-performing content in your niche.

2. Analyze What Worked:

Break down why it resonated. Was it the headline, format, topic, or timing? Look for recurring patterns, like:

  • Emotional triggers (urgency, concern, aspiration).

  • Popular themes or questions addressed.

  • Specific formats (e.g., lists, tutorials, or case studies).

3. Use ChatGPT To Generate New Ideas:

Ask it to create fresh content ideas based on the titles/topics of your top content. 

Add a twist to the topic, update the information, or apply the format to a new angle.

A ChatGPT Prompt To Turn Your Top Content Into Fresh Ideas In 3 Seconds

Insert your niche, target audience, and the titles/topics of your most successful content — then paste this prompt into ChatGPT (or any other AI text generator).

It’ll analyze your top-performing content, extract key success factors, and generate new content ideas tailored to your audience:

đź’ˇ In Case You Missed It
HEADLINE TEMPLATE

“A Breeze”

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These [Number] [Category Items] Make [Activity/Goal] A Breeze

Why The Headline Works:

  • Ease: It promises simplicity and appeals to our desire for quick solutions.

How To Adapt It For Your Niche:

  1. Choose A Goal: Pick an activity or outcome your audience would want to achieve.

  2. Pick The Items: Select specific items, tools, or resources that make this goal simpler.

Examples Using The Template:

  • Photography: "These 8 Tips Make Capturing Sunsets A Breeze"

  • Developer: "These 5 Tools Make Code Debugging A Breeze"

  • HR Consulting: "These 4 Strategies Make Employee Onboarding A Breeze"

Speed Things Up With ChatGPT:

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] [Category Items] Make [Activity/Goal] A Breeze

Example from a different niche: These 19 Christmas Recipes Make Hosting A Breeze

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

Quarterly Content Goals Planner

Success starts with setting goals that actually matter.

Quarterly content objectives:

  • Keep you locked in on what counts.

  • Expose what’s working (and what’s tanking).

  • Make sure every piece of content moves the needle toward your big-picture dream.

This prompt cuts through the fluff and helps you nail down, prioritize, and plan your next 90 days of content like a pro. 

Fill in your role, niche, and target audience — then paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI text generator:

"I'm a [insert role or business] in the [insert niche], targeting [insert audience].

I want to set my quarterly content goals.

Please ask me the necessary questions one by one (not all at once) to gather the information needed to refine my goals.

Once all information is gathered, generate an actionable plan for my next 90 days of content that includes:

- Top 3-5 quarterly goals.
- A timeline or milestones for achieving these goals.

At the end, provide tips for staying consistent and tracking progress."