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šļø Welcome To This Weekās Pro Newsletter
š§ 1 x Content Framework:
Create your āStoryBrandā message (fast).
š” 3 x Pro Content Ideas:
Headline templates and custom AI prompts.
Go Pro to unlock them all ā skyrocket your views and save 4+ hours/week.
š§ Content Framework:
A 7-Step, 10-Minute Framework To Boost Sales For Any Product Or Service
Hereās a huge mistake many business owners make:
Talking about themselves instead of their customers.
Harsh Truth: Your audience doesnāt care about your brand ā they care about how your brand can solve their problems.
Donald Millerās 7-step StoryBrand Framework can help you craft a hard-hitting marketing message for any product or service.
How?
Put your audience/customers at the center and position your brand as the āguideā.
The message becomes the foundation for all your marketing materials ā landing pages, ads, emails, social media content, and more.
The Result: More engagement, trust, leads, and sales.
The 7 Steps:
Character: Define your customer and their goal.
Example: A small business owner wanting better digital marketing.
Problem: Highlight the issue they face.
Example: They canāt attract clients online.
Guide: Present your brand as the expert.
Example: You're their trusted digital marketing advisor.
Plan: Offer a simple, actionable plan.
Example: A 3-step process to boost their online presence.
Call to Action: Encourage immediate action.
Example: Book a free consultation.
Avoid Failure: Show the cost of inaction.
Example: Losing out on clients and revenue.
Success: Show the positive outcome.
Example: Growing their business with smart digital marketing.
A ChatGPT Prompt To Generate Your āStoryBrandā Message In 3 Seconds
Paste this into ChatGPT after filling in your niche, target audience, and the product or service you want to market:
šļø Prompt Of The Week
Check out the new ChatGPT prompt added to our Pro prompt vault:
Itāll analyze your sales content to find the best words to hyperlink as call-to-action text. Boost click-through rates using proven copywriting principles.
š In Case You Missed It: Framework Roundup
āThe Rule Of Thirdsā: A 3-part framework for building a perfectly balanced content strategy.
āThe 5 Elements Of Persuasionā: Generate 25 irresistible content ideas that tap into your audienceās deepest desires.
āThe 3 x 3 x 3 Methodā: Generate 27 high-engagement content ideas from 1 topic in your niche.
āThe 5-4-3-2-1 Methodā: Generate 15 clickworthy content ideas that address all 5 levels of your audienceās needs.
š” Pro Content Template #1
List Effective Items, Highlight One to Avoid
Your Headline Template:
[Number] [Items] For [Outcome] That You Should Try (And 1 You Shouldn't)
Why The Headline Works:
Loss Aversion: "And one you shouldn't" adds surprise, sparks curiosity, and taps into our fear of making mistakes.
How To Adapt It For Your Niche:
Identify The Items: Relevant items that help achieve a specific goal (plus one that obstructs it).
Define The Outcome: A result your audience would want.
Speed Things Up With ChatGPT:
Not sure where to start?
Paste the following prompt into ChatGPT after filling in your niche and target audience.
I'm a content creator in the [insert niche] niche and my target audience is [insert target audience]. I want to create content based on the following headline template:
[Number] [Items] For [Outcome] That You Should Try (And 1 You Shouldn't)
This template is modeled on the following headline:
7 AI Tricks For Work Productivity That You Should Try And 1 You Shouldn't
Generate 10 headline ideas for my niche that follow this headline template closely, replacing just the bracketed words.
Examples Using The Template:
Gardening: "8 Plants For Low-Maintenance Gardens That You Should Try (And 1 You Shouldn't)"
Real Estate: "5 Tips For First-Time Buyers That You Should Try (And 1 You Shouldn't)"
Software Developer: "5 Tools For Efficient Coding That You Should Try (And 1 You Shouldn't)"
šļø Pro Content Template #2
This template uses authority bias, social proof, and a problem-solution framework to generate views and engagement.
Use the AI prompt to turn it into content ideas for your niche.
Your Headline Template:
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š Hey there ā Dil here.
Go Pro and unlock hundreds of templates and prompts like this one. Spend less time creating content and more time on what matters to you.