🧠 How to Generate Better Blog Ideas with AI: A Prompt Teardown

Learn how to transform a basic prompt into a high-performing content creation tool — with real examples, use-case variations, and reusable templates.

🔹 The Original Prompt

At first glance, this prompt might seem okay. But it's too broad — and that limits the quality of AI-generated results. Let’s improve it using prompt engineering best practices.

✅ The Improved Prompt

Generate a list of 10 versatile blog post ideas that can apply to any type of business, regardless of industry or niche. Ideas should help attract traffic, build brand authority, and engage both new and existing customers. Include a short explanation or angle for each blog idea.

💡 Why It’s Better

• Clarifies the goal (traffic, authority, engagement)

• Frames ideas to work across all industries

• Adds value by including brief angles or purposes

• Makes it easier for users to adapt or customize

🔁 Use-Case Variations

For a Niche Business:
“Generate blog post ideas for a pet grooming business that attract local customers.”
For B2B SaaS:
“Give me content ideas for a B2B SaaS blog that improve SEO and lead generation.”
For Social Media:
“Turn general business blog topics into short LinkedIn posts or carousels.”

🧰 Reusable Prompt Template

Generate [#] blog post ideas that can work for [type of business or "any business"]. Each idea should be [goal-driven: e.g., SEO-optimized, engagement-focused, educational]. Include a short description or example angle for each.

🔁 Template Variables

🧠 Example Fill-Ins

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