The trap with sales prompts is asking for the finished thing. Ask for options instead, then bring your taste to the edit.
Generate options, not answers
Treat the first output as a draft, not a verdict. The prompt does the typing; you keep the judgment about what ships.
Reuse the recipe
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.
Keep a negative list
Write down what you never want as explicitly as what you do. The exclusions often do more work than the instructions.
- Compare two outputs instead of trusting one
- Ask for three angles, then cut to the one worth shipping
- Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
Write down what you never want as explicitly as what you do. The exclusions often do more work than the instructions.