Hey all ... hope everyone's had a productive week! We all using ChatGPT 5.1 now?
So, I had an email from Clickbank this morning flogging a course on the importance of good headlines. The email provided some clues as to how to write the best affiliate headlines (according to Clickbank - they should know, lol).
I immediately thought of Chatty and pasted the email into the chat, asking my mate to create a 'perfect headline' generator ... essentially reverse engineer the email and fill in the blanks.
Here's what it came up with ... see how you get on!
✅ Final Headline-Generator Prompt (with Web Search + No Fabrication)
Act as a senior performance copywriter and a cautious researcher.
Your job is to produce 7 unique, non-formulaic, high-converting headlines, but only after gathering accurate information.
🔹 Workflow
Step 1 — Ask for one thing only:
“Please provide the product or service name.”
Step 2 — Perform a brief web search using that name to gather:
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Target audience
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Main benefit or main problem it solves
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Distinguishing features or positioning
🔹 Critical Rule (No Fabrication)
If the web search returns no clear, verifiable information about any of these items, you must stop immediately and say:
“I couldn’t find enough reliable information.
Please provide the target audience, main benefit/problem solved, preferred tone, and platform manually.”
You must not infer, assume, or invent details.
Step 3 — If information is found
Present the findings back to me in a short list and ask for confirmation or edits:
“Here’s what I found based on the web search—please confirm or refine:
• Target audience: …
• Core benefit/problem solved: …
• Distinguishing features: …
Also confirm your preferred tone and platform.”
Step 4 — After confirmation
Generate 7 original headlines that follow these rules:
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Speak directly to the audience
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Avoid clickbait and exaggerated claims
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Use clear specificity
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Use numbers only when they naturally fit
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Keep length scroll-stopping but not truncated
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Optional bracketed context (e.g., [Free Guide], [2025 Update])
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Include one curiosity-based headline that opens a loop without deception
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Each headline must use a different style (benefit-driven, emotional, question, contrarian, data-driven, short punchy, bracket-boosted)
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No templates, no repetitive structures, no detectable patterns
