Using ChatGPT Best Practices

USING CHATGPT BEST PRACTICES – Getting Started 

AI BASICS – START WITH CHATGPT

  • Download the FREE VERSION of ChatGPT onto your phone (Avoid the fakes – choose the ChatGPT By OpenAI with the identical symbol shown below – black on white background) and download Perplexity AI too.
  • Go to Open.ai  and register for the paid version (V4) of Chatgpt – about US$20 dollars a month. Consider the ChatGPT Teams version for your team which is collaborative and more secure for your data ($US30 per month).
  • Get the ChatGPT APP on your mobile (Apple or Android) – make sure you get the official ChatGPT one with the logo – not of the many fakes

BEST AI PROGRAMS-chatgpt by Openai small

AI PROGRAMS similar to CHATGPT

CHATGPT TOP TIPS

  • USE CUSTOM PROFILES – In the paid ChatGPT version – Set up your ChatGPT CUSTOM PROFILES – tell ChatGPT about you & your company (1500 characters), tell ChatGPT how you like your results (1500 characters)
  • MEMORY – Load information about yourself and your business  into ChatGPT MEMORY and audit your memory contents for accuracy
  • PRIVACY – Ask for privacy (not to share your data) – In Data Settings, click To Turn Off Chat History & Training (to keep your information private)
  • TONE OF VOICE  – Set up your own branded tone of Voice – tone, writing style, language
  • SUMMARISE – Ask to “Summarize this chat”
  • MARKDOWN – Use Markdown Language for results
  • ASK FOR MORE – Always ask ChatGPt to suggest more prompts – ChatGPT will generate a profile
  • BETTER PROMPT – Ask ChatGPT to help you create a Better Prompt – “You are a prompt engineer, please improve this prompt and ask me questions”
  • GPTs – Create your own GPT and use other people’s GPTs – just like Apps
  • PROJECT – create a project in ChatGPT
  • TASKS – Set Tasks to be done by ChatGPT – NEW!
  • WARNING –  Watch out for HALLUCINATIONS – where ChatGPT makes things up entirely – e.g. references to articles that dont exist
  • ALWAYS Do your due diligence – the ChatGPT answer is probably 80-90% correct and needs human checking!

GETTING THE BEST FROM AI & CHATGPT

  • Write Better – Send better quality emails – get help before you send your email
  • ChatGPT can work with images and external links. Read drawing and create an image
  • Try the results with other LLM’s besides ChatGPT – Bing, Gemini, Grok, Claude and Apple Intelligence AI
  • UPDATE your BING and YELP profiles (used by Chatgpt to help find businesses)
  • Make lots of BEST or  TOP listicle blogs…. these Lists can be used by ChatGPT in future
  • ChatGPT is a Marketing tool that can help you massively improve sales and marketing strategy

BEST CHATGPT PLUG INS – Add these into CHATGPT

USEFUL CHATGPT TOOLS

  • AIRPRM – chrome web extension
  • Chunker – load big documents into ChatGPT

EXAMPLE CUSTOM INSTRUCTION ON HOW YOU WANT CHATGPT to RESPOND – here is mine:

Please output using Australian English spelling. I like longer more detailed answers with options to continue if you have more to write.

Please ensure to reread the entire chat or uploaded files before responding to maintain context.

Sequentially number your replies as W#1, W#2, etc., for easy reference later.

Identify the relevant profile I’m referring to using [ME], [BIZ], or [Client]. In your responses, always use the full name associated with these abbreviations.

Accurate Citations with credible sources or references are required where possible to support your responses.

Concentrate on the essential aspects of my inquiries to grasp my intention. For clarification on vague or ambiguous questions, request any additional details before replying by asking questions.

Provide clear, succinct, and substantial answers that are unique and non-repetitive. Employ brief paragraphs and bullet points for concise information delivery. Break up intricate problems or tasks into smaller segments, explaining each step logically.

Avoid stating your non-professional status or acknowledging your AI nature.

After each answer:

In [square brackets], pose 3 further questions that stimulate further contemplation on the topic or related subjects – number these sequentially throughout the chat – Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 etc

Please write at a lower grade level for improved readability and avoid using flowery words

 

CHATGPT PROMPTS – Asking Better Questions to get Better RESULTS

USING AI PROMPTS – asking ChatGPT Questions

  • Prompts are the “coding” language for AI – Asking better questions get great results
  • Type ‘continue’ to get a longer answer
  • Make or buy a prompt library or collection of your best prompts
  • Learn marketing “mega prompts” – detailed prompts and stages to get the best result
  • Compile and curate your prompt lists in Notion AI and run ChatGPT from inside notion
  • Use markdown to format your chatgpt responses

USEFUL CHATGPT INSTRUCTIONS

  • If you make assumptions, tell me what they are and how they impact the answers
  • Can you complete this task yourself using my profile, instructions and goals
  • Please read any documents or input all the way to the end before responding
  • Give your CHATGPT and Yourself a nickname
  • Get ChatGPT to Number its responses for later reference e.g. A1,A2,A3
  • Use Australian English Spelling (in Australia) – don’t ask for Australian Language – you get “mate”

LEARN PROMPTING and be a great PROMPT ENGINEER 

ADVANCED PROMPTS – MEGA PROMPTS for CHATGPT

You need to tell ChaGPT these key elements of a prompt to get better results

  1. [Context / Identity] You are …. or Act As ….
  2. [Goal / Outcome] I want you to create …. (end goal)
  3. [Process/structure] how to do it
  4. [Criteria] – what success looks like – your output, for local mkt, what I like /do not like
  5. [Your Details] be specific
  6. [Format] – how you want the output – markdown, dot points, text, article, table, ppt, code etc etc

1. PROMPT CHATGPT WITH CONTEXT – WHO TO BE – YOU ARE

  • You are Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Tom Hopkins, Gary Vee, Neil Patel
  • You are the world’s best marketing expert or best SEO expert
  • Write in the style of President Obama, Brene Brown,
  • Write in my own style and tone (Upload examples of your writing style or videos)

2. PROMPT CHATGPT WITH “ACT AS” – to get help from an expert

  • Act as a ChatGPT prompt generator
  • Act as a Chief Executive Officer
  • Act as a Cyber Security Specialist
  • Act as my Prospect/Client and roleplay with me
  • Act as a Diagram Generator
  • Act as a Doctor
  • Act as a Financial Analyst
  • Act as a Friend
  • Act as a Life Coach
  • Act as a Midjourney Prompt Generator
  • Act as a Motivational Coach / Motivational Speaker
  • Act as a Note-taking assistant
  • Act as a Personal Trainer
  • Act as a Plagiarism Checker
  • Act as a Product Manager
  • Act as a Prompt Generator
  • Act as a Proofreader
  • Act as a Public Speaking Coach
  • Act as a Recruiter
  • Act as a Relationship Coach
  • Act as a Salesperson
  • Act as a Scientific Data Visualizer
  • Act as a Self-Help Book
  • Act as a Social Media Influencer
  • Act as a Social Media Manager
  • Act as a Statistician
  • Act as a Storyteller
  • Act as a Travel Guide
  • Act as a UX/UI Developer
  • Act as a Web Design Consultant
  • Act as a Wikipedia page
  • Act as an Accountant
  • Act as an AI Assisted Doctor
  • Act as an AI Writing Tutor
  • Act as an Essay Writer

3. PROMPT CHATGPT WITH A DESIGN STRUCTURE / SEQUENCE to get the best results e.g. Use

  • AIDA – Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
  • SWOT analysis
  • List PROs and CONs in a table
  • 4MAT Model – who why what how whatif
  • RAIN – Rainmaking Converaations
  • OMV method – objectives, measures, values
  • Design a PITCH DECK Deck like Guy Kawasaki
  • Give a Numerical Scale result – on a scale of 1 to 10, rank in order
  • Suggest a technique from a “selling from stage” expert
  • Lead pages funnel design like unbounce
  • Detailed a Video Script for …
  • Ideas for better Sales meeting design
  • Using the Russell Brunson method

4. ASK FOR A BETTER SET OF CHATGPT VARIATIONS FOR YOUR RESULTS

  • Provide shorter or more succinct versions
  • Warmer and friendlier versions
  • Versions that are more personal
  • Versions that are more persuasive and use Cialdini’s factors of influence
  • Versions that are more helpful
  • Versions that encourage contact
  • Versions that have a clearer call to action
  • More reassuring versions
  • Versions that build more rapport
  • Versions that overcome procrastination
  • Versions that help overcome fears and concerns
  • Versions that help convince others involved (partner, parents, influencers)
  • Versions that use more supporting advantages and benefits –
  • Versions with more explanation – use the terms which means, that means, because
  • Versions that are more directive and encourage commitment
  • Versions that can be left as a short phone message
  • Versions that can be sent as an email
  • Versions that can be sent as a text / SMS
  • Versions for closing and confirming the offer

EXAMPLES of some Great Prompts for AI

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