Thousands of entrepreneurs are using ChatGPT daily, but most aren’t getting the results they want. While everyone else copies basic prompts from Twitter threads, successful business owners have developed their own methods that consistently deliver value.
These founders and CEOs shared their actual prompts, tested and refined through regular use. Copy their methods to achieve better results in less time. Here’s what they type every day.
Transform your business with ChatGPT: proven prompts that work
Identify customer problems
Know your customer’s pains and keep reminding yourself of what they are. Stephanie Marshall from ABCS UK researches solutions for her ideal clients. “Using ChatGPT saves time, increases productivity and enables me to store all my ideas in one location as they come to mind,” she explains.
“What 10 pain points do [ideal client] have that I can solve as a [job role] with my business, [describe]? After providing them, ask which you should expand on. When I respond, expand on the chosen point and give 3 examples of offers to solve this.”
Include more context
Don’t expect awesome results without laying the foundations. Rebecca Newmarch, founder of Newmarch PR, explains the needs of potential clients to ChatGPT before prompting it further. “Taking the time up front to share context about your role, the client’s business, your objectives, required outputs and format results in quicker, more accurate and resourceful responses,” she explains.
“I am [your role]. I am writing a proposal for a prospective new client and want to conduct research and analysis. The client is [company name]. They are 10 ChatGPT Prompts Successful Entrepreneurs Actually Use. This is their website https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2025/02/04/10-chatgpt-prompts-entrepreneurs-actually-use/.”
Then add your request to the prompt, for example: “List twelve key competitors in [market/region]
. For each competitor, include their description, size, CEO name, USP, media coverage and customer feedback. Please format in a table.”
Find growth opportunities
Your business should be growing, never stagnating. Nic Bryant from Lunch Co. generates fresh marketing ideas monthly. “Using ChatGPT helps give me fresh eyes on a project that I’ve been sitting with for a long time,” she says. “It helps me draw lines between seemingly unrelated things and tap into new markets.”
“Give me 5 off-the-wall reasons that [demographic group/person] would care about [topic/product/service] and explain how it aligns with their values and the unique problems they are trying to solve.”
Create engaging video content
Not everyone wants to read your work. Some people want to see you explain it. Charlie Day, founder of Charlie Day Sales, uses ChatGPT weekly to turn his expertise into short-form video content. “At first I was cautious about how AI could help my business, but leveraging AI has helped me significantly reduce the time and resources to create video scripts,” he explains. “My community loves when I use analogies in my teachings.”
“Write out a video script that teaches business owners about [your topic]. Use an analogy to compare my topic to something people can relate to and make it sound conversational and engaging. The script should make a video around 30-40 seconds in length.”
Name your products with confidence
You’ve made the product, now get help to package it up. Coach and podcast host Amanda McKinney relies on ChatGPT for ideating the names of products and episodes. “Coming up with a name is often difficult,” she says. “Even if you don’t use the titles or names exactly, it’s a great starting point especially if you’re feeling stuck.”
“I need a title for a [podcast episode/product] about [insert topic] using the keyword [insert keyword]. The target audience is [specify, e.g. entrepreneurs]. Make it [include specific parameters and constraints].”
Make writing concise
Editing is selfless. Your words become easier for your reader to comprehend. Greg Findley from Mantra improves his communication skills with AI. “AI has helped me become more aware of filler words and being clear of my intended meaning,” he says. “Using AI as a learning tool has been valuable.”
“Without changing the structure or meaning, give me three ways to make this text more concise. [paste text]”
Create social media content
If you’ve written an article, your work is done. Use that to create more work with the same message. Samantha Jayne, founder of Samantha Jayne Ltd, turns blog posts into social content. “This speeds up your productivity hugely, freeing you time to get on with the creative stuff,” she says.
“Write me 5 Twitter posts from this blog to post on Twitter. They should [define parameters of posts e.g. be short, sharp and compelling lines, fewer than 280 characters (including spaces) each, that communicate the main point in a different way.] Then create social media posts from my blog for other platforms.”
Extract podcast highlights
Repurposing content is a cheat code for marketing. Rax Suen, founder of NomadsUnveiled, creates social snippets from podcast episodes. “You can use other AI tools like otter.ai to get auto transcription from audio files,” he advises. “You can verify if the AI understood the conversation correctly.”
“Go through this podcast transcript between the host and [guest name]. Extract key takeaways, quotes and learnings for an audience interested in [topic]. Compile into a list with heading and short paragraphs for social media carousel posts using a first person writing style.”
Find perfect visuals
Brighten your presentations without trawling the internet. Ben McAdam from Profits Collective uses ChatGPT to find images for presentations. “Saves me hours of time getting lost down the rabbit hole of image sites,” he says. “I just describe the image I want and get a great one quickly.”
“Give me five options for descriptions of fitting visual images to represent [outline concept]. After I specify which I want to move forward with, create the image [specify details e.g. in landscape format, using hex colour #6626e9, etc].”
Edit business communications
Charisma wins. But being charismatic in written communications can be tricky. Vladimir Polo, founder of AcademyOcean, improves his business writing daily. “I find ChatGPT less useful in my area of expertise, but it’s good for helping when I don’t know about something,” he notes.
“Act as a business correspondence editor with impeccable English and a high EQ. Your task is to review and edit this business email for grammar, punctuation, and overall clarity, making it communicate charisma and confidence. Do not change the meaning of the email. [Paste email]”
ChatGPT prompts you can use today
These entrepreneurs go beyond experimenting with ChatGPT; they rely on it daily for real business tasks. Each prompt has been tested and refined through regular use, delivering consistent results. Naming products, editing your communications, finding images for presentations and more. Keep these prompts to hand for when you need them most.
For best results, start with the prompt that addresses your biggest challenge. Adapt it to your needs and keep refining until it works perfectly on repeat. Your most productive business days are ahead.
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