5 AI Prompts I Use for Social Media, Pricing, Feedback & More
We're on part three of this series and I keep getting asked the same question: do I ever run out of new prompts to share? Honestly, no — because I keep finding new ways to use AI for things I never expected. The five in this post cover subjects I haven't touched yet: social media captions, pricing strategy, responding to negative feedback, planning a podcast episode, and writing SEO meta descriptions that actually sound human.
Some of these surprised me when I first tried them. The pricing one especially — I didn't think AI could help with something that felt so personal and business-specific. But the prompt I landed on changed how I approach pricing entirely. More on that below.
"Every time I think I've found all the useful prompts, I stumble into a new problem and realize there's a better way to ask for help with it."
Part 3 — 5 More Prompts I Use Every Week
The Social Media Caption That Stops the Scroll
📱 Social MediaWriting captions used to take me way longer than it should. I'd spend 20 minutes on something that got three likes, and then someone else would post something in two sentences that got hundreds of comments. The difference wasn't the content — it was the caption structure. Once I understood that, I built this prompt around it and my engagement went up noticeably within the first two weeks.
Write 4 social media captions for a post about [DESCRIBE YOUR POST OR IMAGE]. Platform: [Instagram / LinkedIn / X / Facebook] My audience: [WHO FOLLOWS ME] My tone: [HOW I NORMALLY WRITE — funny, serious, motivational, educational, etc.] Each caption must follow this structure: - Line 1: A single sentence hook that works WITHOUT seeing the image — a bold statement, a surprising fact, or a question - Middle: 2-4 short sentences that give value, tell a story, or make a point - End: One line that invites a response — a question, a challenge, or a "tag someone who..." Make each caption feel different in energy. One should be personal, one educational, one bold, one conversational. No hashtags — I'll add those myself.
Four captions with completely different energy but the same core message. The "works without seeing the image" instruction for the first line is the biggest upgrade — it forces a hook that grabs people in the feed before they even look at the photo. I almost always use the conversational version and it consistently gets the most comments.
Most captions fail because they describe the image instead of adding something to it. This prompt forces the AI to write a caption that has value on its own — which is exactly what makes people stop, read, and respond instead of just scrolling past.
The Pricing Strategy Thinking Prompt
💰 Business & PricingI used to set prices by gut feeling — which meant I was either undercharging because I was afraid of losing clients, or overcharging with no real logic behind it. A friend suggested I try using AI to pressure-test my pricing before announcing it. I was skeptical. Pricing felt too personal, too context-specific for an AI to be useful. Then I tried this prompt and it completely reframed how I think about what I charge.
I need help thinking through my pricing for [DESCRIBE YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE]. Here is my current situation: - What I'm selling: [DESCRIBE IT] - Who I'm selling to: [TARGET CUSTOMER] - What result or transformation I provide: [THE OUTCOME THEY GET] - My current price or the price I'm considering: [YOUR NUMBER] - My main competitor or alternative: [WHAT THEY DO INSTEAD IF NOT YOU] Now give me: 1. An honest assessment of whether my price is too low, too high, or about right — and the reasoning 2. The strongest argument FOR charging more than I currently am 3. The strongest argument AGAINST and what risk I should watch for 4. One pricing structure I haven't considered that might work better for this offer 5. The one sentence I should use to justify my price to a hesitant customer
A structured, honest breakdown that forces me to see my pricing from the outside in. The "strongest argument for charging more" section alone has made me raise my prices twice. And the one-sentence justification at the end is something I now actually use in conversations with clients — it's the clearest way to communicate value I've ever found.
Giving the AI both sides of the argument — for and against — stops it from just validating whatever number you already have in mind. That honest pushback is the whole point. You're not looking for reassurance, you're looking for the angle you haven't thought of yet.
The "Respond to Negative Feedback" Prompt
💬 Customer RelationsGetting a bad review or a harsh comment used to ruin my whole day. My first instinct was always to either fire back defensively or over-apologize in a way that sounded desperate. Neither was good. I started using this prompt to draft my response first — and then I'd edit it into my own words. What I noticed is that it almost always calmed me down and helped me respond like a professional instead of reacting like someone who just got personally attacked.
Help me respond to this negative feedback professionally and genuinely. The feedback I received: [PASTE THE COMMENT OR REVIEW] My situation: [BRIEF CONTEXT — what happened, your side of the story if relevant] My goal with this response: [Pick one — fix the relationship / address publicly to show others / just acknowledge and move on] Write 2 versions of a response: Version 1 — Short (3-4 sentences): acknowledge, take responsibility where fair, offer a path forward Version 2 — Detailed (6-8 sentences): same structure but with more context and a clearer resolution Rules: No defensiveness. No over-apologizing. No fake corporate language like "We apologize for any inconvenience." Sound like a real person who genuinely cares but also has standards.
Two responses that are calm, human, and professional — things I definitely am not when I first read a bad review. I almost always use the short version, edited slightly into my own words. Multiple people have told me my response to negative feedback was actually what made them trust me more, not less. That's the goal.
Banning "We apologize for any inconvenience" is not a small thing — it's the most common phrase in corporate damage control and it signals to everyone reading that you're not actually sorry, you're just doing PR. Removing it forces the AI to find words that sound like a real human actually means them.
The Podcast Episode Outline Prompt
🎙️ PodcastingI started a podcast earlier this year and the hardest part wasn't recording — it was showing up prepared without sounding overly scripted. I tried writing full scripts and they made me sound like I was reading. I tried going completely off the cuff and rambled for 40 minutes with no clear point. This prompt gave me the middle ground I was looking for: a structured outline with good questions that keeps the episode focused without killing the natural conversation.
Create a podcast episode outline for an episode about [TOPIC]. Episode format: [Solo / Interview / Co-host discussion] Target length: [15 / 30 / 45 / 60 minutes] My audience: [WHO LISTENS AND WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT] The main thing I want the listener to walk away with: [ONE CLEAR TAKEAWAY] Structure the outline like this: - Cold open (30 seconds): a hook — a story, stat, or provocative question to open with before the intro music - Intro (1 min): who this episode is for and what they'll get - Section 1 — The Problem or Context: 3 talking points with a question I can ask myself or my guest for each - Section 2 — The Insight or Main Point: 3 talking points with questions - Section 3 — Practical Takeaway: what can the listener actually do with this - Outro (1 min): summary + what's coming next + one CTA For each talking point give me one follow-up question that goes deeper if the conversation slows down.
A complete episode roadmap I can glance at while recording without breaking my flow. The cold open suggestion is always the best part — it gives me something concrete to open with instead of the awkward "hey guys welcome back to the podcast" that starts every mediocre episode. The follow-up questions have saved me multiple times when an interview went quiet.
Asking for a cold open separately from the intro is the detail that matters most. The cold open happens before you even introduce yourself — it's the moment that hooks someone who's never heard your podcast before. Most people skip this and wonder why new listeners don't stick around past the first two minutes.
The SEO Meta Description That Humans Actually Want to Click
🔍 SEO & SearchMeta descriptions are the two lines of text that show up under your page title in Google search results. Most people either skip them entirely or write something stuffed with keywords that nobody would ever want to click. I ignored mine for months. Then I noticed that fixing them made a visible difference in how many people actually clicked through to my site — even when my ranking hadn't changed. This prompt makes writing them take about two minutes instead of fifteen.
Write 5 meta descriptions for a webpage about [DESCRIBE THE PAGE AND ITS MAIN CONTENT]. Target keyword: [THE MAIN KEYWORD YOU WANT TO RANK FOR] The person searching this keyword wants: [WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR — information, a product, a solution, etc.] What makes my page better than the other results: [YOUR UNIQUE ANGLE OR VALUE] Rules for every meta description: - Must be between 140 and 155 characters exactly - Must include the target keyword naturally — not forced - Must make a clear promise about what the reader will get - Must sound like a person wrote it, not an SEO tool - No "In this article..." or "Learn everything about..." — get straight to the value After the 5 options, tell me which one you think will get the highest click-through rate and why.
Five meta descriptions all within the character limit, all with the keyword placed naturally, and a recommendation on which one to use. The recommendation with reasoning at the end is genuinely useful — it makes me think about click psychology, not just keyword placement. My average click-through rate from search went up after I started doing this consistently.
The 140-155 character range is exact for a reason — Google truncates anything longer and shorter ones waste the space you have. Asking the AI to explain which one it recommends and why turns it from a text generator into something closer to an SEO consultant. You learn from the reasoning, not just the output.
The Pattern I Keep Noticing Across All 15 Prompts
Now that we're three parts in and I've shared 15 prompts total, I can see a pattern in the ones that work best. Every single useful prompt does three things: it tells the AI who the audience is, it sets a clear constraint (character limit, word count, number of versions, or something it cannot do), and it asks for a reason or explanation alongside the output.
That last one — asking why — is something I added to most of my prompts after noticing how much more useful the output became when the AI had to justify its choices. When it has to explain the reasoning, it makes better decisions. Same as people, honestly.
Quick Reference — Part 3 Prompts
Which subject surprised you most — the pricing one or the negative feedback one? Those two get the strongest reaction when I share them. Let me know in the comments, and if there's a subject you want me to cover in part 4, drop it below.