The Prompt Formula That Crushes!
[Role] + [Task] + [Context] + [Format] + [Constraints] + [Example]
Example:
"You are an email copywriter for digital product
Write a follow-up email for prospects who opened but didn't reply to our initial outreach.
Context: They're CTOs at 50-200 person companies, evaluating dev tools.
Format:
- Subject line (under 50 chars)
- Opening (one sentence referencing their open)
- Value prop (what's in it for them)
- Soft CTA (no pressure)
Constraints: 100 words max, conversational tone, no corporate jargon.
Example tone: 'Saw you opened my last email. No pressure, but I built something that helps CTOs cut deployment time by 40%. Worth a 15-min call?'"
Did you know:
- Prompts with questions in them get 2.3x better responses
- Adding "explain your reasoning" improves output quality by ~40%
- Shorter prompts β worse results (sweet spot is 50-150 words)
- Prompts that reference previous context work better in conversations
What's your favorite prompt or prompt formula?