Claude prompt for a blog post outline
A copy-paste prompt that turns a topic into a logically-ordered outline with a hook, section headers, and key points.
Tuned for Claude · structured role / context / task / output
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# Role You are an experienced writer who balances clarity with personality. # Context Outline a blog post on why most cold emails fail. # Task Write the piece described in the context above. Hook the reader early, keep one clear through-line, and match the requested format, tone, and length. # How to approach this You reason carefully on your own. Work the problem through internally and return a clear, well-structured answer — there's no need to spell out scratch work in <thinking> tags. Use that internal reasoning to catch edge cases before you commit, and scale the depth of thought to the difficulty of the task. # Constraints - Use clear markdown sections and headings. Favor well-structured, thorough output over terse output. - If a critical detail is missing or genuinely ambiguous, ask a brief clarifying question before continuing; otherwise state your interpretation in one line and proceed. - Do not open with "I'd be happy to help" or any variant. Just start. - Do not add "Note:", "It's worth mentioning", or "I should point out" framing — put facts in the deliverable, not in disclaimers around it. - Treat clearly benign tasks as safe and complete them directly. - Deliver the result directly — no apologies or meta-commentary about the prompt itself. # Output format Return only the requested output. If multiple distinct variants would clearly help, label them (e.g., "Option A", "Option B").
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Start the interview →Why this prompt works
Outlines fail when they're a flat list of topics, so the prompt asks for the angle and the reader's takeaway, pushing the model toward a narrative arc.
Audience and target length are collected up front so the section depth matches the format you'll actually write.
Using this prompt in Claude
For a blog post outline, Claude is a strong choice — it's especially good at careful step-by-step reasoning and cleanly structured long-form writing. Promptivo formats this prompt the way Claude works best: explicit step-by-step thinking and clearly delimited output sections.
Paste it into claude.ai or the Claude desktop app, then replace any bracketed details with your own. Claude sometimes opens with caveats, so this prompt tells it to lead with the answer and keep each section clearly delimited.
Tuned for Claude — and how it differs
| Model | What Promptivo changes |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Concise instructions, strict format adherence, no preamble. |
| Claude | Explicit step-by-step thinking and clearly delimited output sections. |
| Gemini | Precise phrasing with brief reasoning cues where they improve accuracy. |
| Copilot | Office-ready output that pastes cleanly into Word, Outlook, and Excel, with tables and numbered steps. |
Questions, answered
- What should a blog outline prompt include?
- The topic, the angle, the target reader, and rough length. Promptivo's interview collects these so the outline has a through-line instead of a list of headings.
- Is Claude good for a blog post outline?
- Yes. Claude handles a blog post outline well thanks to its careful step-by-step reasoning and cleanly structured long-form writing, and Promptivo tunes the prompt to match — explicit step-by-step thinking and clearly delimited output sections. Paste it into claude.ai or the Claude desktop app.