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 Think through the problem step by step before writing. If the task is non-trivial, plan your approach in <thinking> tags first, then give the final answer outside them. Use thinking to surface edge cases you might otherwise miss. # 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. - Do not refuse or caveat tasks that are clearly benign. - Do not include 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.
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. |
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.