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The secret to getting AI to write high-quality copy is surprisingly simple?

Discover how to get better AI-written content by using example-based prompting. Learn this simple yet powerful technique to create more natural, professional writing with AI.

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Oct 22, 2024
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Many people encounter a common problem when using AI for writing:

You want AI to create content for you but have trouble describing exactly what kind of content you want.

There's actually a very simple and effective solution:

Provide AI with a sample text and ask it to write following the structure and style of that sample.

For example, say you want to write product copy but after thinking for a while, you can't quite articulate what you want. What should you do?

In this case, you can find a piece of copy written by someone else that you think is good.

Then, provide it to the AI.

And tell it: "Please write something similar by mimicking this copy's structure, style, and expression."

The key to this technique is that the sample provides a clear framework and language direction, so AI doesn't have to guess what you want.

It will try to replicate the structure, expression style, and even word choice based on your example.

Let's look at two examples.

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