8 ChatGPT Prompts to Run Your Entire Social Media Strategy

Step 1: Define your brand and audience

Act as an expert social media strategist. I run [business name], a [type of business] in [city/country]. We sell/offer

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Help me define:

1. My ideal customer (age, interests, problems, where they spend time online)
2. My brand voice (3 words that describe how we should sound)
3. The 2–3 best social media platforms for my business, and why

Ask me any questions you need before answering.

Tip: the last line makes ChatGPT ask about your business first, so the strategy fits you instead of being generic.

Step 2: Create your content pillars

Based on my business and audience, create 4 content pillars for my social media. For each pillar, give:

• What it’s about
• Why my audience will care
• 5 specific post ideas
• The best format (Reel, carousel, single image, story)

Step 3: Build a 30-day content calendar

Create an interactive 30-day social media content calendar for me, using my 4 content pillars. Post 5 days a week. For each day, show: the platform, the pillar, the post idea, the format, and the best time to post. Make it something I can click through.

Tip: if you get a plain table, reply with “Turn this into an interactive tool.” Treat the suggested posting times as a starting point, and adjust them based on your own analytics.

Step 4: Write captions for every platform

Write captions for this post idea: [paste one post idea from the calendar].

Write 3 versions:

1. Instagram (with emojis, line breaks, a question at the end, max 150 words)
2. Facebook (conversational, short, ends with a question)
3. LinkedIn (professional, starts with a strong first line, short story format)

Use my brand voice: [your 3 words].

Step 5: Script your Reels and Shorts

Write a 30-second Reel script for this idea: [post idea].
Include:

• A hook for the first 3 seconds that stops scrolling
• The main content (simple, fast-paced)
• On-screen text for each part
• A call to action at the end
  Also give me 3 alternative hooks I can test.

Step 6: Find the right hashtags

Suggest hashtags for this post: [post idea], for a [type of business] in [city/country]. Give me a mix of:

• 3 broad hashtags
• 3 niche hashtags
• 2 local hashtags
  Explain why each one fits.

Tip: ChatGPT can’t see live hashtag data, so search a few on Instagram yourself to check they’re active and relevant.

Step 7: Turn 1 post into 5 pieces of content

Take this post idea: [post idea]. Turn it into 5 different pieces of content:

1. An Instagram carousel (slide-by-slide text)
2. A Reel script
3. A Facebook post
4. A LinkedIn post
5. 3 Instagram Story frames with a poll or question sticker idea

Step 8: Analyze your results and improve

Here are my social media results from the last 30 days:

[paste your post list with reach, likes, comments, shares, saves]

Analyze my results and tell me:

1. Which content pillars and formats performed best
2. Which performed worst
3. 3 specific changes I should make next month
4. An updated content plan for the next 2 weeks