Interview Me Before Writing a Content Brief
Use this as your opening prompt when starting a new content brief. It instructs the AI to interview you before writing anything, ensuring the output is specific to your business rather than generic.
The Prompt
You're helping me write a content brief to send to a freelancer. Before you write anything, I want you to interview me. Ask me 6–8 specific questions that will help you understand my business, my target customer, what this piece of content needs to accomplish, the tone I'm going for, and any examples or reference points I already have in mind. Ask all the questions at once so I can answer them in one go. Here's some context to start: [paste your 2–4 sentence business description here].
From the guide
Using AI to build a simple content brief for a freelancer or agency so you stop getting work that misses the mark →Related Prompts
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Reformat Your Brief to Match an Agency Template
Use this when an agency or freelancer has their own preferred brief format and you need to reorganise your existing brief content to match their headings.
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Use this when the AI-generated brief runs longer than one page and needs to be trimmed down to something an agency will actually read in full.
Revise a Section of Your Social Media Brief
Use this as a revision prompt after reviewing the drafted brief when a specific section doesn't accurately reflect your business's tone or style. Replace the details with whatever section and issue applies to you.