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Hey rebel solopreneurs 🦸♀️🦸♂️
You have AI sitting there.
ChatGPT. Claude. Ready to write for you.
So you ask it to write a LinkedIn post. It gives you something. You publish it.
Three likes. Two from bots. Zero comments.
The post was grammatically perfect. Professional. BUT Completely forgettable.
Smart ones turn that same bland AI output into viral content in 8 minutes using 6 prompts.
⛳️ Why this works
Most creators treat AI like a magic content button. Ask for a post. Get generic output. Publish and pray.
But AI without direction? It's like handing a paintbrush to someone who's never seen a painting. They'll make something. It just won't be good.
Here's the thing...
Writing viral content is like cooking a great meal.
Most people throw random ingredients in a pot. AI does the same. It adds "professional," "innovative," "game-changing."
Sounds impressive. Tastes like cardboard.
But great chefs follow a recipe. First, you identify what flavor you're chasing. Then you layer in emotion. Then you add specificity. Then you remove the bland parts. Each step builds on the last.
The 6-prompt system works the same way.
Each prompt solves one specific problem. First prompt finds the emotional hook. Second turns it into content. Third applies proven viral patterns. Fourth removes fluff. Fifth pushes past obvious. Sixth polishes.
When you chain them together, AI doesn't just write. It creates content that makes people feel something.
Turns out, being systematic beats doing randomly every time. Bingo.
Let's see how Alex figured this out...
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Alex runs a productivity newsletter for solopreneurs.
But here's his problem.
Posts got published weekly. Content looked polished. Professional formatting. Clean structure.
Engagement? Dead.
10 likes per post. Maybe one comment from his mom. Zero new subscribers.
He'd spent 6 months using ChatGPT to "help" write social posts. Each one took 45 minutes.
Ask AI for a post. Get something generic. Rewrite it. Still boring. Publish anyway. Hope something sticks.
It never did.
His content sounded like every other AI-written post on LinkedIn. "Unlock your potential." "Maximize productivity." "Game-changing strategies."
Readers scrolled right past.
Then Alex found something. A framework from multi-million dollar content creators. Something called Paint the Villain.
Changed everything.
Alex decided to follow these steps:
Step 1: Paint the villain with his AI sidekick Step 2: Transform villains into emotional hooks automatically Step 3: Apply proven viral patterns to his hooks Step 4: Strip out fluff and add concrete specificity Step 5: Push past boring with the tequila test Step 6: Polish the final 10% before publishing
Step 1: Paint the villain
Alex opened ChatGPT/Claude (his AI sidekick).
He needed posts that made people stop scrolling. Not just posts that looked professional.
But wait.
Which emotion should he hit? What makes someone actually stop?
He had no clue.
Every post was a guess. "Maybe talk about time management?" Post it. Crickets. "Maybe productivity hacks?" Post it. Nothing.
Here's what they tried...
The paint the villain prompt
You are an AI that specializes in assisting Digital Writers. You are an expert in writing, copywriting, marketing, behavioral psychology, and entrepreneurship. You are specific and your output is specific.
Now, I am going to train you to find a "villain".
I will give you a [goal] and you will identify 10 "villains."
A "villain" is a situation.
- Evil things that happen in your industry
- Terrible scenarios that have happened to your target audience
We are going to do this in 2 steps.
Step 1: Identify the motivations people have for achieving [goal]. They can be positive or negative.
For example, if you want to start a side hustle, then your motivations might be:
- They want to leave their full-time job
- They want the freedom to control their income
- They don't feel safe in their current job
- They hate corporate life
- They never want to work a 9-5
Step 2: Pinpoint the potential negative consequences of taking zero action on the [goal]. Make it 10X worse.
For example: If you don't like your job, then the consequence is going the rest of your young and abled adult life spending 40+ hours a week doing something you hate - ouch.
And if you don't feel safe at your job, then the fear of getting laid off with 0 backup plan is frightening. You might lose your income, health insurance, be unable to pay your mortgage, and a host of other issues.
So, your villain would be:
- Dissatisfaction with 9-5 jobs
And the reasons it's a villain:
- lack of security
- poor management
- An unfulfilling and dreadful life
Bias toward short, concise sentences.
Alex pasted his reader's goal: "Build a successful newsletter"
His AI sidekick returned 10 villains:
Fear of staying stuck in corporate life forever
Spending months building something nobody reads
Posting content that gets ignored while competitors thrive
Wasting hours creating content with zero ROI
Never knowing if you're getting better or just spinning wheels
Watching your subscriber count stay flat month after month
Second-guessing every post because nothing seems to work
Burning out trying to be consistent with no results
Missing the narrow window to build authority in your niche
Giving up right before breakthrough because you can't see progress
Alex read through them. Each one hit different. Each one made them feel something.
But these weren't content yet. Just problems.
Step 1 done.
Step 2: Turn villains into emotional hooks
Alex had 10 villains. But he still didn't have posts.
He needed to transform these problems into hooks that grabbed attention.
Most creators would manually brainstorm. "How do I phrase this?" Type something. Delete it. Try again. 90 minutes gone.
Alex ran the next prompt instead.
Here's what he did...
The emotional hook prompt
Great, now turn the villains into a piece of content.
The (villain) is (strong negative word).
For example:
- Everyone sucks at LinkedIn when they start
- There are 7 types of creators that make $0 on LinkedIn
- "How to" content is the plague of LinkedIn
- The 9-5 being safe is some sick joke
The best hooks rile up emotion - period.
Write 3 pieces of content for each villain.
His AI sidekick generated 30 hook options. 15 seconds flat.
For the villain "spending months building something nobody reads":
Building a newsletter nobody reads is heartbreaking
6 months of writing. 47 subscribers. Zero opens. Brutal.
The loneliest feeling? Publishing content to complete silence
Alex scanned through all 30. Picked his favorite 5. Each one made him feel something.
Now he had hooks. But hooks aren't full posts.
Step 2 done.
Alex had emotional hooks. But they were just one-liners.
He needed full posts. Structure. Format. Flow.
Most creators would stare at the hook and try to expand it manually.
Write a few lines. Sounds off. Delete. Start over.
Another hour wasted.
Alex used a proven template instead.
Here's what he tried...
The proven template prompt
Now, for each hook in [Section 2 above]
I want you to turn it into a [mistakes/benefits/lessons] short-form post.
All sentences should be direct statements that end in a period. All sentences are 8 words maximum. The tone should be casual and conversational, and the language should be written at a 5th grade level. Bias toward short, concise sentences.
I want you to get specific with details. Instead of using words like 'good' and 'fast' define what they mean. Use nouns.
Short-form template for you to follow:
{Hook}
{Solution}
• {Benefit 1}
• {Benefit 2}
• {Benefit 3}
{Reason why}
His AI sidekick took each hook and expanded it into a full post structure.
Hook: "Building a newsletter nobody reads is heartbreaking"
became:
"Building a newsletter nobody reads is heartbreaking.
Here's what fixes it:
• Find your reader's actual pain points • Write content they can't ignore • Make every post solve one specific problem
When you know what they need, they show up."
Alex had 5 complete posts now. Each one followed a proven viral pattern.
But they still sounded generic.
Step 3 done.
Step 4: Make it specific (remove the fluff)
Alex looked at his posts. They followed good structure. They had emotional hooks.
But the language was vague.
"Find pain points." "Write content they can't ignore." "Make every post solve problems."
What does that even mean?
Generic language is AI's default. It sounds professional. It says nothing.
Alex needed specificity. Real examples. Concrete nouns.
Here's what he did...
The clarity prompt
One adjustment, I want you to get specific with details.
Instead of using words like 'good' and 'fast' define what they mean.
Use nouns and noun modifiers.
His AI sidekick rewrote the same post with specifics:
Before: "Find your reader's actual pain points" After: "Track which emails get 40%+ open rates and reverse engineer them"
Before: "Write content they can't ignore" After: "Start with a 3-sentence story that shows their exact struggle"
Before: "Make every post solve one specific problem" After: "Give them a copy-paste framework they can use in 5 minutes"
Alex read the revised version. Night and day difference.
Every vague phrase became concrete. Every adjective became a noun. Every "good" became "40%+ open rates."
But one problem remained. It still sounded obvious.
Step 4 done.
Step 5: Push past boring with the tequila test
Alex's posts were emotional. Structured. Specific.
But they were also predictable.
"Track email open rates." "Start with a story." "Give them a framework."
Every productivity creator says this. AI defaults to the most common advice on the internet.
Alex needed something different. Fresh. Unexpected.
That's where the Tequila Test comes in.
Here's what he tried...
The tequila test prompt
This is good, but it's obvious. I want you to push past the boring defaults.
Take the content above and make it fresh. Vibrant. Different.
What's a twist nobody expects? What's a counterintuitive angle?
Run the Tequila Test: Would this make someone say "Huh, I never thought of it that way"?
His AI sidekick rewrote the post with unexpected angles:
Before: "Track which emails get 40%+ open rates" After: "Your 12% open rate emails teach you more than your 40% ones - they show you exactly what to avoid"
Before: "Start with a 3-sentence story" After: "Skip the story. Lead with the exact problem in 8 words. Stories come after they're hooked"
Before: "Give them a copy-paste framework" After: "Frameworks are training wheels. Give them one decision that unlocks 10 other decisions"
Alex read it. This was different. This made him stop and think.
Not just "here's good advice." More like "wait, that's not what I expected."
Almost done.
Step 5 done.
Step 6: Polish the final 10%
Alex had his post. Emotional hook. Proven structure. Specific details. Fresh angle.
But it still needed his voice. His style. His personality.
AI can get you 90% there. The final 10% is human.
Alex read through the post.
Changed a few words to match how he actually talks. Added a personal example. Tweaked the closing line.
2 minutes of editing.
Done.
He published it.
67 likes in the first hour. 12 comments. 8 new subscribers.
Not from luck. From system.
Step 6 done.
🏆 Alex's results after 4 weeks
Before:
45 minutes per post writing generic AI content manually
Average 10 likes per post with zero meaningful engagement
Zero new subscribers from social posts
6 months of posting with flat growth
After:
8 minutes per post using the 6-prompt system
Average 65 likes per post with 10+ substantive comments
47 new subscribers in 4 weeks from social content alone
Systematic approach that works every time
His process now:
Run paint the villain prompt (30 seconds)
Generate emotional hooks automatically (15 seconds)
Apply proven template pattern (20 seconds)
Add specificity with clarity prompt (15 seconds)
Push past obvious with tequila test (20 seconds)
Polish final 10% with personal voice (2 minutes)
Total time: 8 minutes. Not 45 minutes.
His AI sidekick handles the 80% execution work in under 2 minutes. Bingo.
🧩 Your turn
Copy the 6 prompts above into your AI sidekick.
Start with prompt 1. Identify your reader's goal. Let your AI sidekick find the villains.
Then run prompts 2-6 sequentially. Each one builds on the last.
The system works for LinkedIn posts, X threads, newsletter intros, email subject lines - anywhere you need emotional, specific content that doesn't sound like everyone else.
Generation time: 2 minutes. Polish time: 2 minutes. Publishing time: 4 minutes total.
That's it, my fellow outliers!
Yours 'proving you don't need a team to build something big' Vijay peduru 🦸♂️