Endless Blog Ideas: Discover the Power of ChatGPT

I’m in the same boat as all the rest of you. I’m constantly having to come up with new article topics for my blog that are engaging and have actual search volume and low competition. That’s why using ChatGPT it’s so exciting. ChatGPT can not only act as a sounding board for me but it can act like two or three sounding boards at the same time. You’ll see what I mean soon read on.

ChatGPT can be used to brainstorm blog article topics by creating a prompt around the topic, specific niches, interests, or themes. Additional user input then allows the prompt to be refined sorting topic choices down to a handful of article topics.

Getting Started with ChatGPT for Brainstorming
- Setting the Persona for ChatGPT
- Communicating the Purpose and Audience for the Blog
Brainstorming Session #1
- Focusing on Questions People Ask
- Brainstorming Different Aspects
Having ChatGPT Talk To Itself For Brainstorming
Brainstorming #2
Integrating ChatGPT in Content Creation Workflow
Exploring Other AI Tools for Content Creators
- Brief Overview of Other AI Tools and Resources
Conclusion

My new process now for creating blog post ideas that will resonate with my audience is to brainstorm with ChatGPT. I have a couple of different ways to do that, one is simply a back and forth with ChatGPT until I narrow it down to a few article topics that I’m going to be analyzing for validation.

Validating in this case simply means making sure the topic has search volume and is not so competitive that I will never end up at the top of Google.

The second way that I have for creating blog post ideas is to have ChatGPT brainstorm with itself acting as different types of experts with my input along the way. This is a super fun method really! It allows me to get multiple perspectives into what’s interesting in my subject. So let’s take a look at how it works.

Getting Started with ChatGPT for Brainstorming

Although finding new topics to write articles around is not terribly hard, finding topics that have search volume and are not overly competitive can be. So ChatGPT allows me to streamline that process which for me is fantastic.

So I’m going to go through the steps that I used for a simple brainstorming session. I’ll lay out the prompts that I’m using and I’ll explain what I’m doing before I get there.

The very first thing that I do when I’m writing I prompt for ChatGPT is to set the persona. What I mean by that is that I want ChatGPT to act like an expert in a certain field. It’s easier to get it to do that if it actually uses only part of its database of information.

By setting a persona I’m limiting how ChatGPT can respond but responses are deeper and more focused on systematic thinking about a particular subject. I wrote an article about that if you want to read it here.

The second important thing that I’ll be communicating through my prompt to ChatGPT is the purpose of the blog and its audience.

ChatGPT will then create its own questions and ask me information that it needs to help me figure out new blog topics.

Finally, to get ChatGPT to narrow down the possibilities for new articles, I’ll ask it to come up with 10 different titles for possible new blog article topics.

After that, I’ll take the blog topics that it suggests and validate the topic for search volume and SEO difficulty. Then we’ll go ahead and save the topics that look promising in a spreadsheet.

Step 1

Setting the Persona for ChatGPT

So the way that I set the persona for a ChatGPT is to make it an expert about the topic that my blog is about. In the case of my current blog that I’m writing, I would make it an expert on ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, or perhaps prompt engineering. It all depends on what my goal is for this brainstorming session.

At the moment I am primarily running about ChatGPT so I’m going to make my expert an AI and ChatGPT expert.

Step 2

Finally, I’m going to communicate in my brainstorming back and forth what the purpose is of my blog. That helps set the tone for everything else that ChatGPT may come up with.

Communicating the Purpose and Audience for the Blog

Communicate the purpose of the blog I usually have a conversation with ChatGPT sharing some details of my blog’s niche and the tone that I like to achieve.

After I put in the brainstorming back and forth you’ll see how that part goes.

Step 3

This is the easy step. I simply ask ChatGPT to take and suggest 10 article titles based on the sub-niche that we’ve identified.

Step 4

We’re going to use a simple process to validate that the blog topic has at least some search volume using Google Trends.

Step 5

If Google Trends indicates that there’s some search volume we’ll go over to Google.com put in a search for a related keyword and see how competitive it is. And some more information about what’s already out there. Some of this is more an art than a science but it’s not that hard to learn.

If you don’t want to validate this way you can buy tools like a Ahrefs or MOZ. The main problem with them is that they don’t have accurate search volume numbers for small topics or keyword groups. They’re also really expensive.

.Their keyword difficulty measurement KD is usually pretty good, but for a small blog you’re going at the least competitive things possible anyway and they’re pretty easy to pick out.

Subtle hint: don’t go up against the New York Times

So let’s put everything together and get started.

Brainstorming Session #1

Acting as a friendly and enthusiastic ChatGPT and AI expert your goal is to help Chris find new topics for a Blog about ChatGPT.

Of course! I’d be happy to help Chris find new topics for a blog about ChatGPT. Here are some ideas:

The history and development of ChatGPT: You could write about the origins of the technology behind ChatGPT, how it has evolved over time, and what major breakthroughs have occurred in the field of natural language processing that have made it possible.

Understanding how ChatGPT works: Many people might be interested in learning how ChatGPT actually works, from the algorithms it uses to the data it processes.

Comparing ChatGPT to other chatbots: ChatGPT is not the only chatbot out there, so you could write about how it compares to other popular chatbots, such as Siri or Alexa.

ChatGPT and ethical considerations: As an AI technology, ChatGPT raises important ethical questions about privacy, bias, and the role of AI in society. You could explore these issues and discuss how they might be addressed.

Use cases for ChatGPT: While ChatGPT is primarily known as a chatbot, there are many other potential use cases for the technology. You could write about how ChatGPT could be used in fields such as customer service, healthcare, or education.

Training and fine-tuning ChatGPT: ChatGPT is a machine learning model that can be trained and fine-tuned to improve its performance. You could discuss different techniques for training ChatGPT and how these techniques impact its effectiveness.

Future of ChatGPT: Finally, you could write about where ChatGPT is headed in the future, including potential improvements to the technology, new applications, and what role it might play in our lives.

What are 10 popular use cases?

Sure, here are 10 popular use cases for ChatGPT:

Customer service: ChatGPT can be used to provide 24/7 customer support and answer frequently asked questions.

Language translation: ChatGPT can be used to translate messages from one language to another in real-time.

Mental health counseling: ChatGPT can be used to provide mental health counseling services and support to those who may not have access to traditional therapy.

Personalized recommendations: ChatGPT can be used to provide personalized recommendations based on a user’s preferences and past behavior.

Content creation: ChatGPT can be used to generate content such as blog posts, news articles, and product descriptions.

Education: ChatGPT can be used to create educational content, answer student questions, and provide personalized learning experiences.

Recruitment: ChatGPT can be used to automate the recruitment process by answering candidate questions, screening resumes, and scheduling interviews.

Sales and marketing: ChatGPT can be used to generate leads, qualify prospects, and provide product information.

Personal assistant: ChatGPT can be used as a virtual personal assistant to schedule appointments, set reminders, and perform other tasks.

Chatbot games: ChatGPT can be used to create interactive chatbot games where users can play and interact with the bot.

So what would 10 popular article titles be for Chatbot Games?

Sure, here are 10 possible article titles for Chatbot Games:

“The Rise of Chatbot Games: How ChatGPT is Changing the Gaming Landscape”

“10 Must-Play Chatbot Games That Will Keep You Entertained for Hours”

“How Chatbot Games are Revolutionizing the Way We Play”

“Beyond Text-Based Gaming: The Future of Chatbot Games”

“The Best Chatbot Games for Different Age Groups and Interests”

“Chatbot Games: A New Avenue for Social Interaction and Connection”

“The Benefits of Playing Chatbot Games: From Stress Relief to Cognitive Development”

“Exploring the Different Genres of Chatbot Games and What Makes Them So Engaging”

“Chatbot Games and Education: A Powerful Tool for Learning and Engagement”

“The Psychology of Chatbot Games: Why We Love to Play and Interact with Chatbots”

What are some popular long tail keywords associated with chatbot games?

Here are some popular long tail keywords associated with chatbot games:

“Text-based adventure games”

“Interactive chatbot games”

“Chatbot RPG games”

“Virtual chatbot games”

“AI chatbot games”

“Chatbot puzzle games”

“Chatbot trivia games”

“Educational chatbot games”

“Chatbot simulation games”

“Multiplayer chatbot games”

“Choose-your-own-adventure chatbot games”

“Chatbot dating games”

“Realistic chatbot games”

“Chatbot mystery games”

“Science fiction chatbot games”

“Chatbot escape room games”

“Chatbot text-based RPGs”

“Role-playing chatbot games”

“Fantasy chatbot games”

“AI-powered chatbot games”

What are some popular questions associated with chatbot games?

Here are some popular questions associated with chatbot games:

What are chatbot games and how do they work?

What are some popular chatbot games to play?

How do you design a chatbot game?

Can chatbot games be used for educational purposes?

How do chatbot games compare to traditional video games?

What makes chatbot games so engaging and addictive?

Are chatbot games a viable business model for game developers?

Can chatbot games be used to train and develop AI?

What are some limitations of chatbot games?

How do chatbot games impact social interaction and connection?

Focusing on Questions People Ask

Now I haven’t ever written anything about chatbot games. In fact, I’ve never played a chatbot game that I’m aware of. That doesn’t mean that I can’t go after writing about chatbot games I just need to know a little bit more about them.

The most important question that I need to answer first is whether there is anybody searching for this information.

Is this something that people ask about?

To find that out I’m going to use Google Trends. Google Trends is a free service. You can use Google Trends to have idea keywords are trending and the fact that Google is tracking them at all.

Google Trends has several boxes on its dashboard. When all the boxes are full it means that a search is really large. When only the main big box is showing a graph then the search is relatively small. I don’t mind small searches as long as it appears that the search volume is steady or going up.

I use a tool called the Glimpse which is a plug-in for Chrome to help me to see what the long-term trends are. Glimpse claims that it can also tell what the search volume is. The truth is as far as I know nobody can except Google and they don’t give that information out.

But here’s our rule of thumb: a search term it’s probably worth paying attention to.

Anything that Google is not tracking is probably pretty small and we have no idea how big it is. That means at least for the time being we’re going to leave it alone if we can find something that has proven traffic and it’s not competitive.

One of the best ways to engage readers in your blog posts is by answering questions they have about a topic. I like to start by thinking about the questions I often see people asking about using ChatGPT, and then I use ChatGPT itself to help me come up with even more related questions. This helps me ensure that my content is relevant and valuable to my audience.

So let’s look at some data from Google Trends about chatbot games using the Glimpse Chrome plugin.

So, the main box for the search has data so Google is tracking it = It has search volume

The search volume increased 22% in the last year.

chatbot games = “the main keyword” for this sub-niche is not huge but some of the other boxes do have data in them. That means that there are probably some other smaller long-tail keywords that have search volume as well.

Now my main focus is one chatbot in particular, chatgpt so lets look a little closer at it.

Well, that one shooting up like a firecracker. That looks like a good term as long as it’s not too competitive. So let’s go take a look at Google.

The number one position on Google was taken by a Blog that’s not specific to ChatGPT but promotes crypto and a bunch of NFTs. The next couple of entries are Mega blogs like Medium. In other words, they are competitors that we can probably beat.

Brainstorming Different Aspects

Given the information that we’ve figured out now by looking at Google Trends, we can go back and try some other searches for more long-tail terms in the trends data.

chatgpt adventure game – has trends data and low competition

chatgpt game of life – has trends data and low competition

chatgpt chess – has trends data and low competition

So I found a lot of different topics about games and ChatGPT. Some of the games were playing with ChatGPT, some of them were making games using ChatGPT, and some were using things like games to educate people with ChatGPT.

I found lots of topics that have Trends data. I definitely can ride a whole section a blog just about ChatGPT and games.

So in terms of a brainstorming session that was extremely effective, there’s more work to be done of course but we just identified a huge pool of topics for me to draw from.

So what’s next?

Having ChatGPT Talk To Itself For Brainstorming

So you might remember at the beginning of this article I mentioned that there were two ways that we could use brainstorming. The second way to use brainstorming is to have ChatGPT talk to itself with me interrupting only when needed. This is going to be fun so hang on.

Brainstorming #2

Hi, ChatGPT I am going to ask you to split yourself into 3 different experts to have a brainstorming session.

The goal of the brainstorming session is to develop topics for articles for a blog about ChatGPT.

Expert #1: Your name is Able you are an expert on ChatGPT and its use cases.

Expert #2: Your name is Beth and you are an expert on prompt engineering for chatGPT

Expert #3: Your name is Charles and you are an expert at writing Blog posts. You can predict popular topics to write about and find ones that are low competition.

I am the Blog Owner and my name is Chris. If you need to ask me any questions please ask away.

Able please start the brainstorming session and then allow Charles and Beth to speak.

Charles, you will be leading the discussion, please try to draw the experts’ thoughts together into a consensus as to what the best 2-3 topics to write about.

Able: Hello everyone, it’s great to be here for this brainstorming session. Let’s kick things off by discussing some of the possible use cases for ChatGPT. I think it would be interesting to explore how ChatGPT is being used in areas like customer support, content generation, and language learning. There’s a lot of potential in these areas, and I believe they can provide valuable insights for our readers.

Beth: Hi all! I think focusing on prompt engineering for ChatGPT would be an engaging topic as well. We can delve into the best practices for crafting prompts and how to optimize them for better results. This would help readers understand the technical side of using ChatGPT and make the most of it.

Charles: Hello everyone! I’m excited to work with you on this. From what Able and Beth have mentioned, I see potential in writing about the following topics:

“Exploring ChatGPT Use Cases: Customer Support, Content Generation, and Language Learning”
“Mastering Prompt Engineering: How to Optimize Your ChatGPT Experience”
These topics seem to cover both the practical applications of ChatGPT as well as the technical aspect of prompt engineering. To ensure that we’re choosing low competition yet popular topics, I’ll take a moment to analyze the existing content landscape.

After a brief analysis, it seems that these two topics have relatively low competition but are still popular among readers. Are there any other topics you’d like to suggest, or are we happy with these options?

Both of those articles sound great but they are pillar content of 5k words or more. It makes sense to write several smaller articles related to them both for my education and topical authority. What do you all think?

Able: I completely agree, Chris. Smaller, focused articles can provide more in-depth information and contribute to the overall topical authority. For the use cases, we could create separate articles diving deeper into each application:

“ChatGPT in Customer Support: Revolutionizing Customer Experiences”
“Content Generation with ChatGPT: Unleashing Your Creativity”
“Language Learning Enhanced: How ChatGPT Supports Multilingual Education”
Beth: That’s a great idea, Chris. We can do the same for prompt engineering, breaking it down into smaller, more focused articles that provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject:

“Prompt Engineering 101: Understanding the Basics of ChatGPT Prompts”
“Advanced Prompt Engineering: Tips and Tricks for More Accurate ChatGPT Responses”
“Fine-Tuning ChatGPT: Using Reinforcement Learning for Better Results”
Charles: I think that’s a fantastic approach, Chris. These smaller articles will not only cover the topics in more depth but also make it easier for readers to consume and understand. Based on Able and Beth’s suggestions, we now have a total of six smaller articles related to the two main pillar contents:

Those sound good, I may need to create a few more articles though. Can you suggest a total of 20 titles around these subjects?

Charles: Absolutely, Chris! Here’s an extended list of article titles covering various aspects of ChatGPT use cases and prompt engineering:

“ChatGPT in Customer Support: Revolutionizing Customer Experiences”
“Content Generation with ChatGPT: Unleashing Your Creativity”
“Language Learning Enhanced: How ChatGPT Supports Multilingual Education”
“Prompt Engineering 101: Understanding the Basics of ChatGPT Prompts”
“Advanced Prompt Engineering: Tips and Tricks for More Accurate ChatGPT Responses”
“Fine-Tuning ChatGPT: Using Reinforcement Learning for Better Results”
“Ethical Considerations for ChatGPT Deployment: Privacy, Bias, and Accountability”
“Overcoming Writer’s Block with ChatGPT: A Comprehensive Guide”
“How ChatGPT is Transforming Social Media Management”
“The Role of ChatGPT in Personalizing E-commerce Experiences”
“Automating FAQ and Knowledge Base Creation with ChatGPT”
“Optimizing ChatGPT for Sentiment Analysis in Market Research”
“Creating Engaging Email Campaigns with ChatGPT”
“The Impact of ChatGPT on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategies”
“Developing ChatGPT-Powered Virtual Assistants: A Step-by-Step Guide”
“Harnessing ChatGPT for Translation and Localization Services”
“ChatGPT for Developers: Integrating the API into Your Applications”
“Improving ChatGPT’s Output Quality: Tips for Better Context Retention”
“The Future of ChatGPT: What to Expect in the Next Generation of AI Language Models”
“Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of ChatGPT Implementation”
This expanded list should give you a solid content plan, covering a wide range of topics related to ChatGPT use cases and prompt engineering. These articles will help you establish authority in the field and provide valuable information to your readers.

Thank you all and goodnight

Able: You’re welcome, Chris! We’re happy to have helped. If you have any more questions or need assistance in the future, don’t hesitate to ask. Goodnight!

Beth: Goodnight, Chris! We’re glad we could contribute to your blog planning. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any further guidance. Sleep well!

Charles: Thank you, Chris! We’re glad we could assist you with your brainstorming session. If you need any more help, feel free to ask anytime. Goodnight and take care!

I told you that would be wild it’s scary ChatGPT can definitely pass the Turing test.

The article subjects that it came up with are all relatively high traffic and don’t have a ton of competition yet. If I were going to write any of them at the moment though I definitely would do quite a bit more research on them.

So you saw a couple of different ways that you can do brainstorming using ChatGPT. You’ll notice that they both give you very different results although usable. Personally, I find the one-on-one interaction to be better for me but, the multi-expert brainstorming is also really helpful at times.

So give these two methods of brainstorming a try. I think that you’ll find that you have no problem finding topics to write about that are relatively low competition and have traffic.

Integrating ChatGPT in Content Creation Workflow

As a blogger one of the first things that I wrote was a set of tools to help me to do my blogging faster and easier using ChatGPT you can find those here.

The title for this article for instance was generated using a prompt that I created. ChatGPT created a title that had an element of clickbait but was truthful about the contents of this article. The title is also short and under the 60-character limit where it would be cut off in Google search.

By making a title that meets those criteria I’m a lot more likely to get clicks into this article. I also didn’t have to spend 15 minutes figuring out to title for this article and to me that’s great.

Another area where I used ChatGPT in this article was in the snippet which is the text that you saw at the top of the article that is in bold. That text has to explain an answer to the main question, “How can I brainstorm topics for my blog with ChatGPT?” it also has to meet several criteria, sounding like an encyclopedia and being under the 280-character limit.

ChatGPT does a pretty good job of writing the Snippets, they’re not perfect but all I have to do is edit them to get them to work not create them from scratch.

The outline for this blog was also created with an AI although most of the writing here was done by me using a voice-to-text AI.

Lastly, of course, all of the text in gray that you see from the conversations I’ve had with ChatGPT were written by ChatGPT

There are some other ways that I can use those tools that I mentioned. Some of them are good for promoting an article. Some of them are good for figuring out who the audience is for your article. Some of them are good for figuring out products to sell on your article. All those jobs take time and having an AI take care of them for you is a lifesaver.

Exploring Other AI Tools for Content Creators

ChatGPT is not the end all do all of everything of course. I fully expect that it will be around for a very long time and a market leader for at least the next few years. There are some specialized AI-driven programs though that are interesting and some that I probably will use if I’m not already.

Currently, though I am using only these.

A voice-to-text application so that I can speak and it types my articles.

Grammarly, which helps me with my grammar which needs help.

Stable diffusion which is a text-to-image AI.

Brief Overview of Other AI Tools and Resources

There is an explosion of course of other tools both of these sites write about them, Buffer and Synthesia. The article in particular from Synthesia contains tons of different video, music, writing. and other types of AI generative sites.

Conclusion

As a content creator I have to say that using ChatGPT to brainstorm and then using Google to validate the blog post ideas has been very fruitful. I do suggest that you give us a test and see what you find. That’s what I’ve given you against ahrefs or whatever other service that you use.

Be aware that for small search volume keywords and particularly that Moz, ahrefs, and all the rest of them are not good at predicting search volume. It has to do with the fact that these keywords are small and they just don’t have the data to predict with.

I hope you try some other tricks with ChatGPT to produce content, titles, reader avatars, and more. There is a lot that ChatGPT and other tools can make easier for bloggers we just need to learn it. Best Yet a lot of it’s free or close to it.

I generally hope that this post helped you and that you’re very successful in your blogging good night.