5 ChatGPT prompts to find business ideas clients will actually pay for
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The wrong way to find a business idea is to package up what you know you can do. To double down on your strengths and create products, lead magnets and sales pages without validating them first. The right way is to find a dream client, and figure out what they want to buy. Then build that. That’s how you make millions.
Stop staying broke and start flipping the script on what you think makes a million dollar business idea, for a new or existing business. Rework your brain to start with your dream client.
Why? Because your skills don’t matter if they’re not commercially viable. Your content, products and pricing should reflect what people already want to pay for. You need a hungry crowd and ChatGPT can help. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through.
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Identify the pain that keeps your clients awake
Your dream client is already suffering. They’re lying awake at night, scrolling their phone, looking for the answer to their problem. But you’re too busy talking up your credentials and latest “life-changing” offer to notice. Identify 10 things your ideal client is genuinely sick of and would pay to solve. Get specific about their daily frustrations. Stop guessing what they need and start knowing what keeps them desperate for a solution. Then package it for sale.
“Based on what you know about my business expertise and the problems I’ve discussed, help me identify the top 10 pain points my ideal client experiences. For each pain point, ask me to rate how urgent it feels to them on a scale of 1-10. Then help me identify which 3 pains are most likely to make someone pull out their credit card immediately. Ask for more detail if required.”
Name the belief that’s keeping them stuck
Everyone has a story they tell themselves about why they can’t have what they want. Your ideal client believes something that keeps them trapped. Maybe they think success requires credentials they don’t have. Maybe they believe their industry is different. Write the story they’re telling themselves. Then flip it completely. Show them why their limiting belief is the only thing standing between them and the transformation they crave. Once you crack their belief system, the idea becomes obvious and the sale becomes inevitable.
“Help me uncover the core limiting belief my target audience holds. Based on our previous discussion about their pain points, what story are they telling themselves about why they can’t solve this problem? Create 5 different versions of this limiting belief, from surface-level to deep-rooted. Then for each one, write a powerful reframe that would make them see their situation differently.”
Write the tweet that would grab instant attention
If you can’t make someone stop scrolling in 280 characters, your business idea needs work. Your value proposition should be so clear that people click without thinking. Test your business idea in the space of a tweet. Focus on the transformation, not the process. Make it about them, not you. If no one responds to your tweet, your angle is wrong. Try again with a different hook. Keep testing until strangers start asking how to buy.
“Based on what we’ve discovered about my ideal client’s pain points and limiting beliefs, write 10 different tweets that would make them stop scrolling immediately. Each tweet should promise a specific transformation or solution. Make them direct, punchy, and focused on the outcome they desperately want. After each tweet, note which psychological trigger it uses.”
Explain what you do without using your job title
Nobody cares that you’re a coach, consultant, or strategist. They care about getting their problem solved. Say what problem you solve and who pays for that solution. Make it so simple your grandma would understand. No industry jargon or corporate speak. Focus on the gap between where your client is now and where they want to be. Your explanation should make potential clients think “That’s exactly what I need.”
“Help me create 5 different ways to explain what I do without using any job titles or industry jargon. Based on the pain points and solutions we’ve identified, each explanation should follow this format: ‘I help [specific person] who struggles with [specific problem] to [specific outcome] so they can [ultimate transformation].’ Make each version progressively more specific and compelling.”
List what your best customers said after working with you
Your best customers already told you what transformation you deliver. You just weren’t listening. Dig through your testimonials, messages, and feedback. Find the exact words they used to describe their results. This is your real offer. Package that outcome and make it easy to buy. Stop inventing new services and start selling the transformation you already deliver. The evidence is right there in their words.
“Based on what you know about my work and expertise, help me identify the 5 most powerful outcomes my clients likely experience. For each outcome, write a sample testimonial quote that captures the emotional transformation, not just the logical result. Focus on specific before-and-after scenarios that would resonate with someone experiencing the same struggle. Make them feel real and relatable.”
Turn your expertise into the business idea that sells
You’re already sitting on a profitable business. You’ve just been selling it wrong. Stop wasting your energy and start selling what people actually want to buy. Find the pain that keeps them up at night, crack the belief system holding them back, and test your angle in 280 characters. Explain your value without hiding behind titles and let your results speak louder than your promises. Your profitable business idea is closer than you think.
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