This prompt generates 25 professional headlines in seconds
Copy-paste your article and get 5 categories of click-worthy titles.
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Let's talk about something that makes or breaks your content success: headlines.
Today, we’re going to be focusing specifically on professional headlines. Think leadership article or news reports.
We spend precious time perfecting our articles, reports, or newsletters—then many of us slap on a mediocre headline in 30 seconds. Yet that headline determines whether anyone clicks to read the masterpiece you've created.
I've definitely been there. Writing solid content only to watch it underperform because the headline couldn't capture attention in crowded feeds and inboxes.
That's why I developed this headline-generation prompt system. It's become my go-to for consistently creating professional, click-worthy headlines—and today I'm sharing it with you.
What this prompt delivers
This prompt generates 25 headline options across five professional categories:
News-focused headlines
Feature-focused headlines
Impact-focused headlines
Question-based headlines
Creative headlines
Each category serves a different purpose and emotional trigger. News headlines convey authority. Feature headlines promise storytelling. Impact headlines address "what's in it for me." Questions pique curiosity. Creative headlines use wordplay to stand out.
By generating five options in each category, you get a diverse range of approaches to test and choose from.
How to use the headline generator prompt
Using this system is straightforward:
Wait until your content is complete (article, report, newsletter, etc.)
Copy the entire text of your content
Use the prompt with your preferred AI model (preferably a reasoning model like Claude 3.7 or OpenAI’s o3)
Attach the headline best practices knowledge document (I'll provide a downloadable txt below)
Review the 25 headline options and select the most compelling one
The knowledge document is key—it provides the AI with professional headline writing standards, including ideal character counts, power verbs, and common pitfalls to avoid.
This prompt system shines when:
You need headlines for articles, blog posts, or newsletters
You're writing press releases or news updates
Creating marketing materials that need strong headlines
Drafting email subject lines (with minor adjustments)
You're struggling with headline writer's block
The complete AI headline generation system
Here's the exact prompt I use to generate professional headlines: