📬 The Promptologist Daily – Issue #5

Hey, you clever human —
Welcome back to The Promptologist Daily, where we take the “ugh” out of Etsy descriptions and replace it with pure, prompt-powered magic.

🧠 In today’s issue:

🛠 Prompts that write your Etsy listings like a seasoned seller who’s had their fourth cup of coffee
🎨 A visual prompt recipe for showing off your products like they’re the main character (because they are)
🧪 A real-world use case: how one tweak to a listing prompt made it 10x better (and less cringe)

Let’s see what kind of prompt-powered mischief we can get into today...

🧠 Prompt of the Day

Write My Listing Like I Mean It

The Prompt (Use this in ChatGPT):
“You are a top-performing Etsy seller known for writing clear, engaging, and SEO-smart listings.
Your task is to write a compelling product description for this item: [describe your product in detail, including design, materials, purpose, and who it's for].
The listing should include:

• A short, attention-grabbing hook

• A bulleted list of features or benefits

• A warm, conversational closing that reassures the buyer (and encourages them to hit that buy button)

Write in a friendly, human voice that sounds like someone who actually uses this product. Keep it keyword-friendly, but never spammy. Aim for charm and clarity over hype.”

Why This Works (a.k.a. the Nerdy Breakdown):

Most Etsy sellers ask AI for something like:

“Write a product description for my mug.”

Which gets you something like:

“This 11oz mug is great for coffee and tea. Makes a great gift.”

Cool. That tells me… nothing.

But this prompt gives ChatGPT a role (seasoned Etsy seller), a task (write a full listing), context (your product), structure (hook, bullets, close), and a clear voice direction.

This turns your prompt from a vague request into a real creative brief. And that’s when the magic happens.

Here’s a Quick Example:
📝 Input:

A white ceramic mug with a vintage-style graphic of a UFO beaming up a cow. Text reads “Take Me Moo.” Perfect for sci-fi lovers, farmers, or anyone with a weird sense of humor.

🪄 Output:

Hook: 
🛸 Take Me Moo – The Mug You Didn’t Know You Needed

Body:
Whether you’re into aliens, agriculture, or just appreciate a solid pun, this mug’s got you covered. Featuring a vintage-style UFO abducting a very unsuspecting cow, it’s the kind of weird and wonderful that sparks conversations—and maybe a few chuckles—every time you reach for your coffee.

Whether this becomes your go-to mug or the one you give to your weirdest friend (you know the one), Take Me Moo is the kind of offbeat awesome we could all use more of.

Close:
Go ahead—beam one up for yourself.
You deserve a mug that makes you grin every time you reach for it.

🛒 Click “Add to Cart” before the aliens take the last one. 👽

Pro Tip:
Once you get a solid output, tweak the style to fit your shop. Want it more elegant? Ask for that. More cheeky? Say so. ChatGPT can shift tone on demand, if you tell it how.

🔬 Today’s Prompt Lab

How One Listing Prompt Went from “Meh” to “Take My Money”

So I ran an experiment. Because that’s what we do around here when we’re procrastinating with purpose.

I took the exact same product — a digital planner for moms — and gave ChatGPT two very different prompts. Here’s what happened.

⚠️ Test #1: The Lazy Prompt

“Write an Etsy listing for a digital planner for moms.”

And ChatGPT gave me something that read like a wet napkin.

“This digital planner for moms helps you stay organized. It includes features to help manage daily tasks. Download now and enjoy better productivity.”

Technically fine. But totally lifeless. It didn’t sound like it was written by someone who had ever actually met a mom. It could’ve been for a spreadsheet, a student, or a time-traveling robot.

There was no spark. No voice. No reason for anyone to care or click.

🔥 Test #2: The Structured Prompt

Here’s what I gave it the second time, using the format from our Prompt of the Day:

“You are a top-performing Etsy seller known for writing clear, engaging, and SEO-smart listings.
Write a compelling product description for a digital planner designed specifically for busy moms juggling family, school schedules, and self-care.
Include a short, eye-catching hook, a bulleted feature list, and a warm, reassuring closer.
Use a friendly, relatable tone. Emphasize how this planner helps simplify the chaos of motherhood without being overwhelming.”

The difference this time? Night and day.

What ChatGPT Gave Me:

✨Finally—A Planner That Actually Gets Mom Life
Between school drop-offs, meal planning, doctor’s appointments, and remembering to drink water, it’s no wonder your brain feels like it’s juggling flaming meatballs. This digital planner was made just for you—the busy mom who does it all (and then some).

Why It Worked So Much Better:

This time, the AI had what it needed to actually write, not just fill in blanks. It understood who the audience was, what kind of tone to use, and what parts to include in the listing. Instead of guessing, it followed a clear set of instructions.

The result didn’t just check boxes. It told a story. It connected with a real person. It sounded like something you’d actually read in a great Etsy shop, not something generated by a sleepy algorithm trying its best.

Clear prompts lead to clear output. That’s the difference.

The Real Lesson Here:
If you give AI vague instructions, you’ll get vague results. But when you treat your prompt like a creative brief, with a clear voice, goal, and format — the output will finally sound like you.

🤖 What the AI?!

Here’s an article on how AI is influencing people psychologically. While I enjoy working with LLM’s, this struck me as possible prophetic insight…

“…if we mistake performance for presence, we may forfeit something essential — our own capacity to think with intention.”

Just remember it’s a tool. It doesn’t think like humans do, but it is really good at guessing and blowing up your ego if you let it.

💡 Steal This Idea

The Ultimate Pet Sitter Info Pack – A Digital Download for Forgetful Pet Parents

This is a ready-to-print, fill-in-the-blanks packet people can leave behind for pet sitters. It covers everything from feeding instructions to emergency contacts to “the weird way my cat likes to be picked up.”

Target customer:
Busy pet owners who leave town and don’t want to write 27 sticky notes taped to the fridge.

What to include:

• Pet Profile pages (name, breed, quirks, vet info)

• Daily routine checklists

• Medication tracker

• Emergency contact sheet

• “Where to find the food, leash, extra paper towels, etc.” map

• House rules and Wi-Fi info sheet

• Optional: Printable sign for front door like “Pet Sitter Inside – Please Don’t Let the Dog Out”

Why this works:
It solves a real, recurring pain point. It feels useful, even luxurious. And it’s low-cost for you to make using AI to speed up the copy and layout ideas.

Prompt to Help You Build It:

You are creating a digital download packet for pet owners to give to pet sitters.
Your task is to generate a list of pages and sections that would make a pet sitter’s job easier and give the pet owner peace of mind.
Each section should have a short headline, a one-line description, and suggested questions or fields to fill out.

Write it in a friendly, casual tone that feels helpful without sounding clinical.

Pro tip:
Use AI to help brainstorm, write, and even structure the PDF — then toss it into Canva to lay it out like a pro. Add some paw prints and you’ve got a best-seller.

📬 Before You Go
If this issue made you laugh, learn, or yell “finally!” at your screen, do a fellow human a favor and forward it to them. Especially if they’re still writing Etsy listings like it’s 2009.

We can fix that. Together. With prompts.

📣 Coming Up Next
Print-on-Demand Prompts That Don’t Suck (or Sound Like Everyone Else)
Next issue, we’re getting into the good stuff… prompts that help you come up with actually original POD products, not the 900th “Coffee. Chaos. Cuss Words.” mug. We’re talking smarter ideas, better designs, and listings that sound like you, not a sleep-deprived robot with clip art.

Until next time,
🧠 The Promptologist