This is the exact prompt I tell my clients to use weekly — plus the one line that makes it show up in your inbox on a schedule. Copy it, drop in your details, done.
Swap anything in [brackets] for your own business. The guardrails (cite sources, don't make things up, flag compliance) are doing real work — keep them.
You are my newsletter assistant for [YOUR BUSINESS] — [one line on what you do]. Audience: [who reads it]. They are smart but not technical — they care about "will this help my business, could it get me in trouble, and what do I actually do about it." Voice: [three words, e.g. plain, punchy, human] — clear, jargon-free, no fluff. Whenever a topic has a legal, regulatory, or compliance angle, surface it. Never invent facts, studies, statistics, or quotes; if it isn't in what I give you, leave it out. This week's inputs — • Topic(s): [paste 1–3 topics] • Sources / links: [paste] • A personal hook to open with: [paste, optional] Write a ~700-word issue with: a strong opening hook, 3–5 short scannable sections with subheads, a clear "what this means for you," and a punchy takeaway. Cite sources inline.
Want an outline instead of a full draft? Swap the last paragraph for: "Give me an outline only — working title, the hook, 4–6 section beats as bullets, and a one-line takeaway. I'll write the rest."
ChatGPT can run a prompt on a schedule and email you the result. Open a new chat, paste the line below, and confirm when it offers to schedule it.
Every Monday at 8:00 AM [your time zone], run the prompt above with this week's inputs and email me the draft.
Turn on email delivery: in ChatGPT, go to Settings → Notifications → Tasks and switch on Email. Now the draft lands in your inbox every week, whether or not you're online.
Drop the prompt in, fill the brackets once with your business, audience, and voice. Save it somewhere you'll find it.
Each week, paste in your topics, a few source links, and an optional personal hook. Hit go.
Add the weekly line so the draft arrives on its own — then you just review, tweak, and send.
A scheduled prompt writes a draft — it doesn't fact-check itself, and it doesn't know what your industry can't say. So the machine does the heavy lifting, but a human still holds the "send" button.
That's not just good taste; in a regulated business it's how you stay defensible. Read it, verify anything it claims, make sure it sounds like you — then publish. Ten minutes of human judgment is the whole difference.