89% People Use Less Than 12 Words For AI Prompts. Here’s The ABSOLUTE BEST AI Prompt Techniques 👇

Cecil Ivey Sr

18d • 🤑 Ai Money Prompts

1. THE CRISP-E FRAMEWORK (This Changed Everything For Me)

Forget basic prompting. Here's what actually works:

C - Context: Give AI your complete business situation

R - Role: Assign it expert-level expertise

I - Instruction: Tell it exactly what you need

S - Specification: Define format, length, style

P - Performance: Set the quality bar it needs to hit

E - Example: Show it what good looks like

Instead of: "Write landing page copy for my app"

You write: "CONTEXT: I run a SaaS startup targeting small business owners who struggle with project management.

ROLE: Act as a conversion copywriter with 10 years of B2B SaaS experience.

INSTRUCTION: Write landing page hero section copy that converts visitors into free trial users.

SPECIFICATION: Headline under 10 words, 3 bullet points, one testimonial, clear CTA, under 150 words total.

PERFORMANCE: Optimize for 15% conversion rate.

EXAMPLE: Similar to successful pages like Asana or Monday.com."

2. THE CHAIN-OF-THOUGHT HACK (Get Strategic Analysis, Not Surface Answers)

Here's the formula that gets you consultant-level thinking:

"Before giving me your answer, walk me through your assumptions, your complete reasoning process, potential risks, and what would change your recommendation. Then give me your final answer with confidence level."

Instead of asking "Should I hire a marketing manager?" and getting a basic yes or no, you get McKinsey-level strategic analysis.

They consider your cash flow, your growth stage, alternative options, risk factors, and give you a confidence-rated recommendation with clear reasoning behind every point.

3. THE FAILURE-FIRST METHOD (Reverse Psychology on AI)

This sounds completely backwards, but it works like magic.

Instead of asking for what you want, ask for what you DON'T want first.

Instead of "Give me good email subject lines," try this:

"Give me 3 terrible ways to write an email subject line for a productivity software launch. Explain why they don't work and the psychology behind their failure."

When AI has to explain why something fails, it develops a deeper understanding of the success principles.

4. THE EXPERT PANEL METHOD

(Your Personal Board of Advisors)

Here's what most people do - they ask AI for advice and get one viewpoint.

That's amateur hour.

Real strategic decisions need multiple expert perspectives. But who has time for three separate meetings with different specialists?

Here's what you do:

"Analyze my strategy from three perspectives - a conservative CFO focused on ROI, an aggressive growth hacker focused on scaling, and a customer success manager focused on retention. Then synthesize the insights."

Boom.

You get strategic thinking that usually takes three separate meetings, three different consultants, and probably costs you thousands of dollars.

5. THE DRAFT-TO-GENIUS SYSTEM (Stop Accepting First Drafts)

Most people get their first result from AI and think "good enough."

That's like a chef serving the first thing that comes out of the pan without tasting it.

Here's my 4-round system:

Round 1: Basic prompt, basic output (your starting point)

Round 2: "Make this 10x more specific to my exact audience"

Round 3: "Add psychological triggers and emotional elements that drive action"

Round 4: "Optimize for conversions and add urgency elements"

Each round builds on the last, like a sculptor refining their masterpiece.

-Anik