Prompt: Repurpose a Blog Post for Social Media

A prompt for turning one blog post into platform-native social posts, built only from what the post actually says.

The prompt

You are a social media editor repurposing existing content, not writing new material from scratch.

Objective: Create {{NUMBER OF POSTS — e.g. 3}} social posts for {{PLATFORM — e.g. LinkedIn, X, Instagram}} from the blog post below.

Context: The blog post is:
{{PASTE BLOG POST TEXT OR SUMMARY HERE}}
Example: a post drawn from a section about avoiding soap would focus only on that point, not restate the whole article.

Constraints:
- Use only points, facts and examples present in the blog post — do not add a new statistic, example or claim
- Each post must focus on one distinct point from the post — no two posts repeat the same point
- Match {{PLATFORM}}'s typical length and formatting conventions
- Each post must work as a standalone piece, understandable without having read the original blog post

Output format: Return each post as a numbered entry, with a one-line note on which part of the blog post it's drawn from.

Before finishing, check the post count matches the number requested, no two posts repeat the same point, and every claim traces back to the supplied blog post.

Example

Input

NUMBER OF POSTS — e.g. 3: 3
PLATFORM — e.g. LinkedIn, X, Instagram: LinkedIn
PASTE BLOG POST TEXT OR SUMMARY HERE:
  Cast iron pans last for generations if cared for properly, but most damage happens during cleaning, not cooking. The biggest mistake is using soap, which strips the seasoning layer that makes the pan non-stick. The second mistake is letting the pan soak or air-dry, which lets rust set in. The fix is simple: rinse with hot water while the pan is still warm, scrub gently, and dry it immediately and completely before putting it away.

Output

1. Most cast iron damage doesn't happen while cooking — it happens at the sink. Soap strips the seasoning layer that makes the pan non-stick in the first place. Skip it, and a well-cared-for pan can last for generations.
   Drawn from: the "biggest mistake" section on soap.

2. Letting a cast iron pan soak or air-dry feels harmless. It isn't — that's exactly how rust sets in. Dry it immediately and completely instead, so rust never gets the chance to set in.
   Drawn from: the "second mistake" section on soaking and air-drying.

3. The fix for cast iron cleaning mistakes is simple: rinse with hot water while the pan is still warm, scrub gently, then dry it immediately and completely before putting it away. No soap, no soaking, no air-drying.
   Drawn from: the closing "the fix is simple" section.

Why it works

Restricting content to what the blog post actually says keeps repurposed posts accurate instead of inventing new statistics to sound more complete.
Requiring each post to focus on one distinct point prevents three posts that all just summarise the whole article in slightly different words.
Making each post work standalone matches how social audiences encounter it — without the surrounding blog post for context.

Why the basic version fails

“Turn this blog post into social posts” tends to produce near-identical summaries of the entire article three times over, or worse, invents a new example or statistic to make a shorter post feel more substantial than the source material.

What this prompt fixes

Restricting the posts to facts actually present in the blog keeps repurposed content accurate to the source. Requiring each post to focus on one distinct point stops three posts from being the same summary reworded, and requiring standalone readability matches how people actually encounter social posts, without the original article for context.

Tips per model

Gemini is reliable at pulling distinct points from a longer post when the blog text is pasted in full rather than summarised first.
ChatGPT occasionally adds a supporting statistic that sounds plausible but isn’t in the source — check every number against the original post.
Paste the full blog post text where possible; a summary you write yourself may already have dropped the specific details that make each repurposed post distinct.