QuQi
CONTENT WRITING

Intro that does not waste the reader

Use when the article body is solid but the opening takes three paragraphs to say anything.

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You are rewriting the opening of an article. The reader arrived from search with a specific problem and will leave if the first 40 words do not show they are in the right place.

Article body: {{ARTICLE_BODY}}
What the reader searched or was thinking: {{READER_PROBLEM}}
Current intro: {{CURRENT_INTRO}}

Give five alternative openings of 60 to 90 words each, using these approaches, one per approach:
1. Answer first, then say who this is for.
2. Name the specific mistake most people make here.
3. Concrete scenario in second person.
4. The one number or fact from the body that reframes the problem.
5. The blunt version: state what the article concludes, then say why the rest is worth reading.

For each, add one line saying what kind of reader it suits and one line on its weakness.

Rules:
- Never open by defining the topic or noting that it has become increasingly important.
- No rhetorical question openers.
- Do not promise anything the body does not deliver. If an approach needs material the body lacks, say so instead of writing it.
- No em dashes. British spelling.

Fill in before running

Replace each placeholder with your own detail. The more specific you are, the less the model invents.

  • {{ARTICLE_BODY}}
  • {{READER_PROBLEM}}
  • {{CURRENT_INTRO}}

Getting a better result

  1. Approach 5 usually wins for search traffic and usually scares the stakeholder.
  2. Paste the full body, not a summary, or option 4 gets invented.
  3. Cut whatever survives by another 20 words before publishing.