Prompt framework course · 6 chapters · 15 min · certificate
AIDA, PAS and More: Copywriting Prompt Frameworks
AIDA, PAS, PAIN, FAB, 4Ps, PASTOR and QUEST: the classic copy formulas as prompts that write persuasive text.
What you'll learn
- Explain how copywriting formulas work as prompt instructions
- Write AIDA and AIDCA prompts for ads and emails
- Apply PAS and PAIN to open with the reader's problem
- Turn features into benefits using FAB and 4Ps
- Structure long form copy with PASTOR, QUEST and Hook Story Offer
- Choose and test the right formula for your job
Chapters
6 chapters · 15:06-
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01Start here Members
Copy formulas as prompts
This lesson explains what a prompt framework is and shows how copywriting formulas such as AIDA become prompts that set the order of a persuasive argument.
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2:54
02AIDA Members
AIDA: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
This lesson teaches AIDA as a prompt framework, four steps in order, with AIDCA adding proof for sceptical buyers.
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2:16
03PAS Members
PAS and PAIN: start from the problem
This lesson teaches PAS and PAIN as prompt frameworks that open with the reader's problem, agitate it honestly, and only then offer the solution.
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2:16
04FAB and 4Ps Members
FAB and 4Ps: benefits and proof
This lesson teaches FAB and the 4Ps as prompt frameworks, and why supplying your own proof points is what keeps the copy honest and specific.
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2:23
05Long form Members
Long form: PASTOR, QUEST, Hook-Story-Offer
This lesson teaches PASTOR for long sales pages, QUEST for educational selling, Hook Story Offer for short video, and the 4U checklist for sharper headlines.
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2:33
06Apply it Members
Choosing a formula for your job
This lesson teaches how to match each copywriting formula to the job, test two formulas against each other, and combine them with CO-STAR and BAB.
Study guide
Copywriting Prompt Frameworks That Sell
This course teaches you how to use classic copywriting formulas as prompt frameworks inside ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. You will learn AIDA, PAS, PAIN, FAB, 4Ps, PASTOR, QUEST, Hook Story Offer, AIDCA and the 4U headline checklist. Each formula is a proven order for an argument, such as attention first and action last. As a prompt, it tells the AI which job each sentence should do, so the output is structured and persuasive instead of generic.
In the full study guide
- What is a prompt framework?
- Copy formulas as prompts
- AIDA: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
- PAS and PAIN: start from the problem
- FAB and 4Ps: benefits and proof
- Long form: PASTOR, QUEST, Hook Story Offer
- Choosing a formula for your job
- 5 frequently asked questions
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