Getting Started with Prompt Engineering: How to Sell ChatGPT Prompts on Promptbase

Summary

The transcript discusses the concept of making money by selling prompts on the internet, specifically through a website called Prompt Base. It explains the process of becoming a 'prompt engineer' and how to create and sell prompts on the platform. The video highlights the potential earnings from prompt sales, emphasizing the passive income aspect and the advantage of using AI tools like Google Bard to assist in generating trending prompts. The speaker also shares their experience with Mid Journey, another platform for creating prompts, and provides tips on optimizing prompt listings for better sales.

Takeaways

• 🌐 The lecture discusses the concept of making money by selling prompts on the internet, specifically on a platform called Prompt Base.
• 🔍 Prompt engineering has emerged as a job, where professionals create prompts for AI image generation models like DALL-E and MidJourney.
• 🛒 Prompt Base features a marketplace where users can list and sell their prompts, with the ability to filter by model type such as DALL-E or MidJourney.
• 💰 Sellers on Prompt Base can earn money through prompt sales, with one example being a seller who made 666 sales at $5.99 each.
• 📈 The script highlights the power of Prompt Base's marketplace, which has been recognized and featured by major tech publications like TechCrunch, The Verge, Wired, and Financial Times.
• 📊 The conversion rate for prompt sales can be significant, as illustrated by one seller's 2.2% conversion rate from 29,400 views to 666 sales.
• 🚀 Sellers can bundle multiple prompts together for a discounted price, increasing the potential revenue from a single customer.
• 🌍 Prompt Base allows creators to keep 80% of their sales, with the remaining 20% going to the platform.
• 🤖 AI tools like Google Bard can assist in identifying trending prompts and even generating new prompt ideas for potential sellers.
• 📝 The script emphasizes the ease of creating prompts with AI, suggesting that even those not skilled in prompt engineering can participate in this market.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the lecture?

The main topic of the lecture is about making money by selling prompts on the internet, specifically on a website called Prompt Base.

What is a prompt in the context of the lecture?

In the context of the lecture, a prompt is a piece of text or input used to generate images through AI-based tools like Mid Journey or DALL-E.

What is Prompt Base?

Prompt Base is an online marketplace where users can buy and sell prompts for AI-generated images.

How can someone make money on Prompt Base?

Someone can make money on Prompt Base by creating and selling prompts that other users purchase to generate images with AI tools.

What is the significance of the number 666 in the context of the lecture?

The number 666 refers to the total sales made by a particular seller on Prompt Base, which is also humorously noted as the 'number of the Beast'.

What is the conversion rate for the seller mentioned in the lecture?

The conversion rate for the seller mentioned is approximately 2.2%, which is considered quite good compared to other online sales conversions.

How much does Prompt Base take from the sales of prompts?

Prompt Base takes 20% of the sales, while the seller keeps 80%.

What is the role of AI in creating prompts?

AI can be used to generate ideas for prompts, and in some cases, even write the prompts themselves, making the process easier for the user.

How can someone find out what prompts are trending on Prompt Base?

One can find out trending prompts on Prompt Base by using the 'hottest' filter on the marketplace or by asking AI tools like Google Bard for insights.

What is the potential earning from selling a single prompt on Prompt Base?

The potential earning from selling a single prompt can vary, but the lecture provides an example where a seller made over $500 from one prompt.

What is the advantage of using AI like Mid Journey or DALL-E in prompt creation?

Using AI tools like Mid Journey or DALL-E allows users to generate images from prompts easily and efficiently, which can then be sold on platforms like Prompt Base for passive income.

Outlines

00:00

💰 Making Money with Prompts Online

This paragraph introduces the concept of earning money by selling prompts on the internet, specifically on a website called Prompt Base. It explains that prompts are used by companies and featured on prestigious tech websites, and that sellers can filter and sell various types of prompts. The speaker discusses the sales statistics of a seller who has made 666 sales, highlighting the conversion rate and the potential earnings from prompt sales.

05:00

🖼️ Selling Prompts on Prompt Base

The speaker delves into the specifics of selling prompts on Prompt Base, discussing the ability to track sales and create multiple prompts. They mention the ease of creating prompts and the exclusion of certain countries from receiving payment. The paragraph also touches on the potential earnings from prompt sales, emphasizing the passive income aspect and the requirement of a membership for certain types of prompts.

10:01

🤖 AI Assistance in Prompt Creation

This section highlights the use of artificial intelligence, such as Google Bard, in the creation of prompts. It explains how AI can suggest trending prompts and provide insights into what is selling well on Prompt Base. The speaker also shares their experience with Mid Journey, a tool for generating images from prompts, and how it can be used in conjunction with AI to create and sell prompts effectively.

15:02

🌐 Expanding Prompt Sales and AI Applications

The speaker discusses the potential for passive income through prompt sales on Prompt Base and the use of AI to assist in prompt creation. They provide an example of how AI can generate a Mid Journey prompt and offer tips for getting the best results when using the tool. The paragraph concludes with a mention of a course that covers various ways to generate income using AI, indicating that selling prompts is just one of many opportunities.

Keywords

💡Prompt Engineering

Prompt engineering refers to the process of creating prompts for AI models, such as MidJourney or DALL-E, to generate specific images or outputs. In the context of the video, it has become a job where individuals can sell these prompts on platforms like Prompt Base, making money from their ability to craft effective and compelling prompts.

💡Prompt Base

Prompt Base is a website that serves as a marketplace for prompts designed for AI image generation models. Users can list and sell their prompts, and buyers can purchase these prompts to use with AI models to create images. The platform filters allow buyers to search for prompts based on the AI model they intend to use.

💡Conversion Rate

Conversion rate is a metric used to measure the effectiveness of a sales process, defined as the percentage of total views or interactions that result in a sale. In the video, the conversion rate is calculated by dividing the number of sales by the total number of views a seller's prompts have received, indicating how successful the seller is at converting interest into purchases.

💡AI Image Generation

AI image generation is the process by which artificial intelligence algorithms create visual content based on textual prompts provided by users. These AI models, like MidJourney and DALL-E, interpret the text prompts and produce images that match the descriptions given.

💡MidJourney

MidJourney is an AI model used for image generation based on textual prompts. It is one of the platforms mentioned in the video where users can create prompts and generate images, which can then be sold on marketplaces like Prompt Base.

💡Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think, learn, and problem-solve like humans. In the context of the video, AI is used to generate images from textual prompts, and to provide insights on trending prompts on platforms like Prompt Base.

💡Passive Income

Passive income is income that is earned with little to no effort after the initial setup or investment. In the context of the video, selling prompts on Prompt Base is considered a form of passive income because once the prompts are listed, they can continue to generate sales without the seller needing to actively work on creating new prompts.

💡Google Bard

Google Bard is an AI chatbot model developed by Google. It is designed to provide dynamic responses and information, unlike static models that may be limited to specific sets of data. In the video, Google Bard is used to identify trending prompts on Prompt Base and to generate new prompt ideas for selling.

💡Chat GPT

Chat GPT is an AI language model developed by OpenAI, known for its ability to generate human-like text based on the input it receives. In the video, Chat GPT is mentioned as another tool that can be used to assist in creating prompts for AI image generation models.

💡Trending Prompts

Trending prompts are the textual descriptions that are currently popular and in high demand for AI image generation. These prompts often reflect current market trends or popular themes that resonate with buyers on platforms like Prompt Base.

💡Discord App

The Discord app is a communication platform that allows users to interact via text, voice, and video. In the context of the video, it is used as a medium to interact with the MidJourney bot, which enables users to generate images using AI models without having to wait in line on the MidJourney website.

Highlights

The lecture discusses the unconventional method of making money by selling prompts on the internet.

Prompt Base is a marketplace for prompt engineers where they can sell their prompts.

The website is featured on prestigious platforms like TechCrunch, The Verge, Wired, and Financial Times.

Buyers are often companies looking for prompts for various AI models like DALL-E and MidJourney.

Sellers can list their prompts, and the total sales are visible to the public.

Prompts can be bundled together for a discounted price, increasing sales and profitability.

The seller's profile provides insights into the number of views, likes, and sales their prompts have received.

The conversion rate for prompt sales can be calculated and is a key metric for seller performance.

Prompt engineering has become a recognized job, with significant earning potential.

Sellers can earn a substantial portion of their sales, with 80% going to the seller and 20% to Prompt Base.

Artificial intelligence can be used to generate prompts, reducing the effort required from the seller.

Google Bard can provide insights into trending prompts and help in creating new ones.

Prompts can be used for various applications, including on platforms like Etsy.

MidJourney requires a membership to sell prompts, which was initially free but now has restrictions.

The process of joining MidJourney involves using the Discord app and interacting with the MidJourney bot.

The speaker has created 670 MidJourney prompts, showcasing their expertise and experience.

There are over 50 different ways to generate income using AI like Chat GPT, as explained in the course.

Transcripts

now in this particular lecture we will

be discussing a very unusual way to make

money so let's get right to it how about

if I tell you that you can make money

selling prompts on the internet what

exactly are those prompts there's no

better way to explain this to you than

to dive deep into this so if I click for

example here now this is a website

called prompt base and right now I'm on

the marketplace of prompt base and on

this website you find what we call

prompts so this is a website for Pro or

for prompt engineer

that's the term right so you can search

for prompt engineering has become a

should I say a job now in here you can

find all sorts of prompts mid Journey uh

doll e and any sort of prompt stable

diffusion all of those and people can

come over here now when I say people

it's companies actually because because

if I take you to the landing page right

here notice that this is featured the

this website is featured on the tech

crunch The Verge wired and financial

times and Etc now what they mean by that

is that these images are actually used

by these famous websites so when you

come to the marketplace right here just

like I said you find all sorts of

prompts and the good thing about the

marketplace is that you have this filter

so you can filter prompts based on the

model so for example doll e prompt if

you only want to see doll e prompts if

you click over here on do e only doll e

prompts are going to be visualized okay

are going to be shown to you now if you

want to see mid Journey prompts you can

click mid Journey prompts and you'll be

able to see mid Journey prompts here's

the catch now for every seller here they

have listings let's take for example

this prompt right here if I click on

this prompt well first of all first of

all this prompt has sold now not the

prompt but the seller has sold

666 prompts now not from this now in in

my previous courses I was mistaken about

this and I would like to correct myself

on that and misleading people now the

the these are actually the total sales

and surprisingly enough it's 666 for

some reason the number of the Beast now

this guy's made

666 sales now this is the prompt that

he's selling over here and he's selling

it for a price of 5

99 and once you actually buy the buy

this you will be able to get the prompt

the good thing is that you can bundle

prompts so for example if you create

multiple prompts on prompt base.com you

can actually create a bundle so for

example here he's selling four different

prompts among them is the prompt that

we're looking at right now with three

extra prompts and he's actually selling

them all for

$14.22 which is a discounted price by

25% for the

$18.96 which is the original price for

this now if you want to explore more

about the seller all you have to do is

to click over here now when you click on

the the name of the seller you will come

to his profile and you'll be able to see

how many times his prompts were viewed

so for instance here this guy's prompts

were viewed

29,400 times his prompts were liked

2,000 700 times and more and he made

666 sales now let me tell you one thing

which is extremely important for

29,400 times 600 s 666 sales of is a

huge conversion rate because if we do

the math actually I'm a bad math person

I'm just kidding I'm good at math okay I

got a very very good degree at math in

in the back but anyways here this math I

couldn't do so I got to use the

calculator uh 29,000 let's just say it's

29,000 flat 400 because you don't know

exactly if it's 400 and something or 400

flat because it's

29.4k so if we divide this by the number

of sales

666 now this guy it's actually the other

way around it's 666 sorry for the drag

29,400 now this guy If I multiply this

by

100 now the percentage of conversion is

2.2 okay I can tell you that's a pretty

good conversion because I know a lot of

people that struggle to get 0.5

conversion Z

0.5% literally 0.5% conversion this is

pretty good conversion pretty good sales

for the amount of times this guy's

prompts were viewed and if you scroll

down enough you can see this guy's

listings so all of these are prompts

that this particular seller has

created and actually now over here it's

not displayed to me exactly how many

times uh each prompt sold for but I

believe the seller has this particular

Advantage right the seller can actually

see how many times his prompts were sold

so total for 666 sales and the these are

the prompts and I believe it's something

like a let's just say 40 no he has a lot

more I I believe this guy has got

something like close to 100 prompts

right now because I will show you that

it's incredibly easy incredibly easy to

create such a prompts and as a matter of

fact I was just working on I was just

working on one right now now I didn't

post it because you have to understand

that some countries are actually not

allowed to put prompts not put the

prompt but are not allowed to get paid

so some countries are excluded from

their payment method but I can show you

actually how you can go and create the

prompt and and set everything up and get

it ready to be posted on promp base and

if you are from the lucky countries that

are that are allowed to get paid on

prompt base then you can actually make

really good money because promp base you

can keep 80% of the sales so 20% goes to

prompt base 80% goes to you so this guy

he's basically sold

666 times and let's just say that he

prices $499 for all his prompts let's

just say that that's a median and let's

go and take the calculator right now and

and calculate how much money he can

expect to make so

666 uh multiply this by the the 80%

which let's make it 0. eight and

multiply by the price the mean price or

the regular price that he s sells at now

this person here has made more than

$2,000 so let's just say approximately

$2,600 in terms of the net profit from

selling prompts on the internet from

being a prompt engineer now the good

thing about this is that you don't have

to work as hard as you might think but

it is required that you have a

membership for example if you would like

to sell mid Journey props you would need

to have the membership in mid Journey

there is no way around that now when mid

Journey first came out it was for free

okay I'll tell you that because I was

one of the first people that used mid

journey and one of the first people that

actually have created a course about mid

Journey that was really in the depth and

I I've spent a lot a long time

researching the tool working with it and

not to brag actually I can take you to

my mid Journey profile just to show you

how many prompts I have created using

mid Journey now to go to Mid Journey you

have to go and look for Mid Journey on

Google and now here what you saw here is

the Discord app this is what you call

the Discord app you install it on your

computer you log into your mid Journey

account which is your Google account

that you have created for the mid

Journey account and you'll be able to if

you have the m membership which is now

just like I said necessary you'll be

able to chat directly with the mid

Journey bot kind of what like I what I'm

doing over here this is the mid Journey

bot I can chat with the mid Journey bot

directly without having to wait in line

but if you want to use the mid Journey

website you can click on Mid journey.com

and now I'll be able to access the app

directly because I'm logged in and so

obviously they logged me me in directly

but normally what should happen is if I

sign out this is what you will be able

to see this is the interface this is the

mid Journey website almost looks like

the Matrix so once you you be uh first

of all when you're a beginner you have

to click here on join the beta now once

you actually click here on join the beta

now you'll be able to go here now you'll

receive an invitation to join their

Discord and basically there's also the

mid Journey app but let's focus on one

thing at a time right now so if I click

continue to Discord this will take me

actually to Discord now for you if

you're using mid Journey for the first

time which I doubt you are because now

most of you have already used it but if

you are uh you would need to verify your

disc Discord account and apart from that

there's actually not really much that

you should do now in order for you to be

able to chat with the mid Journey bot

you need to click here on direct

messages and you can click on Mid

Journey bot and you'll be able to chat

directly now the good thing is that you

can do that as well on your own computer

by simply downloading the Discord app

but if you don't want to chat with the

mid Journey bot you can click right here

on Mid journey and here there are some

newcomer rooms that you can actually go

to now if you click on these newcomer

rooms for example newbies

86 what you will notice is there's a

wait list so whenever you're going to

enter a prompt what's going to end up

happening is that you're going to have

to wait way more time so in my case

because I I'm used to the Discord app on

my computer whenever I go to the mid

Journey Discord uh Discord on on Google

Chrome here I actually find it way too

much because I have to wait for a lot of

messages just to be fulfilled before I

can actually get my my thing but you get

some ideas about what other people are

prompting now that to be completely

honest with you gives you ideas about

what are people doing with M journey I

mean for example why why is this I mean

why is this guy you know doing this you

know why is he you know why did you

think of generating an image with a

phone and a couple GL glass and an apple

and what's this what's this for and you

understand

what applications you can you can have

you can have for Mid Journey now for

example this these tiles right here I

believe they're extremely good I mean

they will really do well on platforms

like Etsy but what I can see see right

now is a lot of couple of bottles but

let's go back right here and I'm going

to take you to the uh app to the the mid

Journey app so to join the mid Journey

app you'd have to go back to the main

website and you'd have to click on sign

in instead of join the beta because if

you click join the beta they will take

you to Discord if you click on sign in

they will take you to the mid Journey

app and here I can just simply authorize

and I'll be logged into the mid Journey

app just so to Showcase to you how many

prompts I have created so 670 jobs to

date which is a whole lot if you ask me

I mean you're probably not going to find

as many people with as many mid Journey

jobs as I have now this particular

person right here he's truly an

inspiration but the question that a lot

of you have in your minds how can we do

this how can we go about starting and

creating prompts and selling them and

what are other applications of prompts

and what if we are not really good

prompt engineers and we don't have a

clear idea about how to make a prompt

well for that I have the answer to you

as well because with artificial

intelligence you literally don't have to

do anything for example this is Google

bard so Google bard is let's just say

the competitor of Chad gbt and Google

bard is a dynamic chatbot model chat GPT

is actually static because it's actually

limited to information for up to 2021

not more now the reason why Google bard

is really really good with this is

because it actually can tell you what

are the trending designs on a platform

such as promp base so if I take you back

to Google w now we'll have a particular

lecture on how you can join it but let's

just focus here for a minute now if you

ask Google bard what are the trending

prompts that are selling extremely well

on prompt base the marketplace like I

have right here it actually gave me five

prompts that are really selling well and

the first one is a photorealistic

painting of a cat in the style of

Vincent

Van and it it says that the promp has

been sold over a 100 times and has a

rating of 4.9 out of five stars then it

comes to the second one and the third

one and the fourth now this is great

Insight because you can know real time

what is hot what is trending now of

course you can go to the marketplace

sorry and you can actually know that

from the marketplace as well but just in

case you want to use artificial

intelligence you can actually do so and

if you go to the marketplace you can

actually filter by hottest so if you

keep the filter as is by hottest you'll

be able to see all of the hot prompts

that are doing well okay so for instance

here I've selected mid Journey but you

can select all now these are the hottest

prompts are doing extremely well and mid

Journey now now here you can't really

see how much they sold you can see the

uh the total sales of the uh let's just

say the seller which you can't see in

detail how much each prompt has sold for

but Bard actually tells you that for

example this guy you can expect that

he's made more than 500 bucks in terms

of the money that he made from one

single prompt from selling one single

prompt not to say that this happens

every day that you're every day going to

be selling $500 worth of money for a

prompt but there is future in it because

first of all it's passive income okay so

you put the prompt on the The Prompt

Marketplace just leave it right there

and it just makes you money second of

all you don't have to think that much

you can use artificial intelligence you

can use Google b or Chad GPT to write

these prompts s for you and all you have

to do is to generate images for those

prompts using uh mid Journey here and

all you have to do after that is to just

post them there and price them and give

your payment detail to the the the

website prompt base and if you make

sales you're going to make you're going

to make money that's it it's as simple

as that now over here if I take you back

to Google bar before I put a stop to

this video and we can move on to other

lectures

now over here once it gave me all the

prompts that are selling well here's

what I asked it I said inspired by these

prompts go ahead and write a mid-journey

prompt for

each I want to sell these prompts later

on prompt base so generate the prompt as

well as give me the name for each one as

well as the description and instructions

on how to best use each prompt because

before posting a prompt you need the

name of the prompt you need the prompt

itself so this is the mid Journey prompt

you just copy paste it and these are

instructions to make better use of the

prompt okay so when I say better use is

to get the best results for example here

these images that are generated this one

is realistic okay it doesn't really look

like a painting it looks more like a cat

and the reason for that is because I've

actually used this particular real image

of a cat and what I did is I prompted

mid Journey with the prompt you can see

that this is the prompt and at the

beginning here I put the URL of this

image so that mid Journey can

automatically automatically generate a

similar image in the style of Van goog

and make it photo realistic but the

buyer who's actually going to buy your

prompt doesn't actually know that you

got to make it clear to them that to get

the best results use highquality image

of account cat as a reference you can

also include the name of a specific

vanol painting in your prompt such as

sunflowers the star night for example

this is what I did over here so this is

actually inspired from the Star night I

took the prompt itself over here I copy

pasted it and all I done was I simply

added the commentary here in the style

of Van goog portrait the star night and

it knew what to do now this you can't

tell me it's not in the in the style of

the port the star night because if I

take you back the star night if I take

you back to the star Knight you'll be

able to notice this is the picture of

the star Knight and could you tell me

that this cat's portrait is not in that

style even the colors of the cat itself

are in that style now here this is the

image as you can see it's it's like

there's quite a similarity over there

now of course we will publish or I will

actually show you how you can go about

publishing a prompt on prompt base if

you are from the lucky countries that

are allowed to conduct business and sell

your prompts on prompt base but if

you're not feel free to check all the

other methods of which or by which you

can earn money using Chad GPT in this

course because it's true that this

course explains more than 50 different

ways to generate income using Chad GPT

online in 2023 and I believe for the

years to come