What is ChatGPT Plus?

ChatGPT Plus is OpenAI’s $20/month subscription that transforms ChatGPT from a basic chatbot into a full productivity platform. You get faster responses, advanced reasoning models, and access to powerful tools that can research, create, and even complete tasks on your behalf.

What You Get with ChatGPT Plus

Feature What It Does
Memory Remembers your preferences, projects, and context across conversations
Deep Research Reads dozens of sources and delivers comprehensive reports with citations
Agent Mode Browses websites and completes multi-step tasks autonomously
Canvas Interactive workspace for writing and coding projects
Custom GPTs Build tailored assistants with your own files and instructions
DALL-E Generate custom images from text descriptions
Sora Create short videos (limited experimental access)
File Analysis Upload and analyze PDFs, spreadsheets, and images

How to Prompt Effectively

The more specific you are, the better your results.

Weak Prompt Strong Prompt
“Help me with my emails” “Draft three follow-up emails for clients who attended last week’s meeting but haven’t responded. Keep the tone warm but professional.”
“Write something about our product” “Write a 500-word blog post about sustainable practices in our industry, targeting business owners considering green certifications.”

Pro Tips:

  • Share your goals, not just keywords
  • Upload relevant documents for context
  • Break complex requests into clear steps
  • Tell ChatGPT your role and audience

Use ChatGPT to Block Distractions

Memory: Your Personalized Assistant

Enable Memory (Settings → Personalization → Memory) so ChatGPT remembers your preferences without re-explaining every time.

Setup Prompts

AI PROMPT

“Remember that I work in [your industry] and manage [your responsibilities].”

“Remember my writing style prefers short sentences and active voice.”

“Remember my team uses [your tools] for communication and project management.”

Everyday Task Prompts

Email Drafting

AI PROMPT

“Draft a professional response declining this vendor proposal but leaving the door open for future collaboration.”

Meeting Prep

AI PROMPT

“I have a meeting with [Company] tomorrow. Create a briefing with their background, recent news, and five questions I should ask.”

Document Summary

AI PROMPT

“Summarize this 40-page contract and highlight clauses related to liability, termination, or exclusivity.”

Scheduling

AI PROMPT

“Based on these three meeting requests and my preference for mornings with 30-minute buffers, suggest optimal time slots and draft confirmation emails.”

Agent Mode: Let ChatGPT Do the Work

Agent Mode browses websites and completes tasks on your behalf.

What It Can Do:

  • Research products and compare options across websites
  • Fill out forms and applications
  • Extract information from multiple web pages
  • Navigate booking and reservation systems

Useful Agent Prompts

AI PROMPT

“Research the top 5 software platforms for [your need], visit each website, and compile a comparison of pricing and features.”

“Find available venues in [city] that accommodate [number] people with [requirements] for [dates]. Compile options with pricing.”

“Search for recent news about [competitor] and summarize any announcements about new products or changes.”

Use ChatGPT to Scale Yourself

Deep Research: Your Research Team

Deep Research synthesizes information from dozens of sources into comprehensive, cited reports.

How to Use:

  1. Select “Deep Research” from the model dropdown
  2. Describe your research goal in detail
  3. Answer any clarifying questions
  4. Receive a comprehensive report with sources

Research Prompts:

Market Analysis

AI PROMPT

“Analyze the [industry] market including key players, market size, trends, and emerging competitors. Identify opportunities and gaps.”

Competitive Intelligence

AI PROMPT

“Research what our three main competitors announced recently. Summarize their new offerings and how they compare to ours.”

Technology Evaluation

AI PROMPT

“Evaluate the top [software category] options including capabilities, pricing, integrations, and customer reviews from companies similar to ours.”

Regulatory Updates

AI PROMPT

“Research upcoming regulations in [area] including implementation timelines, compliance requirements, and business impact.”

Canvas: Your Writing Workshop

Canvas opens a side-by-side editing environment for longer projects.

Built-in Shortcuts:

  • Suggest edits (inline suggestions like a copy editor)
  • Adjust length (make shorter or longer)
  • Reading level (adjust complexity)
  • Add polish (improve clarity and flow)

Content Creation Prompts:

Presentations

AI PROMPT

“Create an investor presentation covering Q3 performance, expansion plans, and 2026 projections. Include executive summary, key metrics, and funding request. Use canvas.”

Reports

AI PROMPT

“Transform my meeting notes into a professional summary with executive overview, key decisions, action items, and timeline.”

Proposals

AI PROMPT

“Create a comprehensive proposal for [client] including options, pricing tiers, timeline, and testimonials from similar projects.”

Marketing Copy

AI PROMPT

“Write website copy for our new [product/service]. Include headline, three benefit sections, and a compelling call to action. Target audience is [description].”

Custom GPTs: Your Specialized Assistants

Build pre-configured assistants for recurring workflows.

Examples:

  • Weekly Report Generator (pre-loaded with your template)
  • Customer Feedback Analyzer (trained on your brand voice)
  • Proposal Assistant (contains your company info and templates)
  • Onboarding Guide (loaded with policies and procedures)

How to Create:

  1. Click “Explore GPTs” in the sidebar
  2. Select “Create”
  3. Describe what you want your GPT to do
  4. Upload relevant files and set instructions
  5. Save and use anytime

Use ChatGPT to Get Results

Lead Generation and Business Development

Prospect Research

AI PROMPT

“Research [Company] including their recent performance, expansion plans, leadership team, and likely needs. Identify decision-makers and suggest an outreach approach.”

Market Opportunities

AI PROMPT

“Identify 10 growing companies in [location/industry] that match [criteria]. Include company size, growth indicators, and suggested outreach approach.”

Personalized Outreach

AI PROMPT

“Draft a personalized email for [Contact] at [Company] referencing their recent [news/announcement] and proposing a meeting to discuss [value proposition]. Keep it brief.”

Sales Support

Pre-Meeting Intelligence

AI PROMPT

“I have a sales meeting tomorrow with [Company]. Research their business, recent activities, and industry to help me prepare relevant questions.”

Objection Handling

AI PROMPT

“Create responses to these common objections: [list your typical objections].”

Proposal Customization

AI PROMPT

“Customize our standard proposal for [specific client type] that needs [specific requirements].”

ROI Calculator

AI PROMPT

“Help me build an ROI calculation showing the value of [your solution] versus [alternative]. Include factors like [relevant metrics].”

Project Management

Project Planning

AI PROMPT

“Create a detailed project plan for [project] including phases, timeline, resources, risks, and contingencies. Timeline is [duration].”

Status Reporting

AI PROMPT

“Transform these bullet points into a professional executive status report with progress indicators, milestones, risks, and resource needs.”

Process Documentation

AI PROMPT

“Create a standard operating procedure for [process] including steps, responsible parties, systems, exception handling, and quality checkpoints.”

Professional Development

Achievement Documentation

AI PROMPT

“Help me document my key achievements from the past quarter. I’ll share my project list and you help me quantify impact and frame accomplishments in terms of business value.”

Development Planning

AI PROMPT

“Create a 90-day professional development plan addressing my goal to improve [skill]. Include learning activities, practice projects, and milestones.”

Quick Start Checklist

  1. Enable Memory in Settings → Personalization
  2. Set up your context with a prompt describing your role, industry, and preferences
  3. Try Deep Research on a question you’ve been meaning to investigate
  4. Create one Custom GPT for a task you do repeatedly
  5. Use Canvas for your next long document or report

Privacy and Data Tips

  • Opt out of training: Settings → Data Controls → disable “Improve the model for everyone”
  • Delete sensitive chats: Click the three dots on any conversation to delete
  • Review your memories: Settings → Personalization → Manage Memory
  • Never share: Passwords, financial details, confidential business data, or personal identifiers
  • Consider ChatGPT Team ($30/user/month) for business use with stronger privacy defaults