ChatGPT has become the buzzword! School kids to seasoned professionals are taking advantage of ChatGPT launched by OpenAI. The popularity of ChatGPT has left me wondering where will it take us without proper regulations in place. I was thrilled deep down with the insane powerful capability of ChatGPT. I realized what not we can really do with the AI chatbot. Before we understand how to use ChatGPT to build an app or product, let us first understand what exactly is ChatGPT.

What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is a large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. This is based on GPT-3 architecture. ChatGPT understands natural language and provides replies just like humans will. It is an Artificial Intelligence chatbot that is really smart and with proper usage i.e. by use of prompt engineering one can make the best use of it.

Let me show you one sample of the answer to what ChatGPT replied to when I asked What is ChatGPT?

With ChatGPT you can write essays, do your homework, write codes, and solve questions that you were seeking for a long time. The good thing is that you get the answer at the same place unlike Google, where we get search results, and based on the searches we find answers after a long time. ChatGPT reduces the time to get an answer and can be very efficient with the use of prompt engineering, which we will discuss in this blog.

ChatGPT can be used in Customer support, education, content generation, language translation, personal assistance, mental health support, entertainment, and much more. As ChatGPT is a language model it can be trained on a variety of topics and domains, hence there lies an infinite possibility to use ChatGPT!

How to Build an App using ChatGPT

Let us break this challenge into several steps and understand each step at a time.

STEP 1: Describe the problem

Let us assume that you want to create a product that helps people remember their daily tasks.

STEP 2: Feature Generation

Use ChatGPT to generate ideas for features that can be included in your product/app the possible responses are:

• Customizable Reminders -: Allow users to create reminders for specific tasks and set the frequency and time of day for reminders.
• Task Categorization -: Allow users to categorize their tasks into different categories (e.g. work, personal, health) for easy organization.
• Task Prioritization -: Allow users to prioritize their tasks based on their importance or deadline.
• Recurring Tasks -: Allow users to create reminders for tasks that need to be completed on a regular basis (e.g. weekly, monthly, yearly).
• Location-based Reminders -: Allow users to set reminders that are triggered when they reach a specific location (e.g. remind me to buy milk when I’m near the grocery store).
• Integration with Calendars -: Allow users to integrate their task reminders with their calendar, so they can see their reminders alongside their other appointments and events.
• Progress Tracking -: Allow users to track their progress on tasks and set goals for completion.
• Collaboration Features -: Allow users to share tasks and reminders with friends, family, or coworkers, and assign tasks to others.
• Notifications -: Provide users with notifications when tasks are due or when a task has been completed.
• User Interface Customization -: Allow users to customize the appearance of the app to their preferences.

These are some of the features that your app/product can have. Also depending on the specific needs of the target audience, you may want to include additional or different features.

STEP 3: Refining the Search

Now, refine your list of features based on what you think will be most useful to your target audience. You can ask chatGPT for feedback on which features seem the most promising. The questions that you ask are important as they will decide the response that is generated. These questions are prompts and help in refining the performance of the responses.

The specific questions that we ask ChatGPT, are called prompts. We use prompts to clearly define the question, questions that are concise, clear, and unambiguous. we need to re-phrase or improve upon the questions in order to get satisfactory results. This results in effective answer generation by chatGPT. This process is called Prompt Engineering

Some best practices for prompt engineering include:

• Clearly defining the input and output formats required for a given task or use case.
• Using natural language prompts that are easy for humans to understand and interpret.
• Including relevant context and information in prompts to help the model understand the user’s intent.
• Experiment with different prompt formats and variations to find the most effective approach.
• Continuously monitoring and refining prompts based on feedback and performance metrics.

STEP 4: Catchy Names for App

Then you can use ChatGPT to generate a list of potential names of the product. For Example “What are some catchy names for a task reminder app? ” I asked this question and the reply is :

• TaskMate
• RemindMeNOw
• TaskHero
• PriorityPro
• TimeTrack
• TaskTiger
• TaskMaster
• ReminderRanger
• TaskWise

Once you have a list of features and a name, you can use ChatGPT to generate ideas for how to market your product, which is our next step.

STEP 5: Marketing Strategies

To generate a list of marketing strategies. You can ask “What are some effective marketing strategies for a task reminder app?’ The possible list of answers generated by chatGPT are

• Social Media Advertising -: using Facebook. Instagram, Twitter, and other platforms to promote your app to a targeted audience based on demographics and interests.
• Content Marketing -: create blog posts, videos, or other forms of content that provide useful tips and information related to task management, and promote your app within the content.
• Influencer Marketing -: Partner with influencers who have a strong following in your target audience and ask them to promote your app to their followers.
• App Store Optimization -: Optimize your app listing in the app store with relevant keywords and descriptions to improve visibility and downloads.
• Referral Marketing -: Offer incentives for users to refer their friends and family to download the app, such as a discount or free premium features.
• Email Marketing -: Use email campaigns to promote new features, provide useful tips and reminders, and incentivize users to use the app regularly.
• Community Engagement -: Create a community around your app, such as a Facebook group or forum, and engage with users to provide support and encourage user-generated content.
• Paid Search Advertising -: Use platforms such as Google AdWords to target users searching for keywords related to task management and productivity, and promote your app in search results.
• Partnership Marketing -: Partner with companies or organizations that have a similar target audience to promote your app through co-marketing campaigns or joint events.

These are a few possible responses generated by ChatGPT. You can modify and fine-tune the questions to get more insightful answers.

STEP 6: Monetization

The final step required to build your product is to use chatGPT to generate ideas for how to monetize your product. Ask ChatGPT using the prompt like “What are some ways to monetize a task reminder app?”

The response generated by ChatGPT is something like this:

• Freemium Model: Offer a basic version of the app for free with limited features, and offer more advanced features or a premium version of the app for a fee.
• Subscription Model: Charge users a monthly or annual fee to access premium features or to unlock additional functionality in the app.
• In-app purchases: Offer users the ability to purchase additional features or content within the app, such as additional categories or customizations.
• Advertising: Display targeted ads within the app to generate revenue from advertisers.
• Sponsorships: Partner with brands or companies that align with your target audience to sponsor certain features or content within the app.
• Affiliate Marketing: Promote products or services related to task management or productivity, and receive a commission on sales made through the app.
• Data Monetization: Analyze and sell user data to third-party companies in an anonymized and aggregated form.
• Partnerships: Partner with other apps or services in the task management or productivity space to offer complementary services or cross-promote each other’s products.

These are a few possible ways suggested by ChatGPT to monetize a task reminder app.

Concluding Thoughts

ChatGPT can be used to earn money in diverse ways. We have explored how to use chatGPT to build an App, you can cash on by launching this app and earn money using ChatGPT. Building an App is just one way to earn money and leverage ChatGPT capabilities.

In the further blogs, we will understand more about prompt engineering and how to leverage it for creating your own blogs. Stay tuned!
In case you are starting with ChatGPT, I have explained how to use ChatGPT and get started with it.