Extract Prompts from Google Search Console – the Easy Way

Ever thought about your Google Search Console as a goldmine of prompt ideas?
Yep, those weird, wonderful, and sometimes painfully specific search queries are basically people prompting Google … the world’s first generative engine.

So why not use them for your prompts too?

Here’s the idea:
When you filter queries that start with words like
how, what, why, who, can, is, or does …
you’re basically isolating questions your audience already asks.

That’s not just SEO data.
That’s prompt inspiration for your AI tools, content ideas, and even your next blog post.

Example:
If someone searches “how to rank in AI search results”, you can feed that directly into ChatGPT or Otterly.AI and see what kind of insights pop out.
Boom –> instant content that’s relevant, keyword-aligned, and human-validated.

And the best part?
You don’t need a PhD in regex.
Just use this little spell in GSC’s query filter:

^(how|who|what|where|when|why|which|can|could|do|does|did|is|are|was|were|should|would|will|may|might)\b

It’s short, elegant, and does all the dirty work for you.

So next time you’re out of ideas, don’t brainstorm … querystorm 🎃.
Your audience has already written your prompts for you.