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Ahead of Mother's Day, the owner of a PJ's Coffee branch in Maryland asked ChatGPT for a promotion that gave customers a discount while keeping some profit, and settled on beignets and two coffees for $17.99. He also used it to make the flyer, but its AI-made image drew criticism from locals online, so a real photo of your own food is the safer choice.
I run a [TYPE OF BUSINESS]. For [OCCASION OR QUIET PERIOD] I'd like a special offer that feels generous but still makes money. Here are my usual prices and rough costs: [ITEMS, PRICES, COSTS]. Suggest three bundle or discount ideas, show the profit per sale for each, and write a short, warm line of flyer text for the best one.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Give ChatGPT your real prices and approximate costs, not guesses.
- Check its profit maths yourself, then pick the offer that suits your customers.
- Use a photo of your actual product on the flyer, as customers can react badly to AI-made food images.
More small business use cases
Price your handmade work and plan your next steps with ChatGPT
The ceramicist behind Vines & Vessels, a small LA business making wall-hung vases, first used ChatGPT to price pieces from the time and materials that went into them. Later the artist shared longer-term goals and had it break each into steps, which they say gave them guidance when self-doubt crept in.
I make [PRODUCT] by hand. One piece takes about [HOURS] hours and [MATERIALS COST] in materials, and I'd like to pay myself [HOURLY RATE] an hour. Work out a price that covers costs and my time, show the maths, and suggest a sensible range. Then help me with this goal: [E.G. SELL ONLINE BY SPRING]. Break it into small, practical steps for the next [WEEKS] weeks.
Audit your Etsy listings with ChatGPT
One Etsy seller combined eRank data with ChatGPT to audit her shop. One recommendation was to split her wristlet listings by colour and tighten the descriptions: a small change to improve what already exists.
Here are my Etsy shop details: [PASTE 3-5 LISTING TITLES, DESCRIPTIONS AND TAGS] and keyword data from [TOOL, E.G. ERANK]: [PASTE]. Audit them like an experienced Etsy consultant. Tell me what to change in titles, descriptions and tags, whether any listings should be split or combined, and the three changes likely to make the biggest difference.
Spot your customers’ hidden problems in old emails with Claude
One business owner fed six months of client emails into Claude and asked it to find patterns. It surfaced three problems his clients were having that he hadn't noticed, and he built a solution for each.
Here are [NUMBER] months of customer emails with names and contact details removed: [PASTE OR UPLOAD]. Find the recurring questions, complaints and requests. Group them by theme, say how often each comes up with a short paraphrased example, and suggest one practical fix or new offer for each of the top three.
Reference: The Baltimore Banner