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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
Type up a handwritten document from a photo with Gemini
A typing and printing shop owner was asked by a lecturer to type up a handwritten exam paper. Instead of typing it by hand, he photographed the paper, gave it to Gemini with a prompt, and had the typed question paper ready in about two minutes.
Here's a photo of a handwritten [DOCUMENT TYPE, E.G. QUESTION PAPER / LETTER / RECIPE]. Type it out exactly as written, keeping the numbering, headings and layout. Don't correct or reword anything. Mark any word you can't read as [UNCLEAR] so I can check it.
Reply to vague ‘how much?’ messages from customers with ChatGPT
A micro-bakery owner used to dread 'how much for a birthday cake?' messages with no date or details. Now she pastes them into ChatGPT and asks for a warm reply that requests the date, servings, flavours and inspiration photos and mentions her starting price, then tweaks a couple of words so it sounds like her.
A customer has sent me this message: [PASTE MESSAGE]. Write a warm, short reply in a friendly small-business tone. Ask for the details I need to quote: [E.G. DATE, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, STYLE, PHOTOS]. Mention politely that my [PRODUCT] starts at [PRICE] so we're on the same page early. Keep it under 100 words and don't sound pushy.
Turn your business facts into a brochure with Claude
One user asked Claude to make a brochure for their family business, giving it just the key facts and access to a few files in their Google Drive, and was amazed by what came back.
Create a [ONE-PAGE / TRI-FOLD] brochure for our business, [NAME], which [WHAT YOU DO] in [AREA]. Facts to include: [SERVICES, PRICES, OPENING HOURS, CONTACT DETAILS, WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT]. Our customers are [WHO]. Write a friendly headline, short sections and a clear call to action, and suggest where photos should go.
Reference: The Baltimore Banner