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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.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Make a note of the details you always need before you can give a price, plus your starting price.
- Paste the customer’s message into ChatGPT with those details and ask for a friendly reply.
- Change a word or two so it sounds like you, then save the best version to reuse.
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.
Brainstorm shop slogans and product descriptions with ChatGPT
A ZDNET writer set up a print-on-demand Etsy shop in under a week, using ChatGPT to brainstorm slogans, product names and descriptions that he then edited heavily. He's candid that sales were poor and ChatGPT didn't help with Etsy SEO.
Write 20 [TONE, E.G. WITTY] slogans for a shop called [SHOP NAME] that sells [PRODUCTS]. Then write a product description for [PRODUCT] covering [MATERIALS, SIZES, CARE] in a [STYLE] voice, under 150 words.
Use a Claude Project as an office helper for quotes and customer replies
A two-person landscaping business uses a Claude Project that holds its prices and quote format, so messy site notes become a tidy quote, confusing customer emails get a polite draft reply, and a month of jobs becomes a revenue summary. They check every number by hand.
QUOTE: Turn these site notes into a quote in our usual format, using only the prices in our price list and only the work mentioned: [PASTE NOTES]. Show the line items, quantities and total, and flag anything you weren't sure how to price.
Reference: SweetTube Academy