The difference between a useless A.I. answer and a great one is usually five seconds of better asking. Swap these five lazy prompts for the expert versions below — copy, paste, and go.
At Go High Level Designs we build small business websites in Goodyear, AZ — and we use A.I. every single day to do it. The biggest lesson we've learned: Claude (or any A.I.) is only as good as the question you ask it. "Make it better" gets you mush. Giving it a role, a job, and rules gets you work you can actually use.
Here are five prompts we see Goodyear and West Valley business owners type every week — and the upgraded version to use instead. Tap Copy Prompt under any card, paste it into Claude, and fill in the [BRACKETS] with your own stuff.
Use this when you have a draft — an email, a flyer, your website copy — and you want a real edit, not a rewrite of things that already worked.
Adopt the role of an expert editor. Before you change anything, tell me: - the one job this piece has to do - the 3 places it loses me - what you'd cut first Then rewrite it fixing only those 3. Don't touch anything that already works. My draft [PASTE IT]
Use this before anything important leaves your business — a proposal, a price sheet, a legal-ish email — so the embarrassing mistakes get caught by Claude instead of your customer.
Adopt role of an expert fact-checker. Go through my document line by line and flag: - every number I haven't sourced - every claim that falls apart if one assumption is wrong - first thing a sharp reader would question Don't fix anything. List them from most to least embarrassing. My document [PASTE]
A.I. loves to tell you your idea is great. This prompt forces it to argue against you first — the cheapest stress test your next business idea will ever get.
Adopt the role of an expert investor who's watched 1,000 ideas like mine fail. Give me the 3 strongest reasons this won't work, then the one change that would make you back it. Don't open with anything positive. My idea [DESCRIBE IT]
For the real decisions — new truck or second employee, raise prices or add a service. It makes Claude interview you first, then commit to an answer.
Adopt the role of an expert decision coach. Ask me 3 questions one at a time, then tell me: - which option you'd pick and why - what I'd regret most with each one - the cheapest way to test it before I commit Don't say 'it depends'. My options [OPTION A AND OPTION B]
Perfect for all the stuff running a business throws at you — SEO, taxes, insurance, A.I. itself. Three explanations, zero jargon, and a check that it actually stuck.
Adopt the role of an expert teacher. Explain my topic 3 times: - like I'm 12 - like I'm a smart beginner - like I'm being tested on it tomorrow Then ask me one question to check I got it. Don't use jargon you haven't explained. My topic [WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN]
Prompt frameworks credit: @samtheaimentor. Want more? Grab our 26 free Claude skills cheat sheet or browse all our free resources for business owners.
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