Click any prompt to copy it. Replace anything in [brackets] with your specific details. These are tested prompts from The Stack's April drop — real tasks, not demos.
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Proposals & Client Communication
- 01"Write a proposal for [service] for [client]. Start with the exact problem they described and why it's costing them money. Give me three options: one they can afford, one that's right, and one premium that makes the middle choice look obvious."Click to copy
- 02"Write a follow-up to someone who went quiet after our discovery call. Skip the 'just checking in' line. Assume they're still interested and open with one piece of new value (a result, an insight, a relevant example) that makes replying feel worth their time. One paragraph."Click to copy
- 03"Turn this client brief into a proper scope of work. Flag anything vague or scope-creepy. Add a 'not included' section. Write it to protect me, not just describe the work: [paste brief]"Click to copy
- 04"Write a rate increase email for a client I've had for 6 months. New rate: [amount]. Lead with what they've gotten, state the new number, give them a date. Under 150 words. Skip the apology."Click to copy
- 05"Write 5 responses to 'your price is too high,' each using a different angle: reframe the value, break it down per day, compare the cost of not fixing the problem, ask what's driving their number, and offer a smaller scope. No discounting, no apologizing."Click to copy
- 06"Write my project close-out email. Deliver the files, call out one specific result we got together, ask for a testimonial with a direct question, and hint at future work without making it obvious. Sound like a colleague, not a vendor."Click to copy
- 07"Write two contract clauses I'm probably missing: a 25% kill fee if the client cancels after work starts, and 1.5% monthly interest on invoices past 30 days. Plain English, EU context, actually enforceable."Click to copy
- 08"Write a cold email to [type of business] about [what I do]. First sentence is about them, not me. Under 80 words. End with one specific question, not a meeting request."Click to copy
- 09"Write a 3-email client onboarding sequence. Email 1 goes out the moment they sign and makes them feel like they made the right call. Email 2 (day 2) covers exactly how we work so they never have to chase me. Email 3 (day 7) is a proactive check-in that shows I'm already ahead."Click to copy
- 10"Rewrite my response to this client complaint. Keep my position but cut anything that sounds defensive or quotable out of context. Add one line acknowledging their frustration without admitting fault. End with a next step that's my idea: [paste my draft + their message]"Click to copy
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Content Creation
- 11"Write 5 LinkedIn opening lines about [topic]. Each one should make the reader feel like they're missing something they need. No questions, no 'here's what I learned' setups. A statement specific enough that scrolling past it feels like a mistake."Click to copy
- 12"Take this piece of content and pull out everything reusable: the one sentence that works as a tweet, the paragraph that becomes a LinkedIn post, the insight that works as an email subject line, and the story that belongs in a pitch deck. Extract, don't rewrite: [paste content]"Click to copy
- 13"Build a 30-day content plan for [business type] around [topic]. Every post should do one of three things: teach something that took years to learn, push back on something the industry gets wrong, or share a failure with a real lesson at the end. Skip the filler days."Click to copy
- 14"Write a 10-slide LinkedIn carousel about [topic] for [audience]. Slide 1 is the only one that drives reach, so make it a statement bold enough that people save it before reading slide 2. Every slide is one idea, standalone."Click to copy
- 15"Write 10 subject lines for an email about [topic]. Half create curiosity by staying incomplete. Half work through pure specificity. Skip the clickbait and the emojis. I want the one that doesn't feel like a subject line."Click to copy
- 16"Here's a rough transcript from [context]. Don't summarize it. Find the 3 most quotable moments, the 1 insight that's genuinely non-obvious, and the specific story that would stop someone mid-scroll. Then write a LinkedIn post that opens with that story: [paste transcript]"Click to copy
- 17"Write an 8-minute video script on [topic] for [audience]. The first 30 seconds need to make someone who was about to leave stay, using a statement that makes them feel behind, not a question. Structure: hook, one counterintuitive truth, proof, step-by-step, what to do next."Click to copy
- 18"Give me 20 content angles for [niche] that aren't already everywhere. For each: the title, who exactly it's for, and the one thing they'll say when they finish reading. Cut anything a generic industry account could have written."Click to copy
- 19"Write a product description for [product]. The reader has bought things like this before and been let down. Skip the features. Describe the first Tuesday morning they wake up and something is different because they bought this. Under 120 words."Click to copy
- 20"Design a lead magnet for [audience] around [specific problem]. Valuable enough that people save it, specific enough that only my exact audience cares, short enough that people actually finish it. Give me: the title with a number or timeframe, 5 sections, and the one stat that makes it feel credible."Click to copy
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Business Strategy
- 21"I charge [price] for [service]. My best clients get [result]. My worst clients think they're buying [what they expect]. Diagnose the gap, then give me 3 pricing structures that pull in more of the right clients and push away the rest, even if total volume drops."Click to copy
- 22"I do [service] for [clients]. Turn this into a productized offer with a fixed price, fixed scope, and fixed timeline. Then give me two versions: the one sentence I say when someone asks what I do, and the landing page version."Click to copy
- 23"Write a 90-day plan to get from [current revenue] to [target]. Be honest about what I probably need to stop doing. Focus on 2 or 3 moves that actually shift the revenue number. Skip the list of 20 things."Click to copy
- 24"I run a [business type] by myself. Give me 5 revenue streams I could add that don't require hiring, take under 5 hours to set up, and can bring in money without my direct involvement. Rank by speed, not impressiveness."Click to copy
- 25"Design a referral system for my [service] business that feels like a natural conversation, not a formal program. Give me: the incentive, the exact moment in the client relationship to bring it up, and the two sentences I actually say."Click to copy
- 26"What actually stops a [business type] from crossing $10K/month? Give me the real answer. For each bottleneck, give me the one action that breaks through it. Not a system, not a mindset shift. The next thing to do."Click to copy
- 27"Write a weekly review I'll actually do in under 15 minutes. One number that tells me if the week worked, what to stop, start, and continue, and my one priority for next week. Make it feel like talking to a smart advisor, not filing a report."Click to copy
- 28"I do [broad service] and want to niche down without losing clients. Give me 5 specific niches where my skills are worth more, the clients have real budgets, and I'm not going up against a thousand generalists doing the same thing."Click to copy
- 29"I'm launching [product] to my [size] email list. Write a pre-launch sequence (3 emails), a launch week (open, mid, close), and a post-launch email for people who didn't buy. Make sure none of them read like a launch sequence."Click to copy
- 30"Read this landing page as someone who's seen too many promises and trusts none of them. Mark every line that doesn't earn trust, every CTA that shows up too early, every claim that needs proof. Be harsh: [paste page]"Click to copy
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Automation & Systems
- 31"Design a client onboarding workflow using [tools]. Map every step from signed contract to first deliverable delivered. Show what runs automatically and where I actually need to show up. It should feel like white-glove service even though most of it runs itself."Click to copy
- 32"Write a step-by-step SOP for [task] that someone who's never worked with me could follow. Include what triggers it, each step in order, what done looks like, and the one thing that usually goes wrong."Click to copy
- 33"Design my ideal work week for [work type]. Four hours of uninterrupted deep work daily, client calls batched to two days, admin under 30 minutes. Tell me what to stop scheduling, not just what to add."Click to copy
- 34"I'm spending too much time on [tasks]. Find 5 things in my [business type] I'm doing by hand that I could automate today with tools I probably already have. For each: what it replaces, which tool, and how long the setup takes."Click to copy
- 35"Write a 7-email sequence for [lead magnet] that converts subscribers into buyers of [offer]. Emails 4 and 5 should not feel like a push. The reader should feel like they're still getting value right up until the moment they decide to buy."Click to copy
- 36"Build me a simple lead tracking system I can run without a CRM. Clear stages, what moves someone from one stage to the next, and one follow-up action per stage. I want to see who needs attention and what to do about it, at a glance."Click to copy
- 37"Write a client offboarding process that makes them want to come back. Cover: how I deliver the final work, how I get a testimonial without it feeling transactional, how I hint at the next project, and how I leave the relationship so they'd refer me without being asked."Click to copy
- 38"Write 8 canned email replies for the messages I get most often: [list them]. Each one should sound like I wrote it specifically for that person. Under 100 words each."Click to copy
- 39"Build a 5-question filter to decide if a lead is worth a call. Each question should reveal something a good client does that a difficult one doesn't. The goal is to disqualify fast, not sell hard."Click to copy
- 40"Create a monthly business health check I can do in 20 minutes. Give me 5 numbers to look at, what each one is actually telling me, and 3 questions to ask myself when deciding what to change next month."Click to copy
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Positioning & Mindset
- 41"Write my positioning statement. I help [specific type of person] do [specific outcome] without [the frustration they expect]. Make it specific enough that the wrong person disqualifies themselves before reaching out."Click to copy
- 42"Rewrite my About page. Most About pages talk about the person instead of the client. Rewrite mine so every paragraph answers why this matters to the person I want to work with. Keep my voice but make it actually useful: [paste current version]"Click to copy
- 43"Give me 5 ways to explain what I do at a dinner party without sounding like I'm pitching. Each one should make the other person curious enough to ask a follow-up question."Click to copy
- 44"Write my bio in 3 formats: under 160 characters for a tweet, a 60-second spoken intro for before a talk, and a full page that builds complete credibility. All three should sound like the same person, just at different zoom levels."Click to copy
- 45"Write 10 testimonial request messages to send clients after a project wraps. Each should ask about a specific outcome or moment, not 'how was working with me.' I want testimonials that answer future clients' doubts, not just compliments."Click to copy
- 46"Help me explain the ROI of working with me in terms my ideal client actually cares about. Not hours saved or deliverables received, but revenue gained, decisions made faster, or stress removed for good. Client type: [describe]. What I deliver: [describe]."Click to copy
- 47"Write a 60-second networking intro that makes someone want to keep talking. Lead with who I work with, then the problem I solve, then one specific result. No jargon, no job title. End with something that invites a question."Click to copy
- 48"Create a case study template I'll actually fill in after every project, short enough to do in 20 minutes while it's fresh. Focus on: the specific problem, what we tried, what worked, and a client quote that sounds like a real person said it."Click to copy
- 49"I feel uncomfortable charging [rate] because [belief]. Break that belief using math, not motivation. Show me what my rate costs the client per day, what they'd pay for something equivalent in another context, and what undercharging is costing me per year."Click to copy
- 50"Write my personal business manifesto. Not a mission statement, the honest version: who I refuse to work with and why, what I believe about my industry that most people won't say out loud, and the one thing I'd want a potential client to read before they contact me."Click to copy
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