by Tony | Jun 15, 2026 | AI for Small Business, AI Prompts
A good prompt is not magic. It is a reusable instruction that saves you from explaining the same task from scratch every time.
Here are five prompts worth keeping in a small office prompt folder.
1. The Follow-Up Email
Draft a friendly follow-up email from these notes. Keep it under 150 words. Make the next step clear and polite.
2. The Checklist
Turn this process into a checklist. Put the steps in order. Add a final quality check. Keep each item short.
3. The Calm Rewrite
Rewrite this message so it is clear, calm, and respectful. Remove blame. Keep the point direct.
4. The Meeting Summary
Summarize these notes into decisions, open questions, and next actions. Put owner names in brackets so I can fill them in.
5. The Social Post Starter
Create three social media captions from this announcement: one short, one warm, and one direct. Avoid hype.
How To Use Them
Save the prompts somewhere boring and easy to find. The value is not in having a giant prompt library. The value is having a few prompts your office actually uses.
by Tony | Jun 15, 2026 | AI for Small Business
Most small businesses do not need social media to sound bigger. They need it to sound alive, useful, and local.
AI can help turn the things already happening in the business into posts: a workshop, a new service, a seasonal reminder, a staff note, or a useful tip.
Start With The Real Announcement
Do not ask AI for ‘content ideas’ in the abstract. Give it the actual thing you want people to know. The more real the input, the less generic the output.
A Local Caption Prompt
Write three Facebook captions for this local business announcement. Make them friendly, practical, and low-pressure. Avoid hype, fake urgency, and marketing buzzwords. Include one version for people who already know us.
Choose By Fit
- Short version for a simple update.
- Warm version for community connection.
- Direct version when people need the facts fast.
The Human Touch
Before posting, add one detail AI could not know: the neighborhood, the person teaching, the room where it happens, the real deadline, or the reason this matters to your customers.
