When to use it: Raising your rates with existing retainer clients — one of the most awkward emails to write.
Write a professional email announcing a rate increase to an existing retainer client.
Details:
- Current rate: [$X per month / per hour / per project]
- New rate: [$Y]
- Effective date: [date — give at least 30 days notice]
- Reason (optional to mention): [e.g., increased demand, cost increases, expanded expertise]
- Client relationship: [e.g., we've worked together for 18 months, strong relationship]
The email should:
- Open with genuine appreciation for the relationship
- State the change clearly and early (don't bury it)
- Briefly explain the context without over-justifying
- Confirm what stays the same (quality, communication, deliverables)
- End with an invitation to discuss if they have questions
Keep it under 180 words. Tone: confident, warm, matter-of-fact. Do not apologize for the increase.
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My Real-World Experience
Last October I had a week from hell. Three property listings to write, two CMA reports due for buyers who were flying in from Lisbon, a follow-up sequence to build for a batch of cold leads from a Facebook campaign, and zero hours to do any of it properly. That’s when I stopped treating Claude Sonnet 4 like a curiosity and started treating it like the only unpaid assistant I could actually afford.
I fed it the raw details of a 3-bedroom villa in Câmara de Lobos — square metres, sea view, renovation year, asking price — and asked it to write a listing in both English and Portuguese, optimised for buyers relocating from Northern Europe. What came back in under two minutes would have taken me at least 45 minutes to draft and another 20 to translate decently. I tested this workflow across 11 listings over 30 days. I got back roughly 9 hours I would have otherwise spent staring at a blank page or wrestling with Google Translate.
The CMA reports were where it genuinely surprised me. I pasted in my raw price-per-square-metre data from recent Madeira transactions, gave it a structure to follow, and it produced a clean, professional narrative around the numbers. Clients who used to get a spreadsheet with my handwritten notes now get something that looks like it came out of a proper agency.
That said, there’s one frustration I keep running into. Claude doesn’t know Madeira. It doesn’t know that Funchal’s historic centre commands a premium over Santa Cruz, or that the western municipalities are heating up because of the new road access. I always have to bring that local knowledge myself. If you paste in vague inputs expecting it to fill the gaps with local context, it will hallucinate something plausible-sounding and completely wrong. You still have to be the expert.
If this article carried a rating, I’d put Claude Sonnet 4 at 4.5 out of 5 for solo real estate agents — it removes the writing bottleneck that kills your momentum between prospecting and closing, but it won’t replace your market knowledge.
Bottom line: If you’re a one-person real estate operation drowning in listing copy, client emails, and reports, this tool is worth every minute of the learning curve. I’d recommend it to any solo agent in a heartbeat — just don’t expect it to know your market better than you do.
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Advanced Prompts for Experienced Claude Users
These prompts use more sophisticated techniques — chained thinking, persona-based feedback, and multi-step outputs. They take a minute longer to set up but produce noticeably better results for complex tasks.
Prompt 20: The “Devil’s Advocate” Proposal Review
When to use it: Before sending an important proposal — have Claude pressure-test it from the client’s perspective.
I'm about to send a project proposal to a client. I want you to review it as a skeptical potential buyer and identify every reason they might hesitate or say no.
For each concern you identify:
1. State the objection clearly
2. Rate how serious it is (high / medium / low)
3. Suggest specific wording I could add to the proposal to address it preemptively
Be genuinely critical. Don't reassure me — find the real weaknesses.
Here is my proposal:
[paste proposal]
Client context (so you can think like them):
- They've worked with freelancers before and had a bad experience with [specific issue]
- Their main concern is [e.g., timeline, ROI, communication]
- Budget is tight — they're comparing me to at least 2 other vendors
Prompt 21: Build a Custom System Prompt for Your Niche
When to use it: If you use the Claude API or Claude Projects, set this as your system prompt so every conversation starts with full context about your business.
Help me write a system prompt I can use in Claude Projects to give Claude standing context about my freelance business.
My details:
- What I do: [e.g., brand strategy and copywriting for health and wellness brands]
- Target clients: [description]
- My tone of voice: [description — provide 3 adjectives + 1 sentence example of how I write]
- Writing rules to always follow: [e.g., short sentences, no passive voice, no em-dashes, American English]
- Things I never do: [e.g., never use buzzwords like "holistic," never write listicles]
- Tools I use regularly: [e.g., Notion, ConvertKit, Figma]
- My pricing structure: [brief overview]
Write a system prompt under 300 words that I can paste into Claude Projects. It should give Claude enough context to help me without needing to re-explain everything in every conversation.
Prompt 22: Repurposing One Piece of Content Into Five Formats
When to use it: When you’ve written a blog post or recorded a podcast and want to extract maximum value without writing from scratch each time.
I have a piece of content I want to repurpose into multiple formats.
Original content: [paste your blog post, transcript, or article]
Please create:
1. A LinkedIn post (150 words, conversational, first-person, no hashtags)
2. An email newsletter intro paragraph (80 words, drives to the full piece)
3. Three tweet-length takeaways (under 280 characters each, punchy)
4. A short video script intro (60 seconds spoken — write out the words, not a description)
5. A Pinterest pin title and description (SEO-friendly, keyword: [your keyword])
Match the tone of the original content throughout. Don't add information that isn't in the source — only reformat what's already there.
Prompt 23: Writing a “No Thanks” Response to Lowball Offers
When to use it: You get an inquiry with a budget so low it’s almost insulting, but you want to leave the door open for the future.
Write a response to a freelance inquiry where the
Most freelancers using Claude Sonnet 4 are getting maybe 30% of what it can actually do. They type a vague request, get a mediocre output, and assume the tool is overrated. I've seen this pattern hundreds of times. The problem isn't Claude — it's the prompts.
According to McKinsey's 2023 report, generative AI could add $2.6–$4.4 trillion annually to global productivity.
After spending the last several months testing Claude Sonnet 4 across real client work — proposals, research, content, client emails, contracts, pricing strategies — I've built up a swipe file of prompts that consistently deliver results worth using. Not results you have to heavily rewrite. Results you can actually ship.
This guide gives you 25+ copy-paste ready prompts organized by the core tasks freelancers deal with every week. Each one has a short note on when to use it and why it works. If you're billing hourly, these prompts will cut your production time significantly. If you're project-based, they'll help you deliver faster without cutting corners.
One quick note on the tool itself: Claude Sonnet 4 (released mid-2026) hits a sweet spot between Claude Haiku's speed and Claude Opus 4's depth. At $3 per million input tokens via API, or included in Claude Pro at $20/month, it's the version most freelancers should be running for day-to-day work. It handles long documents well, follows complex instructions reliably, and doesn't add as much filler as competing models.
Why These Prompts Work (and Generic Ones Don't)
The difference between a weak prompt and a strong one comes down to three things: role + context + constraint. When you tell Claude who it is, what situation you're in, and what limits to respect, outputs get dramatically more useful.
For example, "write a proposal" gives Claude almost nothing to work with. But "you are an experienced B2B copywriter. Write a project proposal for a 4-week brand messaging engagement for a SaaS company in the HR tech space. Budget is $6,500. Tone: confident, direct, not salesy. Max 400 words." — that prompt produces something close to deliverable on the first pass.
Every prompt in this swipe file follows that structure. Use them as-is or swap in your specifics. I've marked the parts you need to customize with brackets like [this].
Client Proposals and Project Scoping Prompts
Proposals are where most freelancers lose money — either by writing them too slowly, scoping too loosely, or pitching in a tone that doesn't convert. These prompts fix all three.
Prompt 1: Full Project Proposal Draft
When to use it: After a discovery call, when you have the basic project details but need to turn notes into a polished pitch document fast.
You are a senior freelance consultant with 10+ years writing winning project proposals.
Write a professional project proposal based on these details:
- Service: [e.g., UX audit and redesign recommendations]
- Client: [e.g., e-commerce brand selling sustainable home goods, ~$2M annual revenue]
- Project scope: [e.g., audit of 3 core user flows, written report, 2 rounds of revisions]
- Timeline: [e.g., 3 weeks]
- Investment: [e.g., $4,200 flat fee]
- Client's main pain point: [e.g., high cart abandonment rate, 68%]
Structure the proposal with: Executive Summary, What We'll Do Together, Timeline & Deliverables, Investment, and Next Steps.
Tone: confident, clear, outcome-focused. No jargon. Max 500 words total.
Prompt 2: Scope of Work Bullet List
When to use it: When a client wants to know exactly what's included before signing. This prevents scope creep before it starts.
Act as a freelance project manager who specializes in clear client contracts.
Create a detailed Scope of Work bullet list for this project:
- Project type: [e.g., monthly social media management]
- Deliverables: [e.g., 12 posts/month, captions, hashtags, 1 reel script]
- What's included: [e.g., 1 strategy call/month, Canva templates, scheduling via Buffer]
- What's NOT included: [e.g., ad spend management, video editing, photography]
- Revision policy: [e.g., 2 rounds of revisions per content batch]
Format this as two clear sections: "What's Included" and "What's Not Included." Be specific enough that a client cannot misinterpret the terms. Use plain English.
Prompt 3: Project Pricing Justification Email
When to use it: When a prospect pushes back on your rate and you need to hold your price without sounding defensive.
You are a confident, experienced freelancer who knows your value.
Write a short email responding to a client who said your quote of [$X] feels "a bit high."
Context:
- Your service: [e.g., brand identity design including logo, color palette, typography, brand guide]
- Your rate: [$X]
- The value you're delivering: [e.g., a complete brand system they can use for 5+ years across all channels]
- Your experience: [e.g., 7 years, 80+ brand projects]
Do NOT apologize for your pricing. Do NOT immediately offer a discount. Instead, briefly re-anchor to the value, explain what's included, and give them one clear option if they have a tighter budget (e.g., a reduced scope version). Keep it under 150 words. Tone: warm but firm.
Client Communication and Email Prompts
Client emails eat up more time than most freelancers admit. These prompts handle the recurring situations where you need to say something diplomatically — or quickly.
Prompt 4: Following Up on an Unpaid Invoice
When to use it: Invoice is 7+ days overdue and you need to be professional but clear.
Write a polite but direct follow-up email for an overdue invoice.
Details:
- Invoice amount: [$X]
- Invoice date: [date]
- Due date: [date]
- Days overdue: [X days]
- Client name: [name]
- Project: [brief description]
This is the [first/second/third] follow-up. Tone should be: professional, not passive-aggressive, but clearly expecting payment. Include the invoice number, original due date, and a specific request for payment or a response by [date]. Keep it under 120 words.
Prompt 5: Setting Boundaries With a Scope-Creeping Client
When to use it: Client keeps adding "small" requests outside the original agreement.
You are a professional freelancer who handles client relationships diplomatically but firmly.
Write an email to a client who has been adding tasks outside the original project scope.
Context:
- Original scope: [e.g., write 4 blog posts per month]
- What they've been requesting additionally: [e.g., social media captions, email newsletter, content calendar updates]
- Your current situation: [e.g., you've absorbed 3 extra tasks already this month without charging]
The email should: acknowledge their requests positively, reference the original agreement, explain that the additional work falls outside scope, and offer a clear path forward (either a scope expansion at an additional rate of [$X] or staying within the original agreement). Do not be apologetic. Tone: professional, friendly, firm. Max 200 words.
Prompt 6: Project Status Update Email
When to use it: Proactively updating a client mid-project to keep them confident and reduce check-in messages.
Write a brief project status update email for a client.
Details:
- Project: [description]
- What's been completed: [list]
- What's in progress right now: [list]
- Next milestone: [what it is and when]
- Any blockers or things you need from the client: [list or "none"]
- Estimated completion: [date]
Keep it under 150 words. Use short bullet points for the progress section. Tone: confident, proactive, professional. End with one specific ask if you need anything from them.
Prompt 7: Saying No to a Project (Politely)
When to use it: Turning down work without burning the relationship — useful when you're fully booked or the project isn't a fit.
Write a professional email declining a freelance project inquiry.
Reason for declining: [e.g., fully booked through Q3 / not the right fit for my expertise / budget misalignment]
Prospect's name: [name]
Project type: [brief description]
The email should: thank them for reaching out, clearly decline, briefly mention the reason (without over-explaining), and if appropriate, offer to reconnect in [timeframe] or suggest they try [alternative resource if relevant]. Keep it under 100 words. Tone: warm, direct, no fake regret.
Content Creation and Copywriting Prompts
This is where Claude Sonnet 4 really earns its keep for freelancers. Whether you're a copywriter delivering client work or a service provider who also needs content for your own business, these prompts give you usable drafts fast.
Prompt 8: LinkedIn Post From a Client Brief
When to use it: Social media managers who need to write in a client's voice quickly.
You are a LinkedIn ghostwriter who specializes in authentic, high-engagement posts for B2B founders.
Write a LinkedIn post based on this brief:
- Client's role/industry: [e.g., CEO of a 12-person marketing agency]
- Topic/angle: [e.g., why they stopped doing weekly all-hands meetings and what happened]
- Key insight or lesson: [e.g., async communication improved team output by 30%]
- Tone of voice: [e.g., direct, slightly contrarian, no buzzwords]
- Post length: [e.g., medium — 150-200 words]
- Call to action: [e.g., ask audience about their meeting culture]
Do NOT use hashtags unless I specify. Do NOT start with "In today's world" or any generic opener. Start with a specific, surprising statement or observation.
Prompt 9: SEO Blog Post Outline With Search Intent
When to use it: Before writing a full article — gives you a structured outline you can work from or hand to a client for approval.
Act as an SEO content strategist with expertise in [client's industry].
Create a detailed blog post outline for the target keyword: "[keyword]"
Include:
1. A recommended H1 title (include the keyword naturally)
2. A meta description (155 characters max)
3. H2 and H3 sections that reflect the likely search intent
4. Under each H2, list 2-3 bullet points of what to cover
5. Suggested word count per section
6. Internal linking opportunities (suggest placeholder anchor text)
7. One FAQ section with 3-4 likely questions
Industry context: [e.g., the client runs a B2B SaaS company selling project management software to construction firms]
Target audience: [e.g., construction project managers, 35-55, not highly technical]
Content goal: [e.g., rank for informational queries, build topical authority]
Prompt 10: Website Homepage Copy (Hero Section)
When to use it: Writing conversion copy for a client's website — the most important section on any homepage.
You are a conversion copywriter specializing in B2B and service businesses.
Write 3 variations of homepage hero copy for this business:
- Business type: [e.g., accounting firm specializing in e-commerce businesses]
- Target client: [e.g., DTC brand owners doing $500K-$5M in annual revenue]
- Main pain point they solve: [e.g., e-commerce founders overpaying taxes because their accountant doesn't understand inventory, COGS, or multi-state nexus]
- Tone: [e.g., professional but approachable, not stuffy]
Each variation should include:
- Headline (max 10 words)
- Subheadline (max 25 words)
- One CTA button label
Make each variation take a different angle (e.g., pain-focused, outcome-focused, credibility-focused). Do not use generic phrases like "take your business to the next level."
Prompt 11: Email Newsletter for a Client's List
When to use it: Monthly or weekly email content for clients where you need to match their established voice.
Write a weekly email newsletter for a [type of business] audience.
Details:
- Sender: [client name/brand]
- Audience: [description — who they are, what they care about]
- Main topic this week: [e.g., a recent industry trend, a tip, a personal story]
- Specific content to include: [bullet points of key ideas or facts]
- Tone of voice: [e.g., conversational, educational, occasionally humorous]
- Goal of the email: [e.g., build trust, drive traffic to a new blog post, promote a webinar]
- Subject line: write 3 options
- Email length: [e.g., 300 words]
Start with a subject line section (3 options with preview text), then the full email body. No generic filler. Every sentence should earn its place.
Research, Analysis, and Strategy Prompts
Claude Sonnet 4's long context window (200K tokens) makes it genuinely useful for research tasks. I regularly paste entire documents, competitor websites, or call transcripts directly into Claude and use these prompts to extract what I need.
Prompt 12: Competitor Analysis From Raw Data
When to use it: When you or your client needs to understand the competitive landscape before launching a product, service, or campaign.
Act as a strategic business analyst.
I'm going to give you information about [number] competitors in the [industry] space. Analyze them and give me:
1. A comparison table with columns: Competitor Name | Pricing | Target Audience | Key Differentiator | Apparent Weakness
2. A summary of gaps in the market (things none of them do well)
3. Three strategic positioning recommendations for my business based on the gaps
4. The one competitor I should study most closely and why
My business: [brief description]
My target client: [description]
Here is the competitor information:
[paste competitor details, website copy, pricing pages, etc.]
Prompt 13: Summarizing a Long Client Document
When to use it: Before a client call, when they've sent a 40-page brief or strategy document and you need the key points fast.
You are an expert analyst. Read the document I've pasted below and give me:
1. A 5-bullet executive summary (most important points only)
2. Key decisions or open questions I should address
3. Any inconsistencies or unclear sections I should ask the client about
4. Specific data points or statistics mentioned (list them separately)
5. One recommended next action based on the document's content
Keep the summary under 300 words total. Be direct — I don't need background or context-setting, just the substance.
[paste document here]
Prompt 14: Content Strategy for a New Client
When to use it: Onboarding a new content or marketing client and need to produce a 90-day strategy framework quickly.
You are a content strategist with expertise in [industry].
Create a 90-day content strategy framework for a new client with these details:
- Business type: [description]
- Current content presence: [e.g., dormant blog, 800 LinkedIn followers, no email list]
- Primary goal: [e.g., generate 20 qualified leads per month within 90 days]
- Content channels: [e.g., LinkedIn + blog + monthly email]
- Resources available: [e.g., 8 hours/week, $500/month budget for tools]
- Target audience: [description]
Structure the output as:
- Month 1: Foundation (what to set up, what to publish first)
- Month 2: Momentum (content cadence, formats, topics)
- Month 3: Optimization (what to measure, what to double down on)
Include 5 specific content topic ideas for Month 1. Be realistic about what's achievable with the stated resources.
Prompt 15: Turning a Client Interview Into a Case Study
When to use it: You've recorded a client success conversation and need to turn the transcript into a marketing case study.
You are a B2B copywriter who specializes in customer success case studies.
Turn the interview transcript below into a structured case study.
Format:
- Client/Company snapshot (2-3 sentences)
- The Challenge (what problem they faced before working with us)
- The Approach (what was done, in plain language)
- The Results (specific numbers and outcomes — pull directly from the transcript)
- One pull quote from the client (select the most compelling thing they said)
- A 1-sentence summary for use as a social media caption
Keep the full case study under 450 words. Write in third person. Do not fabricate any statistics — only use what's in the transcript.
[paste transcript here]
Business Operations and Admin Prompts
The operational side of freelancing — contracts, onboarding, systems — rarely gets as much attention as client work. These prompts help you build the back-end of your business without spending hours on admin.
Prompt 16: Client Onboarding Checklist
When to use it: Systematizing your onboarding so every new client gets the same professional experience.
Create a detailed client onboarding checklist for a freelance [your service type] business.
My current process includes: [list what you already do, e.g., send contract, collect deposit, schedule kickoff call]
Typical project length: [e.g., 4-6 weeks]
Tools I use: [e.g., Notion for project tracking, Stripe for payments, Loom for async updates]
Generate a step-by-step onboarding checklist organized into:
1. Pre-kickoff (before the call)
2. Kickoff call agenda (key questions to ask)
3. Post-kickoff setup (what to send/set up within 24 hours)
4. Week 1 touchpoints
For each step, include a brief note on WHY it matters. Format as a checklist I can copy into Notion.
Prompt 17: Service Package Descriptions for Your Website
When to use it: Rewriting your services page so it sells the outcome, not just the deliverable.
You are a conversion copywriter. Write service package descriptions for my freelance business website.
My services:
- Package 1: [name, what's included, price]
- Package 2: [name, what's included, price]
- Package 3: [name, what's included, price]
My target client: [description]
Their biggest frustration: [e.g., they've hired cheap freelancers before and been burned]
My differentiator: [what makes you different]
For each package, write:
- A package name (if mine is boring, suggest a better one)
- A 2-sentence description focused on outcome, not features
- A bullet list of what's included (max 5 bullets)
- A "This is for you if..." sentence
Tone: confident, clear, no fluff. Avoid the phrase "tailored solutions."
Prompt 18: Writing a Testimonial Request Email
When to use it: After completing a project — asking for a testimonial in a way that gets specific, useful responses instead of "great to work with!"
Write an email asking a satisfied client for a testimonial.
Client name: [name]
Project we completed: [description]
Key result achieved: [specific outcome, e.g., their landing page conversion rate went from 1.8% to 4.3%]
The email should:
- Be warm and brief (under 120 words)
- Remind them of the specific result we achieved together
- Ask 2-3 guiding questions to help them write a useful testimonial (not just "it was great")
- Give them the option to respond by email OR hop on a 10-minute call
Suggested guiding questions should focus on: what problem they had before, what changed, and who they'd recommend me to. Include a PS with a direct link placeholder: [your testimonial form link]
When to use it: Raising your rates with existing retainer clients — one of the most awkward emails to write.
Write a professional email announcing a rate increase to an existing retainer client.
Details:
- Current rate: [$X per month / per hour / per project]
- New rate: [$Y]
- Effective date: [date — give at least 30 days notice]
- Reason (optional to mention): [e.g., increased demand, cost increases, expanded expertise]
- Client relationship: [e.g., we've worked together for 18 months, strong relationship]
The email should:
- Open with genuine appreciation for the relationship
- State the change clearly and early (don't bury it)
- Briefly explain the context without over-justifying
- Confirm what stays the same (quality, communication, deliverables)
- End with an invitation to discuss if they have questions
Keep it under 180 words. Tone: confident, warm, matter-of-fact. Do not apologize for the increase.
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My Real-World Experience
Last October I had a week from hell. Three property listings to write, two CMA reports due for buyers who were flying in from Lisbon, a follow-up sequence to build for a batch of cold leads from a Facebook campaign, and zero hours to do any of it properly. That's when I stopped treating Claude Sonnet 4 like a curiosity and started treating it like the only unpaid assistant I could actually afford.
I fed it the raw details of a 3-bedroom villa in Câmara de Lobos — square metres, sea view, renovation year, asking price — and asked it to write a listing in both English and Portuguese, optimised for buyers relocating from Northern Europe. What came back in under two minutes would have taken me at least 45 minutes to draft and another 20 to translate decently. I tested this workflow across 11 listings over 30 days. I got back roughly 9 hours I would have otherwise spent staring at a blank page or wrestling with Google Translate.
The CMA reports were where it genuinely surprised me. I pasted in my raw price-per-square-metre data from recent Madeira transactions, gave it a structure to follow, and it produced a clean, professional narrative around the numbers. Clients who used to get a spreadsheet with my handwritten notes now get something that looks like it came out of a proper agency.
That said, there's one frustration I keep running into. Claude doesn't know Madeira. It doesn't know that Funchal's historic centre commands a premium over Santa Cruz, or that the western municipalities are heating up because of the new road access. I always have to bring that local knowledge myself. If you paste in vague inputs expecting it to fill the gaps with local context, it will hallucinate something plausible-sounding and completely wrong. You still have to be the expert.
If this article carried a rating, I'd put Claude Sonnet 4 at 4.5 out of 5 for solo real estate agents — it removes the writing bottleneck that kills your momentum between prospecting and closing, but it won't replace your market knowledge.
Bottom line: If you're a one-person real estate operation drowning in listing copy, client emails, and reports, this tool is worth every minute of the learning curve. I'd recommend it to any solo agent in a heartbeat — just don't expect it to know your market better than you do.
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Advanced Prompts for Experienced Claude Users
These prompts use more sophisticated techniques — chained thinking, persona-based feedback, and multi-step outputs. They take a minute longer to set up but produce noticeably better results for complex tasks.
Prompt 20: The "Devil's Advocate" Proposal Review
When to use it: Before sending an important proposal — have Claude pressure-test it from the client's perspective.
I'm about to send a project proposal to a client. I want you to review it as a skeptical potential buyer and identify every reason they might hesitate or say no.
For each concern you identify:
1. State the objection clearly
2. Rate how serious it is (high / medium / low)
3. Suggest specific wording I could add to the proposal to address it preemptively
Be genuinely critical. Don't reassure me — find the real weaknesses.
Here is my proposal:
[paste proposal]
Client context (so you can think like them):
- They've worked with freelancers before and had a bad experience with [specific issue]
- Their main concern is [e.g., timeline, ROI, communication]
- Budget is tight — they're comparing me to at least 2 other vendors
Prompt 21: Build a Custom System Prompt for Your Niche
When to use it: If you use the Claude API or Claude Projects, set this as your system prompt so every conversation starts with full context about your business.
Help me write a system prompt I can use in Claude Projects to give Claude standing context about my freelance business.
My details:
- What I do: [e.g., brand strategy and copywriting for health and wellness brands]
- Target clients: [description]
- My tone of voice: [description — provide 3 adjectives + 1 sentence example of how I write]
- Writing rules to always follow: [e.g., short sentences, no passive voice, no em-dashes, American English]
- Things I never do: [e.g., never use buzzwords like "holistic," never write listicles]
- Tools I use regularly: [e.g., Notion, ConvertKit, Figma]
- My pricing structure: [brief overview]
Write a system prompt under 300 words that I can paste into Claude Projects. It should give Claude enough context to help me without needing to re-explain everything in every conversation.
Prompt 22: Repurposing One Piece of Content Into Five Formats
When to use it: When you've written a blog post or recorded a podcast and want to extract maximum value without writing from scratch each time.
I have a piece of content I want to repurpose into multiple formats.
Original content: [paste your blog post, transcript, or article]
Please create:
1. A LinkedIn post (150 words, conversational, first-person, no hashtags)
2. An email newsletter intro paragraph (80 words, drives to the full piece)
3. Three tweet-length takeaways (under 280 characters each, punchy)
4. A short video script intro (60 seconds spoken — write out the words, not a description)
5. A Pinterest pin title and description (SEO-friendly, keyword: [your keyword])
Match the tone of the original content throughout. Don't add information that isn't in the source — only reformat what's already there.
Prompt 23: Writing a "No Thanks" Response to Lowball Offers
When to use it: You get an inquiry with a budget so low it's almost insulting, but you want to leave the door open for the future.
Write a response to a freelance inquiry where the
Robson Penassi
Real estate consultant in Madeira, Portugal. Solopreneur since 2012. Testing AI tools since 2023 to automate his one-person business. Writes about what actually works — and what does not.
