Stop Using Claude Without These 6 Prompts
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You commented PROMPTS. Here's everything.
The carousel showed you 2 of the 6. This post gives you all 6 — plus the context layer that makes each one actually work for your business, not just in theory.
Most people use Claude like a search engine. They type a question, get an answer, close the tab. These prompts treat Claude like a co-founder — one that already knows your business, your voice, and your goals. Here's how to build that.
Before the prompts: the context layer
Every prompt here starts with a context block. Paste this at the top of any Claude conversation and every prompt in this list becomes 10x more relevant:
My business: [what you do in one sentence]
My audience: [who you serve]
My offer: [what you sell]
My tone: [3 words — e.g. direct, warm, no-fluff]
My goal right now: [content / leads / sales / building]
Content Brief Architect
"Act as a senior content strategist who knows my business (context above). Turn this idea: [topic] into a complete content brief — hook angle, core argument, supporting points, audience objections to address, format recommendation, and CTA. Make it production-ready, not a starting point."
WHY IT WORKS: Kills blank-page paralysis permanently. You go from idea to structured brief in under 60 seconds. The "not a starting point" instruction is what separates this from generic output — Claude knows it has to deliver something you can execute immediately.
Offer Positioning Scanner
"Act as a conversion copywriter. Analyse this offer: [paste your offer description]. Identify: the single strongest hook I'm underusing, the hidden objection I'm not addressing, and the belief that needs to shift before someone buys. Then rewrite my positioning for [target audience] in my tone."
WHY IT WORKS: Finds the money hiding inside your existing offer without building anything new. Most offers fail at positioning, not product. This prompt fixes that in minutes.
Audience Pain Excavator
"Act as a market researcher. Based on my audience (context above), give me: the top 5 things they say they want, the top 5 things they actually need but won't admit, their three biggest fears about [niche/topic], and the exact language they use when they talk about their problem. Format as a research brief I can use to write content for the next 30 days."
WHY IT WORKS: The gap between what people say they want and what they actually need is where all your best content lives. This prompt surfaces both — and gives you the exact language to use.
Hook Factory
"Act as a viral content strategist who understands short-form and carousel mechanics. For this topic: [topic], write 10 hook variations using these formats: 2x 'Stop doing X', 2x 'X I see nobody doing', 2x contrarian takes, 2x specific number claims, 2x pattern interrupts. Rate each 1-10 and explain why the top 3 would stop the scroll."
WHY IT WORKS: The hook is 80% of the result. This prompt generates 10 tested formats and forces Claude to evaluate them — so you're not guessing which one to use.
Weekly Revenue Review
"Act as a business advisor. Here's what happened in my business this week: [paste your week — wins, losses, numbers, conversations]. Identify: the one thing I should double down on, the one thing I should drop, the biggest gap between my activity and my goals, and what the highest-leverage action is for next week. Be direct. Don't soften the feedback."
WHY IT WORKS: Most solopreneurs never review their week properly. This prompt turns Claude into a no-BS advisor who reads your raw notes and gives you the strategic clarity a paid coach would charge £500 for.
30-Day Content System
"Act as a content strategist and calendar planner. Using my business context above and this month's goal: [goal — e.g. 500 new followers, 10 DM leads, launch X offer], build me a 30-day content plan. Include: content pillars, weekly themes, 3 carousel ideas, 3 reel concepts, 2 long-form ideas, and which pieces should come first based on my goal. Show your strategic reasoning."
WHY IT WORKS: You stop waking up wondering what to post. One run of this prompt gives you a complete month — strategically ordered, goal-aligned, and built around your offer. Run it once a month.
How to get the most from these
1. Always paste the context block first. Without it, these prompts produce generic output.
2. Use Claude's Projects feature. Save your context block as a Project instruction — then it's automatically loaded every session.
3. Push back on the output. If a response is good but not great, say "this is too generic — make it more specific to my audience and add more tension." Claude responds well to direct feedback.
4. Chain them. Run Prompt 3 (pain excavator) first, then feed that output into Prompt 4 (hook factory). The outputs compound.
This is the system. 6 prompts, one context block, compounded daily.
Every week I share one thing that's working in my AI workflow — no fluff, no theory. Just what's actually moving the needle.
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