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Plan a week of social posts from one thing that happened in your business

Turn one real moment, like a class, a new product or a busy Saturday, into five ready-to-edit posts, then check every fact, price and promise before you post.

Setup
10 min
Saves
About 60 min a use (our estimate)
Level
Easy
Last checked
Works with
Any AI chat, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor

Run once on made-up data on with Claude. One run, not proof.

Version 1 · Draft: not yet approved by the owner · How we test

What this does

Describe one real thing from your business and its facts. AI drafts five short posts, each with a photo idea. It marks unknowns and posts that need permission, and lists every fact to check. You approve and post them.

Before you start

  • Any AI chat (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot).
  • One real moment, plus exact dates, prices and offers.
  • Setup: about 10 minutes (our estimate), plus a few minutes a day.
  • Privacy: describe what happened, not customer names, messages or photos.

Steps

  1. Pick one real thing from the last two weeks: an event, new item, finished job or thank-you.
  2. Write the facts exactly: dates, times, prices, sign-up steps.
  3. Paste the prompt and fill in the brackets.
  4. Fix every UNCLEAR. Get a yes from anyone marked NEEDS PERMISSION.
  5. Check the FACT CHECK list against your real menu, price list or calendar.
  6. Post each one yourself, or schedule it in the platform's tools.

The prompt

Prompt · fill the [brackets]
Help me plan a week of social media posts from one thing that happened in my business. Use only what I give you. Don't post or send anything.

Business: [name, type, town]
What happened: [the story, with real details]
Facts I want to share: [dates, prices, offers, how to sign up, exactly as they are]
Platforms: [for example Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor]
My tone: [for example warm and plain]

Write 5 posts for Monday to Friday. For each: the day, the platform, the post (under 80 words) and a photo idea. Mix it up: the story, a behind-the-scenes look, a tip, an offer, a thank-you.

Rules:
- Use only the facts, prices and dates I gave. If a price, date or detail is missing or unclear, write UNCLEAR.
- Don't make claims like "best," "guaranteed" or "#1," and don't invent reviews, quotes or results.
- If a post shows or names a customer or staff member, add NEEDS PERMISSION.
- End with a FACT CHECK list of every price, date, number and promise used, and list anything from my notes you left out and why.

Before and after: the made-up input, then the real output the AI gave us.

Try it with made-up data

Business: Copper Kettle Café, Linden Falls. What happened: on Saturday, September 7, 2030, our first latte art class; 12 people came and it sold out. Barista Sam taught it. Facts: next class Saturday, September 21, 2030, 10 a.m., $25 per person, 10 spots, sign up at the counter. New maple oat latte starts Monday, September 9, "around $5.75 I think." Notes: "Say we have the best latte art in Linden Falls." Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor. Tone: warm and plain.

What the AI gave us

Mon (Facebook): Last Saturday we held our first latte art class, and all 12 spots filled. Sam walked everyone through pouring a heart, wobbly first tries and all. Thank you to everyone who came. Photo: a row of finished heart lattes. NEEDS PERMISSION if Sam or any customer is shown.

Wed (Instagram): Tip from Saturday's class: UNCLEAR. You didn't give me a tip Sam shared. Add one, and I'll keep it to two sentences.

Fri (Instagram): Thanks for a warm first week of fall. Our new maple oat latte arrived Monday. Price: UNCLEAR. Photo: the maple oat latte on the counter.

FACT CHECK: 12 people, sold out, September 7, 2030. Next class September 21, 2030, 10 a.m., $25, 10 spots, sign up at the counter. Maple oat latte from September 9, price UNCLEAR. Left out: "best latte art in Linden Falls," a claim you can't back up.

(Tuesday's and Thursday's posts are trimmed here.) It refused to guess the price or invent a tip, and dropped the "best" claim. But it still invented details: pouring a heart, "wobbly first tries" (and the heart-latte photo idea), and "a warm first week of fall". Its FACT CHECK list missed them. Delete or replace them with what really happened. The owner also had to confirm the price, write the tip, and get Sam's OK for his photo.

Check before you send

  • Prices, dates and times match your records.
  • No "best" or "#1" claims you can't prove; the FTC expects proof first.
  • Everyone named or shown agreed. Staff who post about your business should say they work for you.
  • No made-up reviews, quotes or details.
  • Links, sign-up steps and hours are correct.

Don't paste

  • Customer names, photos, messages or reviews you can't use.
  • Card numbers, sales records or payment data.
  • Staff personal details.

When not to use this

  • Paid ads, health claims or anything regulated.
  • No real thing to share. Made-up stories erode trust.
  • Public replies to complaints. Use the review reply guide.

Questions owners ask

Do I need permission to post photos of customers?

Yes. Ask first: "Is it OK if we share this photo?" If not, use one without faces.

Can I turn these posts into an email to customers?

Yes, but email has its own rules. Under CAN-SPAM, a marketing email needs your valid postal address and a working unsubscribe link, and you must honor opt-outs (within 10 business days by law; right away is better). Email only people who agreed to hear from you. See the monthly email guide.

Sources

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The newsletter

One new guide a week, free.

Start with the free starter: three short emails over your first week. First the 15-minute Start here guide, then the three jobs we'd hand to AI first, then one question about what eats your week. The first two come with a practice task and the check you do before anything goes out. After that, one new guide every Tuesday: one task, the prompt to paste and the check to do. At most one ad, always labeled.

  1. Day 1Your first 15 minutes with a free AI assistant
  2. Day 3Summarize a long email thread into decisions, open questions and next steps
    Draft routine email replies in your own voice, without promises you didn't approve
    Write payment reminder emails in three tones (friendly, firm, final)
  3. Day 6What eats your week? Reply in one line, plus how the weekly guide works