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50 practical use cases with copy-paste prompts, worked Kiwi examples and what to watch out for. Free, no sign-up.

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Cafés and hospo / Retail +2 more

Write a job ad and interview questions

A clear, friendly job ad that sounds like your business, plus interview questions that get past the rehearsed answers.

BeginnerHiring and staffNew

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Cafés and hospo / Retail +2 more

Write a job ad and interview questions

A clear, friendly job ad that sounds like your business, plus interview questions that get past the rehearsed answers.

BeginnerHiring and staffNew

Tradies / Cafés and hospo +3 more

Ask happy customers for a Google review

Short, polite review request wording for a text, an email and a counter card, that follows Google's rules and NZ law.

BeginnerReviews, Customer serviceNew

Farming / Tradies +3 more

Compare supplier or contractor quotes side by side

A clear side-by-side table of 2 to 4 quotes, with what's included, what's missing and the questions to ask each supplier.

IntermediateQuotes and proposals, Money and GSTNew

Health and wellness / Professional services

Draft a client intake form that asks only what you need

A short, clear set of intake questions with a plain-English privacy statement, ready to check and load into your form tool.

IntermediateAdmin and rostering, Customer serviceNew

Tradies / Farming

Draft a simple site safety plan for a job

A first-draft, site-specific hazard list and safety plan from your job notes, ready for you to check and finish.

IntermediateAdmin and rostering, PlanningNew

Cafés and hospo / Retail +1 more

Draft a weekly staff roster

A first-draft weekly roster as a table, built from staff availability, hours and opening times, ready for you to check.

IntermediateAdmin and rosteringNew

Tradies / Professional services

Explain whether it's a quote or an estimate

A short, clear note for your quotes that tells customers if the price is fixed or a best guess, and what could change it.

BeginnerQuotes and proposals, Customer serviceNew

Individuals / Professional services +2 more

Get a contract clause or T&Cs in plain English

A plain-English explanation of a contract, lease or T&C clause, what it could mean for you, and questions to ask a lawyer.

BeginnerLearning, Admin and rosteringNew

Professional services / Retail +3 more

Get AI to write and explain spreadsheet formulas

The exact Excel or Google Sheets formula you need from a plain description, with a short explanation of how it works.

BeginnerAdmin and rostering, LearningNew

Accommodation / Tourism

Make a local guide for your guests

A tidy house and area guide with your favourite cafés, walks, rainy-day ideas and what to do if something goes wrong.

BeginnerCustomer service, Marketing and socialNew

Cafés and hospo / Retail +2 more

Plan a new staff member's first week

A day-by-day first-week plan and a short welcome pack, so your new starter knows what's happening and nothing gets missed.

BeginnerHiring and staff, Admin and rosteringNew

Cafés and hospo / Tourism +1 more

Promote an event with posts, a listing and a poster

Social posts, an event listing and poster wording for your live music night, workshop or tasting, all from one set of notes.

BeginnerMarketing and social, PlanningNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +2 more

Reply calmly to a customer complaint

A calm, clear reply to an unhappy customer's email or message that sorts the problem without promising more than you should.

BeginnerCustomer service, Emails, ReviewsNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +3 more

Reply to a 1-star review with no comment

A short, friendly reply to a star-only bad review that shows you care and gives the reviewer an easy way to tell you more.

BeginnerReviews, Customer serviceNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +3 more

Reply to a fake or unfair Google review

A calm public reply to a review you think is fake, plus a clear note for reporting it to Google.

BeginnerReviews, Customer serviceNew

Professional services / Tradies

Turn your client call notes into a short proposal

A clear one or two page proposal (problem, approach, deliverables, timeline, price and assumptions) from your call notes.

IntermediateQuotes and proposals, EmailsNew

Cafés and hospo / Retail +1 more

Turn your routines into staff checklists

A clear opening, closing or training checklist your team can follow, built from what's in your head.

BeginnerAdmin and rostering, Hiring and staffNew

Accommodation / Tourism

Write a full set of guest messages, once

Four reusable guest messages for booking, the day before, mid-stay and after checkout, ready to save as templates.

BeginnerCustomer service, EmailsNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +1 more

Write a monthly customer email newsletter

A short, friendly monthly email for your customers, with subject lines to choose from and a simple structure you can reuse.

BeginnerMarketing and social, EmailsNew

Retail / Individuals

Write a Trade Me listing that sells

A clear Trade Me title, description, honest condition notes and shipping or pickup wording for anything you're selling.

BeginnerMarketing and socialNew

Professional services

Write LinkedIn posts that sound like you

A LinkedIn post about your real work, in your own voice, built from a short story or something you learned this week.

BeginnerMarketing and socialNew

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Who writes these

Kia ora, I'm Duncan

I'm a Christchurch founder and consultant, and I use AI most days in my own work. I write these up so you can get the easy wins without paying anyone. If you get stuck, or you'd rather someone set it up with you, that's what the sessions are for.