A practical, categorized prompt library for small business owners who want to get real results from AI — without guessing, fumbling, or starting from scratch every time.
These aren't generic prompts. Each one includes the context variables you need to customize, a review checklist, and notes on what to watch for in the output.
Maintained by Pro-How — AI training, strategy, and automation for small business owners.
You run or manage a small business. You've tried AI and gotten mixed results. You know it should be saving you time, but you're not sure why it keeps producing content that sounds off-brand, too generic, or just not quite right.
The problem usually isn't the AI. It's the prompt.
This library gives you prompts that are already structured to produce useful output — along with the context you need to make them yours.
- Browse the categories below and find the task you need
- Open the relevant file
- Copy the prompt
- Fill in the
[bracketed variables]with your own information - Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or whichever AI tool you use
- Review the output using the checklist provided
New to AI prompting? Start with the Beginner's Guide to Prompting AI on the Pro-How blog.
| Category | What's inside |
|---|---|
| 📄 Proposals & Quotes | Client proposals, project quotes, scope of work |
| 📬 Client Communication | Onboarding emails, follow-ups, difficult conversations |
| 📱 Social Media | Posts, captions, content planning |
| 📋 Operations & SOPs | Process documentation, checklists, team instructions |
| 🔍 Marketing & SEO | Blog outlines, meta descriptions, ad copy |
| 🤝 Sales | Discovery call prep, objection handling, follow-up sequences |
Every prompt in this library follows the same structure:
- Task — what you're asking the AI to do
- Context variables — what you need to fill in to make it yours
- Tone guidance — how the output should sound
- Review checklist — what to check before you use the output
- Common mistakes — what the AI tends to get wrong on this task
Found a prompt that works well for your business? Spotted something that could be better? Open an issue or submit a pull request.
Pro-How is an AI training, strategy, and automation company founded in 2016 and based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We help small business owners and entrepreneurs put AI to practical use — without technical overwhelm.
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