🎁 10 copy-paste ChatGPT prompts
Ten beginner-friendly prompts from our most-used guides: small business, job search, meal planning, trips and studying. Paste them into ChatGPT (they work in Claude too), fill in the [BRACKETS], done.
Every prompt comes from a free guide on this site, with a link back so you can read the full how-to.
What you get
- 2 small-business prompts (including Reply to a customer review (good or bad))
- 2 job-search prompts (including Match your resume to one job posting)
- 2 meal-planning prompts
- 2 trip-planning prompts
- 2 study prompts
Each one has a Copy button, so it takes one tap on your phone.
✅ Your 10 prompts
Tap Copy, paste into ChatGPT, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your own details. Don’t paste passwords, account numbers or other private info.
1. Reply to a customer review (good or bad)
From: How to Use ChatGPT for Your Small Business: 10 Copy-Paste Prompts to Try This Week
Write a reply to this customer review for [BUSINESS NAME]. Thank them by first name, mention one specific thing they said, keep it under 60 words, warm and human. If the review is negative, apologize once, don't argue, and invite them to contact [PHONE/EMAIL]. Don't offer refunds or discounts. Review: [PASTE REVIEW]
2. A week of social posts in 5 minutes
From: How to Use ChatGPT for Your Small Business: 10 Copy-Paste Prompts to Try This Week
Write 5 short social posts for [BUSINESS NAME], a [WHAT YOU DO] in [CITY]. Mix: 1 behind-the-scenes, 1 customer tip, 1 product/service spotlight on [ITEM], 1 question to get comments, 1 simple reminder to book/visit. Under 50 words each, friendly, no hashtag spam (max 2 each). Don't invent sales, prices or awards.
3. Match your resume to one job posting
From: Use ChatGPT for Your Job Search: Resume, Cover Letter and Interview Practice (Honest Beginner Guide)
Here is a job posting: [PASTE THE POSTING] Here is my current resume: [PASTE YOUR RESUME, PRIVATE INFO REMOVED] 1) List the 5 things this employer cares about most. 2) For each one, show which of MY real experiences match, quoting my resume. If nothing matches, say "gap" and ask me a question that might uncover a real example. 3) Don't rewrite anything yet.
4. Practice the interview out loud
From: Use ChatGPT for Your Job Search: Resume, Cover Letter and Interview Practice (Honest Beginner Guide)
Pretend you're the hiring manager for this posting: [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE IT]. Ask me one interview question at a time, mixing common questions and ones specific to this role. After each answer, give me: one thing that worked, one thing to improve, and a stronger version that uses only what I actually said. Start with "Tell me about yourself."
5. “Use up my fridge” dinners
From: Use ChatGPT as Your Meal Planner: A Week of Dinners and a Grocery List in 5 Minutes
Here's what's in my fridge and pantry: [LIST]. Suggest 3 dinners I can make mostly from this, and tell me the 1–2 extra things I'd need to buy for each.
6. A “tight week” budget dinner plan
From: Use ChatGPT as Your Meal Planner: A Week of Dinners and a Grocery List in 5 Minutes
Plan 5 budget-friendly dinners for my household using cheap staples like beans, rice, eggs, pasta and frozen veggies. Keep the grocery list short.
7. Fill in your “trip card”
From: Plan a Trip or Road Trip with ChatGPT: Itinerary, Packing List and Budget (Beginner Guide)
Help me plan a trip. Who's going: [2 adults, kids ages 7 and 10 / me and my dog] Where and when: [Oregon coast, May 8-11] Getting around: [our car / flights + rental / train] Our pace: [slow mornings, one big thing a day] We love: [food spots, easy hikes, quirky museums] Skip: [long lines, nightlife, anything over 2 hours in the car] Budget: [rough total or "keep it cheap"] Needs: [wheelchair-friendly, nap time, a dog-friendly stay] Ask me up to 3 questions if anything important is missing.
8. Plan a road trip like a human
From: Plan a Trip or Road Trip with ChatGPT: Itinerary, Packing List and Budget (Beginner Guide)
We're driving from [START] to [END]. Split it into days with no more than [4] hours of driving per day. Suggest a break about every 2 hours (a park, a viewpoint, a good snack stop). Tell me which stretches have few gas stations or services so I can plan around them. Mark anything you're unsure of with [CHECK].
9. “Explain it like I’m 10”
From: Use ChatGPT as Your Study Buddy: Study Mode, Flashcards and Practice Quizzes (Beginner Guide)
Explain [TOPIC] like I'm 10, using an example from everyday life. Then ask me one question to check I got it.
10. “Grade my answer, don’t write it”
From: Use ChatGPT as Your Study Buddy: Study Mode, Flashcards and Practice Quizzes (Beginner Guide)
Here's my answer to a practice question: [PASTE]. Don't rewrite it. Tell me what's strong, what's missing, and one hint to improve it.
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