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Your Prompt Doesn't Need More Instructions. It Needs A Spec.

Free guide: the full 4-part prompt structure, the exact copy-paste template, and three worked examples applying it to real small-business jobs.

  • The 4-part structure explained, layer by layer
  • The exact copy-paste template, word for word
  • Three worked examples on real small-business jobs
  • Why smarter models need less instruction, not more

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The 4-part prompt structure that replaces stacked instructions with one spec, plus a copy-paste template and three worked examples.

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What's Inside

The 4 layers explained, in the order you write them The full copy-paste template, word for word Three worked examples on real small-business jobs Why smarter models need less instruction, not more

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Why more instructions now make it worse

As these models get smarter, they need less instruction from you, not more.

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Layer one: the goal

You describe the finished thing you want, not the steps to get there.

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  1. Layer two: researchYou tell the model to go find the best approach before it starts, and tell you what it recommends.
  2. Layer three: interviewOnce it has found the best way, you let it interview you, one question at a time, to pull out how you actually want the thing to work.
  3. Layer four: good looks likeYou give it one real example so it knows what it is benchmarking against.
  4. The full templateAll four layers, in order, copy-paste ready.
  5. Worked example: a sales pageApplying the pyramid to writing a sales page for a small service business.
  6. Worked example: a hiring processApplying the pyramid to building a hiring process for a small team's first hire.
  7. Worked example: a monthly reportApplying the pyramid to a recurring monthly business report.

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Cooper Simson

Founder of Actionable AI. 30,000+ operators read the newsletter.

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