Practical guide · Orange Ink
ChatGPT custom instructions that help at work
Custom instructions are a standing brief — not a second brain. Keep them short enough that you still paste real notes into each task.
- 01
Who you are and who you serve
One sentence each. Example: “I run a small consultancy. I write for busy B2B buyers who hate fluff.”
- 02
How drafts should behave
GB spelling, short paragraphs, no invented metrics, mark unknowns TBD, prefer checklists over essays.
- 03
What never to do
No legal/tax advice, no pretending to have browsed when it has not, no filling gaps with plausible fiction.
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ChatGPT for Business Ops Kit
Instructions set the tone; the free Weekly Ops Checklist and Ops Kit supply the weekly workflows those instructions support.
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