# Turn a struggling small business around with a 30-day AI plan

> With a plan built over late-night chats, one business went from about 4 customers a month to 30 to 40.

Share your numbers, competitors and website links. You get a blunt diagnosis, a trust comparison with competitors, 30 and 90 day plans and the first marketing copy written for you.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/local-business-turnaround-plan/
- Category: Win more clients
- Made for: Small business owners, Consultants
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: A few evenings of back-and-forth
- Effort: A few steps

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Act as a seasoned small-business turnaround advisor. Be direct.

My business: [WHAT YOU SELL, e.g. home cleaning, open 6 years]
Customers per month: [CUSTOMERS PER MONTH]. Average sale: [AVERAGE SALE]. Monthly costs: [MONTHLY COSTS].
How customers find us now: [HOW CUSTOMERS FIND YOU, e.g. referrals, Google, walk-ins]
Main competitors: [MAIN COMPETITORS, e.g. names or websites]
What we can't change: [WHAT CAN'T CHANGE, e.g. the owner won't change hours]
Our website and review profiles: [WEBSITE AND REVIEW LINKS]

1. Ask me up to five questions you need answered first, and wait for my answers before you go on.
2. Diagnose the three biggest reasons we're not winning customers.
3. Compare us with competitors on trust signals: reviews, website, photos, guarantees, credentials, and response time.
4. Give me a 30-day plan with the cheapest, fastest wins first, then a 90-day plan.
5. Write the first pieces I'll need: a homepage headline and intro, a review-request message for past customers, and a Google Business Profile description.
6. Tell me the two numbers to track weekly so I know it's working.
```

## Step by step

1. Gather your numbers, competitor names, and your website and review links.
2. Answer its questions honestly, especially the uncomfortable ones.
3. Do the 30-day list in order and track the two numbers it gives you.

## What you'll get

A blunt diagnosis, a trust-signal comparison with competitors, 30 and 90 day plans and the first marketing copy written for you.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** A few evenings of back-and-forth. It's rated "A few steps". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 8 blanks: what you sell, customers per month, average sale, monthly costs, how customers find you, main competitors, what can't change and website and review links. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A blunt diagnosis, a trust-signal comparison with competitors, 30 and 90 day plans and the first marketing copy written for you.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/EnterLucidium: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTPro/comments/1mt5igj/comment/n9au8d0/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Website Audit (An evidence-cited, branded audit of any site, ready to hand a client); Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.