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5 AI skills every sole trader should have

For sole traders, freelancers and small business owners who do their own admin.

These five skills cover the writing jobs that eat into your evenings: chasing quotes, chasing payment, pricing new work, tidying up meeting notes and planning your admin. Set each one up once, then just ask. They work in ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude and most other AI assistants.

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  1. Skill 1 of 5

    Client follow-ups

    Chase a quote that went quiet without sounding pushy, with one easy question to reply to.

    Open the Client Follow-Up skill (written for ChatGPT, works in most AIs)
  2. Skill 2 of 5

    Polite payment chaser

    Friendly first reminders through to a clear final notice for late invoices, without souring the relationship.

    Open the Polite Payment Chaser skill (written for ChatGPT, works in most AIs)
  3. Skill 3 of 5

    Quote writer

    Turns rough job notes into a clear quote using your prices, terms and tone, and asks about anything missing.

    Open the Small Business Quote Writer skill (written for Claude, works in most AIs)
  4. Skill 4 of 5

    Meeting notes into actions

    Turns scrappy notes or a call transcript into decisions, actions, owners and dates.

    Open the Meeting Notes Summary skill (written for Claude, works in most AIs)
  5. Skill 5 of 5

    Weekly admin to-do list

    Sorts invoices, receipts, quotes and reminders into a short plan for your weekly admin hour.

    Open the Sole Trader Weekly Admin skill (written for ChatGPT, works in most AIs)

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