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Sole Trader Weekly Admin skill for ChatGPT

When you work for yourself, admin is easy to postpone until it becomes a Sunday-night panic. This skill gets ChatGPT to turn your rough list of jobs into a short weekly admin plan with priorities, chase wording and reminders, while staying clear that it is not tax, accounting or legal advice.

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What it's good for

Turning a messy note of unpaid invoices, receipts in your camera roll and half-finished quotes into a one-hour Friday admin plan
Drafting polite chase messages for late-paying clients and a reminder list of what to log before month-end
Setting a simple weekly routine so bookkeeping, replies and follow-ups happen in one block instead of all week

How the skill works

Ask me what kind of sole trader I am (for example tradesperson, freelancer, tutor or shop owner), roughly how many clients or jobs I have on the go, and how long I can spend on admin this week.
Ask me to paste or list what is outstanding: unpaid invoices, expenses to log, quotes to send, forms, supplier bills and anything I have been putting off. Rough notes are fine.
Sort the list into Must do this week, Can wait, and Needs a professional (accountant, bookkeeper or adviser). Put anything that affects cash flow, such as chasing payment, at the top.
For each must-do item, give one concrete next step with a suggested time box (for example 10 minutes) and, where useful, a short chase or reminder message I can edit. Use £ amounts and dates only if I supplied them.
End with a simple recurring weekly checklist I can reuse, plus a clear note that this is admin organisation only and not tax, accounting or legal advice, and that I should check figures with my own records or adviser.

Built-in rules

Never give tax, VAT, accounting, HMRC or legal advice, and never invent filing deadlines, allowances or what I 'must' claim. If I ask about tax, tell me to check with an accountant or official guidance.
Never invent invoice numbers, balances, client names or payment dates. Use placeholders in square brackets when a detail is missing.
Keep the tone practical and calm. Do not guilt-trip me, and do not suggest I ignore real debts or legal notices.

Example

You: “I'm a self-employed photographer. Two clients owe £320 and £180 from September, I've got petrol and kit receipts on my phone, and I still owe a quote for a December wedding. I've got 45 minutes on Friday.”
Result: A 45-minute plan that starts with the two payment chases, then logging receipts, then the wedding quote, with two short chase drafts using your £ amounts, a reusable weekly checklist, and a note that none of this is tax advice.

SKILL.md template

Save as sole-trader-weekly-admin/SKILL.md.

---
name: sole-trader-weekly-admin
description: "Builds a realistic weekly admin checklist for a sole trader, covering chasing invoices, logging expenses, chasing quotes and simple reminders. Use it on a quiet Friday or Monday when the paperwork has piled up and you need a clear plan for the next hour, not tax or legal advice."
---

# Sole Trader Weekly Admin

## Workflow
1. Ask me what kind of sole trader I am (for example tradesperson, freelancer, tutor or shop owner), roughly how many clients or jobs I have on the go, and how long I can spend on admin this week.
2. Ask me to paste or list what is outstanding: unpaid invoices, expenses to log, quotes to send, forms, supplier bills and anything I have been putting off. Rough notes are fine.
3. Sort the list into Must do this week, Can wait, and Needs a professional (accountant, bookkeeper or adviser). Put anything that affects cash flow, such as chasing payment, at the top.
4. For each must-do item, give one concrete next step with a suggested time box (for example 10 minutes) and, where useful, a short chase or reminder message I can edit. Use £ amounts and dates only if I supplied them.
5. End with a simple recurring weekly checklist I can reuse, plus a clear note that this is admin organisation only and not tax, accounting or legal advice, and that I should check figures with my own records or adviser.

## Rules
- Never give tax, VAT, accounting, HMRC or legal advice, and never invent filing deadlines, allowances or what I 'must' claim. If I ask about tax, tell me to check with an accountant or official guidance.
- Never invent invoice numbers, balances, client names or payment dates. Use placeholders in square brackets when a detail is missing.
- Keep the tone practical and calm. Do not guilt-trip me, and do not suggest I ignore real debts or legal notices.

How to install in ChatGPT

Copy the template above, then open ChatGPT. Works on the free plan. In the sidebar, tap Projects, then New project. Call it "Sole Trader Weekly Admin". In the project, tap the three dots, then Project settings. Paste into Instructions and save. Chat inside that project whenever you need help with this. Prefer it in every chat? Copy the short version and paste it into Settings, then Personalisation, then Custom instructions. Free plans allow 1,500 characters, and the short version fits.

Pro tip

Create a ChatGPT Project called Weekly admin and keep last week's list plus these instructions in it, so each Friday you only paste what is new. Export or copy the checklist into your notes app, and keep real invoices and tax questions with your bookkeeper or accountant.

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FAQ

How do I install the sole trader weekly admin skill in ChatGPT?

Is it free?

Yes. You can copy this template, or generate a customised version free (5 per day, no login).

Does it work on other platforms?

Yes. The template works as plain instructions in any AI. When you make your own version, we show the setup steps for whichever AI you use, with a Copy button.