Numbers go up and down. The owner wants to know why, and the honest answer is usually “we should check.”
This prompt takes this week’s numbers against last week’s and explains what changed in plain language for a small-business owner. It forbids claiming causes and asks for possible causes as questions. That keeps a guess from turning into a story.
Here are this week’s numbers against last week’s: [PASTE]. Explain what changed in plain language for a small-business owner. Don’t claim causes. List possible causes as questions I should check.
Check before you use it: Look up the real cause. Claude is listing possibilities, not answers.
How to use it
- Paste both weeks in the same layout so the comparison is fair.
- Read the plain-language summary first, then the list of questions.
- Look up the real cause for the two biggest changes before you share the update.
The catch
Claude is listing possibilities, not answers. Don’t pass the questions to your boss or your client as findings. Check them first, then write what you found.
Prompt 10.4 is one of 50 in a set I wrote for the moments in a sales week. A free sample of 10 and the full pack are in the shop.
I’m Seth Levanen. I find the AI shortcuts that keep the quality and drop the busywork. Email me if you want to talk about it.