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Free Starter: an open burgundy door, five skills and four lessons

Free Starter

Audit a page, improve its copy and make a useful download, with Claude Code or Codex.

5 skills · 4 lessons · worked examples

You finish with

A checked paragraph, a reusable brief, an evidence-backed page audit with new homepage copy, and an editable worksheet.

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For Claude Code or Codex on your computer. Read the lessons online, or download everything.

Using ChatGPT or Claude in the browser? The Everyday AI Starter is made for that.

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Optional · Free email course

Three guided lessons, straight to your inbox.

Set up one skill, improve a page, and make a useful download. A small task to work through in each email.

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Is this starter for you?

A good fit if

  • You use Claude Code or Codex, or want to try one of them.
  • You want to audit a web page, improve its copy or make a useful download.
  • You would like to try the method before choosing the Workshop.

Not the right choice if

  • You only use ChatGPT or Claude in the browser. The skills need Claude Code or Codex; try the Everyday AI Starter.
  • You are looking for guaranteed clients or income.

The lessons

What you’ll make, lesson by lesson.

Every lesson is free to read online, with a worked answer to check against.

  1. Lesson 1

    Install a skill and finish one task

    You make: A checked paragraph and a factual change note.

  2. Lesson 2

    Give the model a source of truth

    You make: A reusable brief and a short claim-to-source record.

  3. Lesson 3

    Audit a website and improve its copy

    You make: An evidence-backed audit and replacement homepage copy.

  4. Lesson 4

    Create a download someone can use

    You make: An editable worksheet, a description and a delivery check.

By the end

A checked paragraph, a reusable brief, an evidence-backed page audit with new homepage copy, and an editable worksheet.

Make the offer clear.

The free Page Copy skill turns a vague homepage into something a visitor can understand. Try the before and after.

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Page Copy · before & afterFree
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Station Quarter studio. Trouser shortening, skirt hems and zip replacements. Visits by appointment.

Before · vague and overpromising

Every garment. Same day.

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From the included Fold exercise. An illustrative preview, not a live AI call.

5 reusable AI skills.

Use a single skill when you need it, or follow the lessons from the start.

Included free

  • Website Opportunity Audit
  • Page Copy
  • Lead Magnet Build
  • Draft Polish
  • Weekly Review

Before you start

What you need.

The free setup lesson walks you through installing the skills in either assistant.

  • Claude Code or Codex on your computer

    Use either one; you don’t need both. Your AI access is separate from this download.

  • Python 3, if you like

    Only for the optional skill installer. The lessons can be read on any device.

  • Nothing to buy

    The download is free, with no email signup.

More details.

Examples, licence and purchase details.

Examples & editable files
  • Fold homepage audit and copy refresh.
  • Margin Press worksheet and editable source.
  • Four client-work documents and a small-service guide.
Licence & purchase details

Digital files you can edit for your own projects and client work. Don’t resell or redistribute the pack itself. Usage and support details.