{"id":"res-free-portfolio-case-study-numbers","audience":"freelancers","category":"fact-checking","technique":"verification","title":"Check your portfolio case study against the client's results report","free":false,"task":"You wrote a portfolio case study about an email campaign you ran, and the client's results report is the official record. You want only the numbers the report contradicts, as numbered lines in the form \"Case study says X; report says Y\", under 60 words total, plain text. Skip numbers that match and claims the report doesn't cover, and don't rewrite the case study.","materialLabel":"The client's report and your case study draft (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"CLIENT RESULTS REPORT - Juniper Yoga Studios, Spring Email Campaign (final, June 2026)\nEmails sent: 6 over 3 weeks\nList size: 4,800 subscribers\nAverage open rate: 38%\nClass pass purchases from email: 212\nRevenue from email: $16,960\nNew subscribers during campaign: 340\n\n-----\nMY CASE STUDY DRAFT\nFor Juniper Yoga Studios, I wrote and designed a 6-email spring campaign sent to 4,800 subscribers. Open rates averaged 48%, more than double the industry average. The campaign drove 212 class pass purchases and nearly $20,000 in revenue. The list grew by 340 new subscribers, and the owner called it \"the best campaign we've ever run.\"","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for a better case study","why":"The AI punches up the writing and keeps the wrong numbers.","fix":"Say: \"List only numbers the report contradicts.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not checking rounded numbers","why":"\"Nearly $20,000\" sounds close enough unless you compare it to $16,960.","fix":"Add: \"Check rounded phrases against the exact figures.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Flagging unverifiable claims","why":"The AI questions the quote and industry comparison, which the report doesn't cover.","fix":"Say: \"Skip claims the report doesn't cover.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in your portfolio notes.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the source of truth","patterns":["report.{0,30}(only|source|truth|official)","only.{0,30}report","against the report"]},{"label":"Asks for contradictions only","patterns":["contradict","only.{0,20}(wrong|errors|mismatch)","skip.{0,30}match"]},{"label":"Gives the line format","patterns":["case study says","report says","\\bX\\b.{0,20}\\bY\\b"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?sentence","word (limit|count)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Portfolio pieces drift toward rounder, bigger numbers. Make the client's report the judge and ask only for the mismatches.","rubricLabels":["Flags both contradictions: open rate (case study: 48%; report: 38%) and revenue (case study: nearly $20,000; report: $16,960)","Does not flag numbers that match (6 emails, 4,800 subscribers, 212 purchases, 340 new subscribers) or claims the report doesn't cover (industry average, the owner's quote)","Outputs only numbered lines in the form 'Case study says X; report says Y': no intro, no rewritten case study, no portfolio tips"]}