{"id":"search-sb-cake-price-sources-pick","audience":"small-business","category":"ai-search","track":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Pick credible local sources for setting cake prices","free":false,"task":"You're setting wedding cake prices for your bakery in the Tri-County area and only trust sources that are local to Tri-County, from 2025 or later, and show actual prices. From the 7 results, write exactly 4 numbered lines: lines 1-3 each name one source that passes all three tests with a reason under 12 words, and line 4 starts with Skip: and names the most misleading result and why. Plain text, under 100 words.","materialLabel":"Your search results (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"AI search results for \"wedding cake price per slice Tri-County\"\n\nA. Tri-County Wedding Association, 2026 Vendor Price Survey (Mar 2026): median $6.50 per slice from 38 local bakeries.\n\nB. \"Average wedding cake costs $350!\" - national blog WeddingWow, 2019.\n\nC. Sugarbloom Bakery (competitor in Millport, Tri-County), price page updated Sept 2026: \"Buttercream $6/slice, fondant $8/slice.\"\n\nD. AI-generated listicle \"Best Cake Prices Near You\" - no author, no date, prices for 6 cities in other states.\n\nE. Rosewater Cakes (competitor in Dunmore, Tri-County), Instagram post Jan 2025: \"2025 pricing: tiered cakes from $7/slice.\"\n\nF. Forum thread on a national wedding site, 2023: \"We paid $4 a slice somewhere near Millport I think.\"\n\nG. National Bakers Guild report, 2026: national average $5.25 per slice, all US regions.\n\nMy notes: we use mostly buttercream, 100-150 guest weddings.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving your tests","why":"The AI ranks the national guild report highly because it's official, even though it isn't local.","fix":"Add: \"Only local to Tri-County, 2025 or later, with actual prices.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Skipping the warning","why":"The AI lists good sources but doesn't flag the made-up-looking listicle.","fix":"Add: \"Line 4: Skip: the most misleading result and why.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Long or formatted output","why":"AI reviews all 7 results in bold.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines, plain text, reasons under 12 words.\"","checks":["numberedItems","maxWords","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the three tests","patterns":["local","tri-county","2025","actual prices"]},{"label":"Asks for exactly 3 picks","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(source|pick)","exactly"]},{"label":"Asks what to skip","patterns":["skip","misleading","worst"]},{"label":"Caps the reasons","patterns":["under \\d+ words","short reason"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown"]}],"hint":"\"Credible\" depends on your question. For local pricing, local and recent beat official and national. Give the AI your tests.","rubricLabels":["Lines 1-3 pick exactly the Tri-County Wedding Association survey (A), Sugarbloom Bakery's price page (C) and Rosewater Cakes' 2025 post (E), in any order","Each of lines 1-3 gives a reason tied to the tests (local, 2025 or later, actual prices), and none of the picks is the national guild report (G)","Line 4 (after its number) begins with Skip: and names the AI-generated listicle (D), the 2019 national blog (B) or the vague 2023 forum post (F), with the test it fails"]}