{"id":"wri-free-portfolio-bio-claims-check","audience":"freelancers","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"verification","title":"Catch unsupported claims in your portfolio bio","free":false,"task":"Before updating your portfolio, check your bio for claims your records don't support. Ask for exactly 3 numbered lines: two starting 'Remove:' that each quote an unsupported claim and say what your records show, and one starting 'Add:' naming a strong true fact the bio leaves out. Plain text, nothing else, no rewritten bio. Write a prompt that gets that check.","materialLabel":"Your draft bio and your records (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"DRAFT PORTFOLIO BIO (Nadia Brooks, freelance copywriter)\nI'm an award-winning copywriter with over 10 years of experience helping brands find their voice. I've written for 100+ clients across every industry, from tech to fashion. My website copy has boosted conversions for countless businesses. Let's make your brand unforgettable.\n\nMY RECORDS\n- Started freelancing: March 2020 (6 years). Before that, 2 years as a marketing coordinator (not copywriting).\n- Awards: none. I was a finalist (not winner) for the 2024 Midwest Content Awards, newsletter category.\n- Clients: 41 total, mostly food, wellness and home goods. No tech or fashion clients.\n- Best documented result: rewrote the product pages for Hearth & Hollow Candles; their online sales rose 32% over the next 3 months (client shared the numbers and said I can quote them).\n- Testimonials: 12 on LinkedIn.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for a polish","why":"The AI makes the bio sound even more impressive, keeping the false claims.","fix":"Show it: \"Exactly 3 numbered lines: 2 starting Remove:, 1 starting Add:.\"","checks":["numberedItems","r0"]},{"title":"Not checking against your records","why":"The AI can't know 'award-winning' isn't true unless you tell it to compare.","fix":"Add: \"Check every claim against my records and quote what to remove.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Missing your best proof","why":"The AI cuts claims but doesn't notice your real 32% result is missing.","fix":"Add: \"The Add line names a strong true fact. No rewritten bio. Plain text.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the labels","patterns":["remove:","add:","label"]},{"label":"Checks against records","patterns":["records","check","true","support"]},{"label":"Asks for quotes","patterns":["quote","exact"]},{"label":"Bans a rewrite","patterns":["don'?t rewrite","no rewrit","not (a )?rewrite","only the"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"A bio full of claims you can't back up costs trust. Ask the AI to compare against your records and point at what to remove and add.","rubricLabels":["Two lines start with 'Remove:' and one starts with 'Add:'","The Remove lines each quote an unsupported claim and give what the records show (such as 'award-winning' vs finalist only, '10 years' vs 6 years freelancing, '100+ clients' vs 41, or 'every industry' vs mostly food, wellness and home goods)","The Add line names the Hearth & Hollow result (32% sales increase in 3 months) or another true fact from the records, and there is no rewritten bio and nothing else"]}