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Write referral share messages with the current reward
Practice: Keeping the AI to your sources. About 5 minutes.
About this exercise
You own Sprigwell Plant Delivery and want ready-to-copy messages customers can send friends. Write exactly 3 numbered messages, each under 28 words, each including the placeholder [CODE] and the current reward for both people. Don't say "free plant" (that was last year's reward), and reply with only the plain-text list.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Using last year's reward. "Free plant" is in the notes and sounds fun. Try: Add: "Reward is $15 for both of you. No free plant."
- Using the typo. $20 appears in the notes. Try: Add: "It's $15, never $20."
- Missing the placeholder. The AI writes a made-up code like PLANTS15. Try: Add: "Include [CODE] exactly."
- Getting labeled variants. The AI bolds variant labels and adds caps for excitement. Try: Add: "Exactly 3 numbered lines, plain text, no caps."
What a strong prompt includes
- Uses the current reward
- Includes the placeholder
- Rules out the old reward
- Says how many
- Asks for only the list
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