Using ChatGPT to Build a Smarter Trade Business

As a business owner, you wear a lot of hats—recruiter, project manager, admin, and strategist. But you don’t need to do it all manually. ChatGPT is your on-demand assistant, helping you think faster, communicate better, and make sharper decisions.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use simple, high-impact prompts to:

• Write effective recruiting ads that attract A-players
• Draft or refine contracts and policies for new hires or subcontractors
• Summarise long client service agreements into bullet points you can actually action
• Use journaling prompts to clear your head and sharpen your leadership thinking
• Leverage conversations to build your internal knowledge base—systems, workflows, SOPs

This isn’t just about saving time.

It’s about creating clarity, consistency, and confidence in how you run your business.

Done right, ChatGPT becomes a multiplier—not just a tool.

Let’s show you how to use it like a Managing Director.

P.S. to prove this process, I have written this entire page with chatGPT prompts

Writing Effective Recruiting Ads

📌 Prompt:

“Write me a SEEK job ad for a [insert trade role, e.g. qualified electrician] to join our growing team at [your company name], based in [location].

We work primarily in [brief project type, e.g. residential construction, commercial fit-outs, maintenance].

The ad should be:

• Straightforward and masculine in tone (no fluff or clichés)