You run the whole thing, so every small job you can hand off counts. These three builds take care of the little jobs that eat your evenings: working out prices, showing what you offer, and taking booking requests. Start from a made-up business, then tell it about yours.
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01About 15 minutes
A quote calculator that turns your prices into a tidy, printable quote
Quoting on the phone gets faster and more consistent. You get the same fair total every time, and a clean page you can print or save as a PDF for the customer.
1. Paste this first message into Claude
Build me a quote calculator for a small house-cleaning business, as a single HTML file I can open by double-clicking. Use made-up prices for now that I can change later: a price per bedroom, a price per bathroom, and extras like oven cleaning, windows and inside the fridge. I pick the options and it shows the total right away, with a clear line-by-line breakdown. Add a field for the customer's name and a Print button that turns it into a tidy one-page quote with today's date. Make it clean and professional. It doesn't need to save anything between visits.
2. Open what it made
Say yes when Claude asks to make the file, then open the .html file it made by double-clicking it.
3. Tell it what to change, for example
“Change it for my business: I'm a dog groomer, and I charge by the size of the dog plus extras like nail trimming and teeth cleaning.”
“Add a discount box where I can type a percentage off.”
A menu or price list that looks good on a tablet, a phone or paper
Update a price and it's done, with no printer's bill and no waiting on a designer. The same page works on the counter tablet, on a customer's phone or taped to the window.
1. Paste this first message into Claude
Build me a one-page menu for a small cafe, as a single HTML file I can open by double-clicking. Use a made-up cafe called Corner Cup with made-up dishes and prices for now, in four sections: coffee and tea, breakfast, lunch, and cakes. Put each section under a clear heading, line the prices up on the right, and mark vegetarian and gluten-free items with a small label, with a key at the bottom. Make it warm and easy to read on a phone, on a tablet or printed on paper. It doesn't need to save anything between visits.
2. Open what it made
Say yes when Claude asks to make the file, then open the .html file it made by double-clicking it.
3. Tell it what to change, for example
“Make it feel more like a bakery, with a cream background and a handwritten-style font for the headings.”
“Add our opening hours and address in a small box at the top.”
A booking form that turns a request into a ready-to-send email
Every booking request arrives complete, with the service, the day and a phone number, so there's less back-and-forth. Use it yourself while you're on the phone, or share it with customers later.
1. Paste this first message into Claude
Build me a booking request page for a small hair salon, as a single HTML file I can open by double-clicking. Use made-up services and prices for now. The customer picks a service, a preferred day and time, and fills in their name and phone number. A button then turns all of it into a short, polite, ready-to-send email, shown in a box with a Copy button so it can be pasted into any email. Check that nothing is missing before building the email. Make it calm and welcoming. It doesn't need to save anything between visits.
2. Open what it made
Say yes when Claude asks to make the file, then open the .html file it made by double-clicking it.
3. Tell it what to change, for example
“Add a notes box for anything extra, like allergies or the style they have in mind.”
“Make the day picker only allow Tuesday to Saturday, since we are closed Sunday and Monday.”