Editing Your Site by Asking: Prompts That Work

Asking is a skill

Once your assistant is connected to your site, the quality of what you get depends a lot on how you ask. The good news is that it isn't complicated. Clear, specific requests work best.

Name the page and the change

Compare "Update the contact info" with "Add our Denver office to the homepage." The second tells the assistant where to work and what to do. Whenever you can, name the page, the section and the result you want.

Give it the facts

Your assistant can write well, but it shouldn't guess your details. Include the address, the opening hours or the offer in your prompt, and check each one when you review. Never rely on it to make up numbers or names.

Ask for a draft, not a final

Think of the first response as a draft. Follow up with small instructions:

• "Make it shorter."
• "Use a more direct tone."
• "Add a button linking to the pricing page."
• "Show me two headline options."

Prompts to try

• "Draft a blog post announcing our new Denver office."
• "Update the pricing page footnote to mention our setup fee."
• "Rewrite this page's introduction in a friendlier voice."
• "Schedule this post for Monday morning."

Always review

Every change goes through approval before it goes live. Treat that step as your editing pass. Read the draft the way a visitor would, and send it back if something feels off.

Build a shared library

When a prompt works, save it. Over time your team builds a small library of reliable requests that anyone can use. That's how a good habit becomes a standard way of working.

The takeaway

Be specific, give real facts, iterate in small steps and review before publishing. Do that and editing by asking becomes the fastest part of your week.