5 Things to Try Right Now

You have Claude set up. Now do these five things. Each one takes under 5 minutes and each one will produce something you can actually use. By the end, AI will feel practical and not just theoretical.

1. Write 5 Instagram captions in 3 minutes

Open your Adam Bike HQ project in Claude. Start with this prompt — adjust the bikes and locations to whatever is most relevant to your shop right now:

Try this promptWrite 5 different Instagram captions for Adam Bike. Each caption should: - Be under 120 words - Focus on family lifestyle in Dubai, not sport or performance - Reference a specific Dubai location (Kite Beach, JBR, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Hills, Arabian Ranches) - End with a question or soft call to action - Include 5 relevant hashtags Bikes featured: Dutch city bike, cargo bike with kids, electric bike for school run. Tone: warm, conversational, like talking to a Dubai expat friend.

You will get 5 captions in about 20 seconds. Pick the one you like best. Edit any detail that is off. Post it. That is your first real AI output.

2. Analyze last month’s Shopify sales

Go to your Shopify dashboard. Export your orders from last month as a CSV file: Orders, Export, This Month, Export orders.

Open Claude. Start a new conversation in your Adam Bike HQ project. Upload the CSV file. Then start with this analysis — adjust it to match your actual product categories:

Try this promptThis is our Shopify sales data from last month. Please analyze it and tell me: 1. Which product categories sold best? 2. What was our average order value? 3. Were there any slow days or slow weeks? 4. Any patterns you notice that could help us plan next month? Context: we sell bikes, accessories, and services. Our busy season is October to April.

Claude will read the file and give you a summary in plain language. No spreadsheet skills required.

3. Draft a customer reply in your voice

Find a recent WhatsApp or email inquiry from a customer. Copy the text. Go to Claude and start with this — it works for any type of inquiry, just adjust the guidance at the end to match the topic:

Try this promptA customer sent us this message: [paste their message here] We are Adam Bike in Dubai. Draft a friendly, helpful reply. Keep it under 100 words. Warm tone, not overly formal. If they are asking about pricing, mention our BNPL option. Sign off as "The Adam Bike Team."

Read the draft. Adjust anything that does not sound like you. Send it. This workflow saves 2 to 5 minutes per reply, every time.

4. Research something useful

Claude Pro includes a Research feature. It reads dozens of web sources and gives you a real report. Try it now.

Open Claude. Click the “Research” toggle (top of the conversation, or a small icon depending on your interface). Enable it. Then start with this — adjust the question to whatever is most useful for your current priorities:

Try this prompt — enable Research mode firstResearch the Dubai cycling market: How many people cycle regularly in Dubai? What areas have cycling infrastructure? Is e-bike adoption growing? What is the typical buyer profile for Dutch-style city bikes in the UAE? Include sources.

This takes 5 to 15 minutes because Claude is actually reading multiple sources. When it returns, you will have market research that would normally take hours.

5. Generate a product lifestyle image

Open Gemini (gemini.google.com). Start a new conversation. Start with this — swap in any bike and Dubai location that matches your current inventory:

Try this in GeminiGenerate a lifestyle photo of a Dutch-style step-through city bicycle parked on the JBR waterfront promenade in Dubai. The bike is light blue with a front basket containing a reusable bag. A woman in casual summer clothes is walking toward the bike. Late afternoon golden hour light. Clean, warm, modern lifestyle aesthetic. No text or logos.

You will get an image in about 10 seconds. Download it. See if it could work for Instagram or your website. If you want adjustments, describe them: “Make the lighting more dramatic” or “Change the setting to Kite Beach.”

Your first week: a simple plan

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Set aside 30 minutes on Monday morning. Work through all five wins in one sitting. By Tuesday, you will already be using AI daily.

Do not try to use AI for everything at once. Here is a simple plan for your first week:

Monday: Set up your context file and test it (30 minutes, one time)

Tuesday: Write this week’s Instagram captions using AI. Review and post the best ones.

Wednesday: Export last month’s Shopify data. Ask Claude to analyze it.

Thursday: Handle 3 customer inquiries using the draft-and-edit workflow. See if it saves time.

Friday: Generate 5 product images with Gemini. Pick the best one for next week’s content.

After one week you will know which tasks feel natural and which ones need adjustment. That is when you start building habits and going deeper.

Quick reference: the most useful starting prompts

For Instagram:

Try thisWrite 3 Instagram captions for Adam Bike. [Describe the bike or situation]. Dubai setting, family lifestyle tone, end with a question.

For customer replies:

Try thisCustomer message: [paste message]. Draft a friendly reply from Adam Bike, under 80 words, warm tone.

For research:

Try this — enable Research mode firstResearch: [your question about bikes, market, trends, competitors].

For images (Gemini):

Try this in GeminiGenerate a lifestyle photo of [bike description] in [Dubai location]. [Lighting and mood]. No text or logos.

These four starting points will handle most of your daily AI work in the first few weeks.