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Free course · 5 lessons · about 31 min

By JDCS · Updated 15 June 2026

Get real value out of ChatGPT.

Get real value out of ChatGPT without the hype. Five short lessons on talking to it well, the everyday writing and admin jobs it does best, building a reusable Custom GPT in your own words, and doing it all safely. Plain English, real small-business examples, no code.

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For owners and teams who keep hearing about ChatGPT and want to actually use it well. No code, no jargon, just the writing and admin wins that pay off this week.

What you'll learn
Lesson 1 What ChatGPT is, and how to talk to it ChatGPT is the brilliant brain you chat with. A clear picture of what it is, free versus paid, and the simple prompt recipe that turns a vague answer into a useful one. 6 min
Lesson 2 The everyday jobs it does well Emails, summaries, rewrites, first drafts, tidy docs from rough notes, plain-English explanations: the writing and admin where it earns its keep, and the jobs to keep a human on. 7 min
Lesson 3 Custom GPTs: a reusable assistant in your words Set ChatGPT up once with your instructions, tone and reference info, then reuse it. A quote drafter, a reply-in-our-tone helper, an onboarding guide, no code required. 7 min
Lesson 4 Doing it safely What not to paste in, why a business setup matters, the data and training settings to check, and the human-check rule for anything customer-facing, factual, legal or financial. 6 min
Lesson 5 Put it to work Pick three repetitive writing or admin jobs to try this week, run the loop, and save the prompts that work. Turning all of it into a calm plan you start on Monday. 5 min

Work through them in order. The single way in is lesson 1.

Carry on anywhere.

Start on your laptop, finish on the train. Save your spot and we'll email you a link that picks the course back up on any device. No account, no password.

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Save your progress

Pop your email in and we'll send you a link to pick up where you left off, on any device. No account needed.

Just for the link to your progress. No spam, and I never share your details.

Take it to your team.

A short working session you do together: find where ChatGPT saves time, pick your first three tasks, start a prompt library, plan a Custom GPT or two, and write your one-page AI rules. Type into it or print it. Want just the gist? There's a free one-page summary too.

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Get the ChatGPT work-through workbook

Pop your email in and the fill-in workbook is yours: find where ChatGPT saves time, choose your first three tasks, build a prompt library and a Custom GPT or two, and set your AI rules. Type into it or print it.

Your email gets you the workbook, that's it. No spam, and I never share your details.

Prefer the quick version? Read the free one-page summary →

Before you start.

Is the course really free?
Yes, completely. All five lessons are free to read with no sign-up. If you'd like the fill-in workbook to keep and work through with your team, that's a quick email, and that's the only thing asked for anywhere on here. There's a free one-page summary too, with nothing asked for.
Do I need to be technical?
Not at all. It's written for ordinary business owners and their teams. There's no code anywhere, including the Custom GPT lesson, which is all plain instructions and a few reference files.
Do I need to pay for ChatGPT?
You can get real value from the free version for everyday chatting. A couple of things, like building and sharing Custom GPTs, sit behind a paid or Team plan. The course is clear about which is which so you only pay when it earns its keep.
How long does it take?
About 31 minutes across five short lessons. Most people knock it over in a single coffee break, but there is no rush.
Is this just a sales pitch?
Honestly, most people who finish this never need to hire anyone. That is the idea: ChatGPT is a tool you can learn yourself, and this teaches you to. We only mention working with JDCS once, at the end, for the few who want a bigger rollout. No pressure either way.
Keep exploring

Once the course clicks, here's where to take it next.

Guide: ChatGPT for small business Practical, everyday uses written up as a companion to the course, with real examples. Open Guide: prompts that actually work The knack of asking well, so you get useful answers the first time. Open AI consulting Want a hand rolling ChatGPT out across the team properly, with sensible guardrails? Start with a free chat. Open
When you're ready

Want this set up properly for your business?

Once you've found a few jobs ChatGPT does well, the next step is wiring it into how you actually work, with a Custom GPT in your tone and the right safety settings. That first conversation is free, and you keep the plain-English plan either way.

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