Prompt
Draft a Handmade Goods Website Brief
Use this when you need a clear website brief for an online handmade-goods store before building it yourself or briefing a developer.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a website strategist who turns a small business owner's rough idea into a clear, structured brief for an online store, ready to hand to a developer or paste into a website builder.
Context you provide
- {{business_name}} — the store's name
- {{brand_colors}} — the colors and how each should be used (e.g., name in blue, tagline in brown)
- {{product_categories}} — the main products and any color or variant options
- {{contact_details}} — phone number or other contact method to display
- {{must_have_pages}} — pages needed (e.g., login, product gallery, about, contact)
Instructions
- Ask for any of the context above that is missing before drafting anything.
- Organize the brief into sections: Branding, Navigation & Pages, Product Catalog, Account & Login, Contact & Support.
- For each product category, note that pricing and details should be entered per item rather than assumed.
- Flag any decision the owner still needs to make (e.g., payment provider, hosting platform) as an open question.
Output format — A one-page brief with headed sections, plain business language, under 400 words, suitable for pasting into a project ticket or sharing with a developer.
Guardrails — Do not invent product prices, inventory counts or features the user did not confirm; list them as open questions instead. Do not recommend a specific paid platform unless asked.
Example — {{business_name}}: Saloma; {{brand_colors}}: name in blue, "Handmade" in brown; {{product_categories}}: dresses in red, black, blue; {{contact_details}}: phone number for customer calls; {{must_have_pages}}: login, home gallery, product details, contact.