Getting Good at Claude: The Setup System V2

The four-layer setup that makes Claude write like you and know your business.

In version 2, Claude runs the build.

Most small-business owners try Claude, get back something generic that sounds nothing like them, and stop using it. The part nobody mentions is that there's a setup step before any of it works, and this is that step.

You install one file and say "set me up." Claude interviews you, reads a batch of your real writing, works out how you write, and hands you the finished pieces to put in place: your always-on instructions, a voice Skill built from your own emails and posts, small reference files that hold your prices and facts, and a memory you've read and cleaned up. You answer questions and correct drafts. You don't fill in forms and you never open a text editor.

Inside:

• The Setup Skill, the file that runs your build
• The manual: what you're building, why it's built this way, and how to keep it alive after the first day
• Where Things Are: every menu path in one dated place, so the product stays right when Claude's menus move
• A by-hand workbook with five worksheets, for anyone who'd like to build each piece themselves

It's for any small-business owner doing the writing and the decisions mostly alone, whether you run a service, a trade, a shop, a studio, or a practice. The whole thing is aimed at the emails, quotes, copy, and decisions that eat your week.

About two and a half hours across two sittings. The first one ends with Claude writing something in your voice.

Already own version 1? Version 2 is yours free. Check your email for the download.

The owners who get real work out of Claude did the setup. The setup is the skill. This teaches it.

Works on Claude's free plan as of October 2026. Claude Pro recommended. Menu paths are dated inside the guide. Does not replace legal or financial advice.