---
name: repeat-question-replies
description: Generate canned replies in your own voice for the 3-5 questions you answer over and over every week.
when_to_use: When you realize you're typing the same answers to "are you open Sunday" or "do you ship to Canada" five times a week.
saves: 2-3 minutes per repeat reply, plus the mental load
brand: Scrappy Start
brand_url: https://scrappystart.ai
license: CC0
version: 1
---

# Repeat-question replies

Most owners have three to five questions they answer over and over, in nearly the same words, every single week. The cost is forty-five seconds a reply, multiplied by every reply. This skill writes the canned versions in your voice once, so you can paste them forever.

## The setup

1. Open Claude. Start a new conversation.
2. Have ready: one sentence about your business, your three to five most-repeated questions, and one or two past replies that sound like you.
3. Paste the prompt below.

## The prompt

```
My business: [one sentence, e.g. "I photograph weddings in Chicago"]

Below are the [3-5] questions I answer constantly. Write a canned
reply for each one, in my voice. Warm, plain, no jargon. Sign off
with my first name.

OUTPUT FORMAT. For each question, output exactly:

Q: <the question, restated as I asked it>
A: <the canned reply, opening with "Hi [Name]," so I can fill in
   the customer's name when I paste it; ending with my first name
   on its own line>

Number them in order. No markdown bold around Q or A. No preamble
("Here are your replies..."), no postamble ("Let me know if you
want changes..."), no commentary, no recommendations. Output ONLY
the Q/A blocks, then stop.

NO em-dashes anywhere in the replies. Em-dashes are an AI tell that
customers notice. Use periods, commas, semicolons, or parentheses.

Questions:
1. [question]
2. [question]
3. [question]

Voice reference (1-2 of my past replies):
[paste them]
```

## What you'll get back

Short, send-ready answers like:

> Q: "Do you do engagement sessions?"
> A: "Hi [Name], yes. A two-hour session runs [my rate] and usually happens a few months before the wedding. Most couples use it to get comfortable in front of the camera. Jamie"
>
> Q: "What's your travel fee for venues outside Chicago?"
> A: "Hi [Name], travel within 50 miles is included. Beyond that I charge [my rate] per mile. Tell me the venue and I'll give you an exact number. Jamie"

Five answers in your voice, in thirty seconds.

## Where to keep them so you actually use them

Save the answers as text replacement on your phone. iPhone: Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement. Type "ship" and the full canned reply lands. Friction goes from forty-five seconds to two. Or paste them into Gmail Templates, Apple Notes shortcuts, your CRM canned-reply field. Wherever your fingers go first.

## Where this came from

Carousel #003 on Instagram: [the same three questions, every week](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDK82Yj5VS).

Jamie at Scrappy Start