Skip to content

Sales prompts

Close deals without the cringe

15 prompts · Business

  • A 5-touch outreach sequence that actually gets repliesCold outreach that converts doesn't chase — it adds value with every touch. This writes a sequence that feels human, not automated.
  • A proposal structure that makes it easy to say yesClient-focused proposals that mirror their language, lead with outcomes, and bury the price in the context of the value — not the other way around.
  • Figure out why you're losing deals you should be winningPatterns in recent wins and losses reveal what's actually driving your close rate — and what to change in your motion to fix it.
  • Pitch a brand new offer without fumbling your wordsWhen the offer is new and you haven't said it out loud enough times yet — this builds the talk track so you sound like you've been selling it for years.
  • Raise prices without losing the customerThe conversation most people avoid until it's urgent. This gives you the script to make a price increase feel like a natural next step, not a shock.
  • Stop pitching before you know what they actually needMost failed sales calls pitch too early. This framework structures discovery so you uncover real pain — and only pitch when you know you can solve it.
  • Stop selling to everyone and start winning the right clientsA deep ICP exercise that defines who you're best for — and why — so your prospecting is precise and your close rate goes up.
  • Subject lines that get opened instead of deletedWrite and test subject line variants for your sales emails — using the psychological triggers that get replies without feeling like spam.
  • The 5-minute debrief that makes you better after every callStructured reflection on what happened, what you'd change, and what to do differently next time — before you forget the details.
  • The deals in your pipeline that are already deadA pipeline health audit that surfaces the deals most at risk so you can rescue the salvageable ones and stop wasting time on the rest.
  • The revenue you're leaving with customers you already haveAn upsell and cross-sell playbook that identifies expansion opportunities and gives you the timing and framing to capture them without being pushy.
  • Turn your best clients into your best salespeopleA referral programme that generates warm introductions systematically — without awkward asks or gimmicky incentives that cheapen the relationship.
  • Walk into negotiation with every counter already preparedMap your position, their likely position, your walk-away point, and every counter-offer so there are no surprises at the table.
  • When there's a committee making the decisionMap every stakeholder, their interests, their objections, and their influence so you can navigate a complex deal without anyone blocking it at the last moment.
  • When they say no, here's what to say nextScripts for price, timing, and competition objections — the three you'll hear most. Know your response before you're in the room.

All prompt categories · Prompt libraries you can download

The independent AI studio of Sean Melis · London

Build what you’ve been putting off.

Solve a problem that keeps coming back. Learn to build with AI. Or start with a course, app or tool I have already made.

Why this matters

AI can help you do more. You still decide what is good.

AI can handle work that repeats and help turn an idea into a first version. You decide what matters. I help you build it.

Click or press Enter to play or pause. Press Escape to close the theatre. 02:25 · stills, music and captions
Meet Sean · London

Ten years of using AI to solve real problems.

I’m Sean Melis. I use AI to solve problems in my own work and with clients. When something works, I turn it into a course, app or tool you can use too.

A tactile Polaroid of Sean Melis drinking a beer, captioned ‘the internet can feel different’
Proof of the work

Ten years of building and teaching.

30,000+Students taught
50+Projects, startup to enterprise
2017–2023Co-founded an AI agency and startup
10+Industries, sport to beauty to banking
Automation consultingat Deloitte
AI agent innovationat PA Consulting
“Captured our brand personality perfectly—professional, authentic, and playful.”Tahlia Sher · L’Oréal (CeraVe)
Selected clients
Find what you need

Choose where to start.

Start with what you want to learn, fix or make.

Arrival Choose one problem, one goal and one dream. 01 / The Arrivals Hall

New here? Start here.

AI Magic 2033

From ChatGPT User to AI Builder

Seven acts and 50 chapters on using AI while keeping your judgement, taste and control.

  • Bring one problem, one goal and one dream
  • See Sean build with real working files
  • Make one useful first version
  • Keep the course tools in your Studio
Direct Edition · US$129 · Lifetime access
Is this you?

For people with an idea to build or a problem to solve.

You do not need to be technical. You do need to stay curious, make decisions and care about the result.

This is for youif…

  • you have an idea but no technical team
  • the same task steals time every week
  • you want help without losing your voice or choices

It may not be for youif…

  • you want guaranteed money or instant success
  • you want AI to make every decision for you
  • you want AI to produce lots of work, rather than help you finish something useful
And one more thing

You don’t have to buy anything. You still get this.

An account costs nothing, and there is no trial to cancel. It opens a room of tools, libraries and small apps you can start using today.

Your Studio · live product preview
A look inside the StudioStudio preview
Your Studio
The Studio open on a desktop, showing the room and its side rail.
The same Studio on a phone.
A look inside the StudioWider on a desktop
Inside the Studio

Join once. Get all of this free.

The shop is where you find things. Your Studio is where they live. Anything you buy lands there too, everything runs in your browser, and your work stays private.

  • 365 promptsPrompt Library
  • 50 pain pointsProblems worth solving
  • 50 AI skillsSkills Index
  • 50 AI toolsTools Directory
  • ExperimentsBrowser-only tools
  • Private journalThink things through
  • Simple KanbanTo Do, Doing, Done
  • Focus timerPomodoro
  • Meditation timerA quiet pause
  • Interface galleryUseful patterns
No card required
Loading available times…
Custom work · By application

What do you want to build?

Tell me what you want built. I read every one, and reply if it’s a fit.

Contact

Say hello.

Four lines. I read every one and answer the ones I can.

Straight to Sean’s inbox.

Aetherboard

One infinite whiteboard that lives on your Mac.

Try Aetherboard ↗ $49.99 once

Yours permanently, with lifetime updates.

Mac, offline. You get the files and readable source.

Price$49.99 once
OwnershipFiles + readable source
Works onMac · offline
UpdatesLifetime
The Aetherboard canvas: handwritten headings, sticky notes, pinned pictures and the tool bar along the bottom $49.99 once
A calm paper-crafted workspace inside Aetherboard

Stop renting your thoughts. Own the board.

Try the real canvas in your browser. Pay $49.99 once and keep the Mac and Windows apps permanently, with lifetime updates.

Pages, products and essays↑↓ move↵ openesc close