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Prove the fit in one sentence

Say why this project is a perfect fit for you, with evidence of what you already have.

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Read https://isklls.com/s/prove-the-fit and follow it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Gemini or any agent that can open a link, then add your task.

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Purpose::

Say in one concrete sentence why this project is a perfect fit for you.

Rules::

  • Check the obvious first; the answer is in front of you, not hidden
  • What you already have, you offer
  • Concrete, not poetic; every claim has evidence

Inventory::

  • The project's purpose and idea
  • What you are about and what you already have (tools, data, skills, audience)

Steps::

  1. 1Read the project's purpose
  2. 2Read what you are about and what you have
  3. 3Find the overlap: what you already have that this project can offer
  4. 4Write: we have <X> (evidence), so <project> offers <Y> to <buyer>
  5. 5Reply with that one line

Metrics::

  • You read it and think "obviously"
  • It tells you what must work on day one
Website.md

Purpose:: List the pages of the first website.

Steps::

  1. 1. Start with home, pricing
  2. 2. Add signup and signin if users get an account
  3. 3. Add the 1-3 pages where the idea and the success metric happen
  4. 4. Reply as one comma separated line

Plan a first sitemap

The 4-7 pages your first website needs, so every CTA and success metric has a page.

Website.md

Purpose:: Lock the main inspiration URL: the live site your first website follows in structure and craft.

Steps::

  1. 1. Think of 3 famous products that sell something close to your idea
  2. 2. Open each; note how the home page puts the main action first
  3. 3. Keep the one with the clearest, most detailed home
  4. 4. Reply with its homepage URL and one line on what you take from it

Pick an inspiration website

Lock one famous, live product site whose structure your first website will follow.

Website.md

Purpose:: Build the perfect alternative to your direct competitors: their best parts plus what visitors in this space are used to.

Steps::

  1. 1. Per competitor: note the landing, pages and flow
  2. 2. List what they all share (traditional) and the best part of each
  3. 3. Build the header, footer and home, then the other public pages from that list
  4. 4. Deploy; screenshot desktop and mobile; compare with the competitor screenshots; fix

Build the best alternative frontend

Take the best part of each direct competitor plus what visitors in the space expect, and build it better.

Website.md

Purpose:: Put your brand onto a built frontend without moving anything.

Steps::

  1. 1. Read the brand kit: fonts, colors, buttons
  2. 2. Set fonts and color variables once, globally
  3. 3. Add logo, favicon and OG image; set the site name and theme color
  4. 4. Replace every competitor name, color and image

Apply a brand to a built site

Swap colors, fonts, logos and images to your brand without moving a single block.