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Revisit the project that stalled

Make this your own. Replace the bracketed details, provide the relevant material and choose a result you can inspect.

Your starting prompt

I have a website idea that stalled because keeping its information up to date involved too much manual work. Here is the existing website or brief: [link or notes].

I want to build a useful directory for [audience and location]. It needs to include [businesses or listings] and keep [specific information] current using sources I am authorised to use.

Ask me questions one at a time to understand the idea, what already exists and the job that stopped it moving forward. Then propose and build a first version I can review. Plan the recurring updates, how changes and removals will be handled, and how I will be told about errors. Keep customer relationships and important approvals with me.
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Before you call it finished

  • Bring the existing work.
  • Name the recurring job that stopped progress.
  • Plan changes, removals and failed updates.
  • Decide who owns the day-to-day business.

Your notes

My task:

My source material:

What I need to check:

My next step:

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