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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>March 26, 2026. The date I had circled for my first product launch. Then Claude asked one question and the whole plan fell apart.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When data and dreams reconcile = Strategic Goal-Setting for next year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I built a shop on a street where nobody walked.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Turns out I didn’t need a better assistant. I needed someone to call me on my shit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ChatGPT generated a blank version of my favourite Anthropologie mug. I applied my daffodil pattern in Photoshop using a multiply blend and adjusted the colour cast. Total time: under 20 minutes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Simple product prompt (”generate a plain baby sleepsuit”) + my bird pattern applied in Photoshop. The AI-generated blank gave me exactly the angle I needed without hunting through stock sites.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>More context = more obviously AI. The kitchen setting gives it away. This is why I stick to plain backgrounds.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This works for placement art too, not just repeat patterns. ChatGPT generated a blank card, I applied my kids birthday xylophone illustration in Photoshop. Same process, different product.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I complicated the plan when all I needed was pen and paper.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“What excellent boiled potatoes” - Mr Collins</image:caption>
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