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How to Build a CustomGPT to increase revenue

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Raquel S. Hunter
Aug 05, 2025
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If you're a solo business owner, side-hustler, or freelancer wearing 17 hats—this guide is your shortcut to getting help without hiring a full-time team.

Because ChatGPT is impressive—but a CustomGPT is next-level.

It’s the difference between asking for advice and hiring someone who already knows how you work.

A CustomGPT becomes your brand-aligned marketing assistant: it writes like you, thinks like you, and never asks for a vacation.

In this post, you’ll learn:

  • What a CustomGPT is (and why it matters for solo businesses)

  • Exactly how to build one

  • What types of files to upload

  • How to use it securely

  • Real examples to try today

Let’s dig in.

What is a CustomGPT?

A CustomGPT is your own version of ChatGPT, trained on your specific brand materials, content, templates, and voice.

It’s your personal AI assistant—one that:

  • Writes emails, posts, and sales pages in your tone

  • Follows your structure for launches, promotions, and replies

  • Knows your products and how to describe them

  • Doesn’t forget what you taught it

Once you build one, you’ll use it again and again to do things that used to take hours.


Why CustomGPTs are a game-changer for entrepreneurs

You don’t need to be a copywriter or strategist to sound sharp anymore. Your CustomGPT becomes the marketing assistant you always wished you could afford.

It can help you:

✅ Write email campaigns
✅ Draft Instagram captions
✅ Plan product launches
✅ Repurpose blog posts into social content
✅ Write customer support replies in your voice
✅ Summarize product features
✅ Generate sales pages, testimonials, or CTAs
✅ Create course descriptions or lead magnet blurbs

And it’s always on call.

How to build your CustomGPT (Step-by-Step)

You can build your first GPT in under an hour. Here’s the process:

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