Prompt Playbook: SEO Micro Tools PART 5

Here we are - the final piece of the puzzle. We've got our system prompts, our content ready, and now it's time to get these tools live and capturing leads.

But more than that - we're going to talk about building a portfolio of micro tools which can help us build out our whole business.

Let's get started

Building Your Tool

Everything starts with the system prompt - that's been our focus for the whole Playbook. We’ve covered a few different ways to build them so you should have something basic to run with.

With that solid foundation, you've got several build options depending on your technical comfort level.

The simplest starting point is a Custom GPT. It's perfect for testing your system prompt, but since it can't capture leads, it's just a stepping stone. Feel free to use one to do a quick sense check but from a business POV they aren’t much cop!

Next up is Launch Lemonade - quick deployment with built-in email capture. This is where most people should start. You can get something functional rolling in less than an hour.

Bolt AI is a step up - allowing you to deploy a web-app. And for those comfortable with code, Cursor gives you full control. Both of these will require more technical comfort though, especially Cursor where you’ll need to be able to set up a dev environment, understand what the code is doing and then know how to deploy.

Start simple. I've written detailed technical guides for each platform (check the Playbook Vault), but for now, pick the simplest option that can capture emails. You can always upgrade later. Resist the urge to dive into something “better” if it’s going to take you months to launch. Because guess what - that means it isn’t better!

The Landing Page

When it comes to your page setup, you've got two main approaches. You can either embed your tool directly on an SEO-optimised page, or use a landing page that redirects to your tool after email capture.

Direct embedding usually works better - it gives users immediate value, keeps them on your page longer (great for SEO), and feels more natural. But if you need more control over your funnel or want to test different messages, a separate landing page can work too. You’ll just capture the email on the landing page and then redirect the user to the tool. You can set up user login too if that’s required but generally for a lead magnet this’ll be overkill.

Email Capture Flow

Your email capture system depends on your build choice. Something like Launch Lemonade handles it all for you, with built-in capture and API connections.

If you're using a landing page approach, you might need to handle exports and imports manually at first and then work out a Zapier or API connection to your email system of choice.

Not sure how? Ask AI - it’ll outline the options and the steps.

Either way, once you've got those emails flowing, you'll want a welcome sequence and tool-specific follow-up emails. But don't get hung up on perfect automation yet! First priority? Get those lead magnets live and collecting emails.

Building Your Portfolio

OK all of the above is plumbing. Don’t fret it too much. Get it set up and leave it alone. Not sure how to - you can hire someone to sort the pages and email collection for you - it’s a simple job. Just don’t get hung up here because the real opportunity is this next step.

Remember all those keyword opportunities we found in Part 2? You probably had a bunch!

Now's the time to build them out. Each becomes a new micro-tool, a new SEO-optimised page, and a new lead capture point. But more importantly, each becomes a data point in your market research.

This is where it gets really interesting. Your tool portfolio isn't just about capturing leads. Sure leads are great. They mean customers. They mean revenue. We love that stuff.

But more than that they give us insight into the market.

When you've got multiple tools running, you'll start seeing patterns. Some micro tools will resonate more than others. Some keywords will drive better traffic. Some follow-up offers will convert better. This is pure gold for product development.

Take an example: Say you've got five tools running in the dog training space. Your leash training tool is getting 5x more engagement than the others. That's the market telling you something valuable - there's pent-up demand around leash training. We’re going to listen to this!

Now you can create premium content, develop specific products, or build related tools, all knowing there's proven demand. All around that particular topic and keyphrase that seems to be resonating with our audience.

PS. if you are sitting here thinking that you don’t have a funnel to build yet don’t worry. You can build tools for your own business, capturing leads and developing products based on what works. Or you can build for others, charging $2-3k per tool and focusing on specific industries.

Basically you’d take all we’ve covered this week and you’ll go and build for other people’s businesses. Building them a lead generating machine. Focus on a sector, build a good tool, shop it around to the various competitors (let them know this!) and sell to the highest bidder. Or, hell, sell it non-exclusively to multiple companies, tweaked for them individually.

Wrapping Up the Week

Let's recap the Playbook quick. We started with the power of micro-tools and how to find proven problems. We learned to mine existing solutions and capture our own expertise. Now we're putting it all together into a portfolio that not only generates leads but guides our product development.

Your next step? Pick your simplest tool idea and get it live. As always, don't overthink it. Get something out there capturing leads and start learning from real data.

Keep Prompting,

Kyle