I Was Using Claude AI Wrong for 3 Weeks. Until I Changed These 5 Settings

Let me start with the truth.

For three weeks, I sat in front of Claude AI and felt like I was failing.

I would type a prompt. The response would come back stiff. Robotic. Nothing that sounded like me. Nothing I could actually use without rewriting from scratch.

So I would try again. Reword the prompt. Add more detail. Beg the AI to "sound more conversational" or "write it like a real person."

Same result. Different day.

And eventually I started to wonder if I was just bad at this. Maybe AI was not for me. Maybe I was too late, too behind, or not the kind of woman who could figure this out.

If that is where you are right now, I want you to read this whole post. Because I am about to save you weeks of frustration in the next 20 minutes.

You Are Not Behind. You Were Never Taught This Part.

Most people open Claude AI and start typing. That is what we do with Google. That is what we do with our phones. So we assume that is what we do with AI.

But Claude is not Google.

Claude is closer to a new team member. And a team member who does not know who you are, what you do, or how you communicate is going to guess. Every single time.

The result will feel off because it is off. You are getting a stranger's version of your work.

Here is the reframe I want you to hold:

The problem was never your skill. The problem was that you never set Claude up to know you.

Once I made these five changes, my results stopped feeling like rented copy and started feeling like me. Same tool. Same brain. Different setup.

Walk through this with me.

Setting #1: Tell Claude Who You Are (Your Profile)

The first thing Claude needs is context. Who you are. Who you serve. What you create. How you sound.

Without it, you are starting from zero every single time. With it, every response is filtered through your world.

How to do it:

1. Open Claude AI.

2. Click your name or initials in the bottom-left corner.

3. Go to Settings → Profile.

4. You will see a box that says something like: "What personal preferences should Claude consider in responses?"

5. Fill it in.

Here is where most women get it wrong. They write something vague like "I'm a content creator" and wonder why nothing changes.

Be specific. Like this:

"I am a content creator and business coach helping women use AI to save time, grow online, and build income. My audience is moms, bloggers, coaches, and beginner entrepreneurs who are new to technology. Always write in warm, simple, beginner-friendly language. Be direct. Skip the corporate speak. No bullet points unless I ask for them."

That paragraph took 90 seconds to write. It now runs in the background of every conversation you have with Claude. Forever.

This one change took my results from generic to recognizable.

Setting #2: Give Claude Your Voice (Custom Style)

If your Profile tells Claude who you are, your Custom Style tells Claude how you sound.

This is the difference between a response that needs to be rewritten and one that just needs a light edit.

How to do it:

1. Inside Settings, look for Styles.

2. Click Create Custom Style.

3. Describe how you write. Be specific.

Compare these two:

Weak: "Be conversational."

Strong: "Write in short sentences, usually under 15 words. Use a warm, encouraging tone, like a big sister explaining something hard. Use the word 'you' often. Skip jargon. Never use the words 'leverage,' 'unlock,' or 'game-changer.' Always make the reader feel seen before you ask her to do anything."

Read those again. The second one teaches Claude how to be you. The first one gives it nothing to work with.

Once you save your style, you can select it before any new chat. Your tone, your rules, and your voice are applied automatically.

This is the setting that will cut your editing time in half.

Setting #3: Help Claude Remember You (Memory)

Here is what frustrated me early on.

I would have a great conversation with Claude. The next day I would open a new chat and Claude would not remember anything.

I felt like I was starting over every time. That is exhausting.

That is because Claude does not remember anything by default. But there is a setting that changes that.

It is called Memory. And it is available on the free plan.

How to do it:

1. Go to Settings → Memory.

2. Make sure it is turned on.

3. Use Claude consistently. Memory builds over time.

4. In any chat, you can also say: "Remember this: I post new content on Mondays and Thursdays." Claude will store it.

5. Every couple of weeks, go back to Memory and review what is stored. Delete anything outdated.

Memory is one of those quiet upgrades. You will not notice it the first day. But after two weeks, Claude will start showing up to your conversations already knowing your business, your tone, and your goals.

That is the kind of support most women have never had. Not from a tool. Not always from a team. Sometimes not even from the people closest to us.

Let Claude remember you. It changes how you work.

Setting #5: Use the Right Model for the Right Task (Model Switching)

If you are using Claude for more than one thing — and most of us are — you need Projects.

A Project is a dedicated workspace inside Claude. You name it. You give it custom instructions. You upload files into it. And every conversation inside that Project automatically uses that context.

No more re-explaining your business every time you open a new chat. No more copy-pasting your brand voice into every prompt.

The Project remembers. So you do not have to.

How to do it:

1. Look at the left sidebar inside Claude.

2. Click Projects.

3. Click Create Project.

4. Name it something specific.

5. Add custom instructions for that Project.

6. Upload any helpful files — your brand voice guide, a few old blog posts, your content pillars, anything that gives Claude more context.

7. Start your chats inside that Project.

Example of Projects you could create today:

Project Name What to Upload Inside.

Blog Content Brand voice notes, 2–3 past blog posts

Email Marketing Past emails, list segments, your tone

Digital Products Offer outlines, sales page drafts, product ideas

Client Coaching. Frameworks, prompts, session notes

Projects are how AI stops feeling chaotic and starts feeling organized. Like a clean office instead of a cluttered desk.

Setting #4: Build a Home for Your Work (Projects)

This one surprised me the most.

Claude is not just one AI. It is three.

Model: Claude Haiku. Good for: Quick, simple tasks. Short captions. Fast answers.

Think of it as your speedy assistant.

Model: Claude Sonnet. Good for: Everyday content. Blog drafts. Emails. Captions. Most of your daily work.

Think of it as your go-to for content.

Model: Claude Opus. Good for: Deep strategy. Long-form thinking. Detailed feedback. Big decisions.

Think of it as your senior strategist.

Most of us pick one and use it for everything. That is like wearing the same shoes for a wedding, a hike, and a

Sunday walk. They might all be shoes, but they are not all built for the same thing.

How to switch:

1. Look at the top or bottom of your chat window. The current model is listed there.

2. Tap or click it. A dropdown opens with your options.

3. Pick the one that matches what you are doing.

Quick rule of thumb:

• Caption or pin title? → Sonnet

• Blog post or email? → Sonnet

• Launch plan, content strategy, deep feedback on your offer? → Opus

• Fast answer or short task? → Haiku

All three models are available on the Pro plan. The free plan includes Sonnet and Haiku which is more than enough to get started.

One Thing I Want You to Hold Onto

AI did not get easier because I got smarter.

It got easier because I stopped treating Claude like a vending machine and started treating it like a team member I actually trained.

That shift — that one quiet shift — is the difference between feeling lost and feeling capable.

If you have been frustrated, overwhelmed, or quietly convinced you are not the "AI type" of woman, please hear me: you are not behind. You were just never shown how to set this up.

Now you have been.

Take 20 minutes. Walk through these five settings. Then come back and use Claude for what you actually need it for: writing your blog post, planning your week, drafting the email you have been putting off, or building the digital product you have been carrying in your spirit for months.

That is what AI is supposed to be for. Not to make you feel small. To give you back your time, your peace, and your creativity.

Your Next Step

If you have not opened a Claude account yet, you can sign up for free using my referral link here: claude.ai

Let's go set this up, sis.

— Ramatu Simple AI for Women Who Mean Business