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Say What You Do, and Gig Writes Your Listing
Most people who are good at a job are not keen to write about it. Gig's new listing writer takes one plain sentence, typed or said out loud, and turns it into a title and a description you can check, price and post.
The short answer: on Gig, open Profile and add a service. At the top of the sheet, tap Write it for me. Answer "What do you do?" by typing or tapping Tap to talk, then tap Write it. Gig fills in the title and description in your app's language. Nothing is posted until you check it, set a price and save. If you've already written a listing, Enhance with AI under the description tidies it up. You get one free write every three hours.
How it works
- Open the Add Service sheet. On the Profile tab, add a service. The first row says Write it for me, with "Just say what you do" underneath.
- Say what you do. One question, one box. Write the way you'd tell a neighbor: "I walk dogs and clean houses on weekends." Or tap the microphone and say it. Forgot something? Tap it again, and what you say next is added to the end.
- Tap Write it. The sheet fills in a title and a description, and a small "Written by AI" line appears with an Undo that puts back whatever was there before.
- Make it yours and post. Change any word, set the price, add a photo, and save. The listing then goes through the same review as any other listing on Gig.
What it writes, and what it won't
The title names one job in plain words, short enough to read in a search result. The description is two to four sentences in the first person, as if you wrote it. The writer works only from what you said, and it has rules about the rest:
- No made-up credentials. It won't add a license, a certification, "10 years of experience" or "available 24/7" unless you said so.
- No guessed prices. If you say "$25 an hour," the price field gets $25 per hour. If you don't mention a price, the field is left for you.
- No contact details. Phone numbers and emails are dropped. People reach you through Gig's chat, which is where the scam protection is.
- No prohibited services. If it's something Gig doesn't allow, it says "Gig can't list that service," and the attempt doesn't use up your write.
It's still AI, so read the draft before you post. It goes out under your name, and you're the only one who knows whether it got the details right.
Two services in one sentence
If you describe different jobs, say "dog walking at $25 an hour, and I also do cat visits," the writer makes a listing for each, up to five, for the price of one write. They post one at a time. The first one fills the form, and after you save it the next takes its place, with a "2 of 3" counter, a Skip, and a Post & next button. Each listing gets its own price. Here the dog walking arrives at $25 an hour, and the cat visits arrive with the price empty, because you didn't name one. Variations of the same job ("dog walking, and longer hikes on weekends") stay as one listing.
Enhance a listing you already wrote
Once the title or description has some text in it, an Enhance with AI link appears under the description. It rewrites what's there into a cleaner title and description, and there's an optional box for anything you want added. Enhance always returns one listing, uses one write, and has the same Undo.
Write in the language you think in
The page says it plainly: "Use your own language. Gig translates it." Describe your work in Spanish, Tagalog, Haitian Creole or any of Gig's 18 languages. The draft comes back in the language your app is set to, and Gig translates listings for each reader, so a customer who uses Gig in English reads it in English. More on how that works in chat in any language.
Free writes
You get one free write every three hours. Write uses one, and so does Enhance. The free write doesn't build up: if you don't use it today, you still have one tomorrow, not eight. A write that fails, or that Gig can't list, costs nothing. The line under the button tells you where you stand: "1 free write," or "Next free in 2h 41m."
The writer drafts it. You still decide what it says, what it costs and whether it goes up.
What happens to what you type
To write the draft, Gig sends what you typed or said to Claude, an AI model from Anthropic. Anthropic's commercial terms don't allow it to train its models on that text. Gig keeps a record that a write happened, not the words. The draft lives in the form on your phone until you save it, and if you close the sheet without saving, nothing is posted. The app's privacy policy (opens in a new tab) lists this along with Gig's other uses of AI.
Make the draft better than a draft
The writer gets you past the blank box. What gets you booked is the detail only you know. Add the area you cover, what's included, and what the customer needs to have ready. Add a photo of real work if you have one. Then set a price you can defend; our pricing guide walks through it. Not sure what to offer in the first place? The same sheet has 400 ready-made service ideas.
Don't see Write it for me? It's in the current version of Gig. If the Add Service sheet opens without it, update the app.
Frequently asked
Is Gig's listing writer free?
You get one free write every three hours. A write or an Enhance uses it. The free write doesn't build up while you're away, and a write that fails or that Gig can't list costs nothing.
Will it make things up about me?
It's told not to. The writer works only from what you typed or said, and it doesn't add credentials, years of experience, prices or availability you didn't mention. It also leaves out phone numbers and emails. Read the draft before you post, because it goes out under your name.
Can I describe my work in Spanish, or another language?
Yes. Use whichever language you're most comfortable in. The draft comes back in your app's language, and Gig translates listings for every reader, so people who use Gig in another language see it in theirs.
Does Gig keep what I type or say?
Your words go to Claude, Anthropic's AI model, to write the draft, and Anthropic's commercial terms don't allow it to train on them. Gig records that a write happened, not the text. Nothing is saved to your profile until you tap save on the listing.
Where this fits
A listing is the start. Once it's up, the Performance screen shows whether people open it, and your profile link puts it in front of the people who already know you.