Research is where AI quietly saves freelancers hours each week. This quick workflow uses Perplexity for cited facts and ChatGPT (or Claude) for shaping your draft with you in charge of judgement.
Step 1: Start in Perplexity for cited overviews
Ask for a brief overview and require citations. Open promising sources in new tabs and skim for relevance. Save URLs in a scratch doc.
Step 2: Build a rough outline
Pull key facts and quotes into an outline with headings. Note where each claim came from so you can link it later.
Step 3: Draft in ChatGPT (or Claude)
Feed the outline with instructions on tone and audience. Tell it what to emphasise and what to avoid. Keep paragraphs short and scannable.
Step 4: Human edit
- Remove generic filler and add lived examples
- Check facts against the original sources
- Link out to 2–4 high‑quality references
Tip: Finish with a mini references list so clients (and readers) can verify claims fast.