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The 'AI Skills Gap' Is Fake - Here's the Only Skill You Actually Need
09 Aug 202612 min read

The 'AI Skills Gap' Is Fake - Here's the Only Skill You Actually Need

The 'AI skills gap' is a phrase invented by people who sell courses. Here's the only skill solopreneurs actually need to use AI — and you already have it.

AI for solopreneursAI skills
Set Up a No-Code AI Booking or Intake Assistant for Your Service Business This Weekend
08 Aug 202615 min read

Set Up a No-Code AI Booking or Intake Assistant for Your Service Business This Weekend

You're losing clients at 10 p.m. and don't know it. Here's how to build a no-code AI booking or intake assistant for your service business this weekend.

AI toolsservice business
How to Choose an AI Tool Without Getting Sold a Solution to a Problem You Don't Have
06 Aug 202613 min read

How to Choose an AI Tool Without Getting Sold a Solution to a Problem You Don't Have

Every week a new AI tool promises to change everything. Here's the four-question test that tells you whether it's worth your time or just another subscription.

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Watching a Small Business Owner's Lightbulb Go Off Over AI
03 Aug 202613 min read

Watching a Small Business Owner's Lightbulb Go Off Over AI

She got quiet, looked at her phone, and said: "Wait. So I own that?" That's the moment worth building toward — and here's the framework that gets you there.

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Your Yelp Reviews Are Now Inside ChatGPT — Here's What That Means for Your Local Business
02 Aug 202613 min read

Your Yelp Reviews Are Now Inside ChatGPT — Here's What That Means for Your Local Business

Yelp data is now inside ChatGPT. Here's what that means for local service businesses and what you can actually do about it this week.

local businessChatGPT
How to Build a Simple AI Workflow for Your Service Business (No Coding, No Course)
01 Aug 202611 min read

How to Build a Simple AI Workflow for Your Service Business (No Coding, No Course)

You don't need a system. You need one problem solved by Tuesday. Here's how to build your first no-code AI workflow without a course or a single line of code.

AI workflowssolopreneur tools
What 17 Years of Doing Lashes Taught Me About Using AI
30 Jul 20267 min read

What 17 Years of Doing Lashes Taught Me About Using AI

17 years doing lashes taught me to read people. Turns out that's the exact skill that makes AI actually work for a beauty business.

AI for beauty businessesthetician tools
Why I Deleted My $50/Month AI Subscription
30 Jul 202611 min read

Why I Deleted My $50/Month AI Subscription

I canceled a $50/month AI subscription I hadn't opened in six weeks. Here's the real cost nobody mentions, and the simple test I use now before paying for anything.

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