Use AI in your business

How to Set Up Custom Instructions in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

How to Set Up Custom Instructions in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Write one short note about you, paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini once, and stop re-explaining yourself in every chat. Here's what to put in it and where it goes.

October 18, 2026

AI Agents for Small Business: Write a Permission List First

AI Agents for Small Business: Write a Permission List First

AI agents can now act inside your business accounts. Here's a twenty-minute permission list that decides what they can read, draft, do with your OK, and never touch.

October 17, 2026

DIY or Hire Help for Your Business? How to Decide What to Hand Off

DIY or Hire Help for Your Business? How to Decide What to Hand Off

Stop deciding by mood. Learn the work you repeat, hire the work you do once, and keep the decisions and files in your name. Here is the fifteen-minute sort.

October 11, 2026

Platform Risk: Why Your Backup Plan Needs a Backup Plan

Platform Risk: Why Your Backup Plan Needs a Backup Plan

"I've never had a problem" is not a backup plan. Find the few things that could stop your business, own your list, and test one backup today.

October 11, 2026

What If Your Favorite AI Tool Gets More Expensive?

What If Your Favorite AI Tool Gets More Expensive?

AI tools change prices, plans, and features. Here's how to know what each one does for you and keep your work portable so you can move calmly.

October 11, 2026

How to Make AI Sound Like You (Hint: Write It a Brief)

How to Make AI Sound Like You (Hint: Write It a Brief)

AI sounds generic because it doesn't know you yet. Here's the one-page brief that fixes that, and where to keep it as tools change.

October 11, 2026

Too Many AI Subscriptions? Treat Them Like Inventory

Too Many AI Subscriptions? Treat Them Like Inventory

An AI tool you don't use is stock sitting on a shelf. Here is a quick keep, pause, or cancel test, plus what you may already have included.

October 11, 2026

Cheap AI Tools for Business Can Cost More Than You Think

Cheap AI Tools for Business Can Cost More Than You Think

The sticker price is one line on the bill. Here is how to check setup time, ownership, and exit cost before a cheap tool, template, or freelancer.

October 11, 2026

Best AI Tools for Small Business? Don't Copy Someone Else's Setup

Best AI Tools for Small Business? Don't Copy Someone Else's Setup

That impressive AI stack worked for her conditions, not yours. Here is how to borrow the principle, pick tools by the job, and skip the screenshot.

October 11, 2026

AI Systems for Small Business: Build One Before You Build a Team

AI Systems for Small Business: Build One Before You Build a Team

Write one repeated task as a one-page system, turn it into reusable AI instructions, and let it tell you whether you need a checklist, AI, or a hire.

October 11, 2026

How to Use AI in a Small Business Without Making More Work

How to Use AI in a Small Business Without Making More Work

A simple test for which tasks to give AI, which to check, and which stay yours, plus how to brief AI so it saves time instead of making more.

October 11, 2026