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What started as a personal challenge became a case study in designing AI-powered business systems. Building my AI Executive Producer showed that the biggest gains come from understanding how work gets done first, then using AI to streamline repetitive tasks while keeping people in control.
AI is no longer just a tool for writing emails or blog posts. Small businesses can use it to automate repetitive tasks, respond to customers faster, improve lead handling, and free up time for higher-value work. Here are practical, real-world AI ideas you can apply across a variety of industries today.
This past week I taught my first AI Basics Training classes. How does artificial intelligence work? What's Machine Learning? Although I expected a few interested in the nuts and bolts (or zeroes and ones), they were far more interested in something else entirely: how to get better results. Find several examples of how many AI users are applying it to various projects, from research to complex problem-solving.
Cornucopia Curated is a monthly bonus dispatch for readers who consistently engage. If you’re seeing this, you’re in the group that doesn’t just skim—you stay with it. This is where I occasionally go deeper, sideways, or slightly off the main path of the weekly updates. A quick note about this first issue: it leans heavily into AI.
Scheduling tools like Calendly seem like a frictionless gift to your visitors. They're often the opposite. A well-designed contact form is faster, lower-friction, and more persuasive for most small business websites. Here's how to tell which one your site actually needs — and the real-world disasters that happen when you choose wrong.
Your website might be a digital crime scene, silently losing customers. This hard-boiled investigation reveals how "Persuasion Architecture" (PA)—a strategic blueprint for guiding visitors—can transform your site from a ghost town into a bustling hub of conversions. Discover...
Email marketing today means clearing technical filters and winning human attention. Focus on inbox placement, compelling subject lines, valuable content, and clean lists. Deliverability gets you seen. Relevance gets you opened.
AI was supposed to make work lighter. Instead, new research shows it’s expanding roles, increasing hours, and blurring the line between work and rest. Meanwhile, global safety experts warn that real-world AI risks are accelerating faster than oversight. The tools are powerful — but without intentional boundaries, the pace can quietly burn us out.
Custom GPTs don’t go rogue—but unclear instructions can absolutely cause problems. The solution isn’t less autonomy, it’s better guardrails. This guide breaks down the specific types of instructions that turn a GPT into a reliable AI employee—one that works fast, stays in bounds, and knows when to ask you before acting.
You’ve been experimenting with AI. Results have been mixed. But you’re getting weary of repeating yourself. Have you been explaining your needs over and over to AI, feeling a bit frustrated it doesn’t remember the last round of revisions?
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