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How I use AI in my own business: what it takes off my plate, what stays with me, and what that could mean for yours.

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  • Two desk lamps leaning toward each other, their light beams meeting

    11/05/2026

    Let My Claude Help Your Claude

    What I mean by "let my Claude help your Claude": one-on-one sessions where I help a business owner set up AI to work the way it works in mine.

  • A line drawing of a desk lamp, a ruler and a small gear on a drafting table

    11/03/2026

    How I Help Friends Ease Into Relying on AI

    Two real examples of easing a business owner into AI: planning content from a site review, and triaging customer emails into a queue.

  • Five identical crates in a row on a workbench, one set slightly apart

    10/29/2026

    Five Things to Try First With AI in a Small Business

    How to start using AI in a small business: five low-risk chores to hand over first, and the one thing that should always stay with you.

  • Two drafting stools facing a table with a balanced scale on it

    10/27/2026

    How Much Does One-on-One AI Coaching Cost?

    My one-on-one AI guidance is $100 an hour, $80 for non-profits and veteran-owned businesses, with a three-hour minimum and a free first call.

  • A line drawing of a balance beam with boxes of different sizes hanging from each side, weighing one cost against another

    10/22/2026

    What the Claude Max API Credit Covers

    Claude Max now includes a monthly API credit: $100 on Max 5x, $200 on Max 20x. Here is what it covers, what it doesn't, and how to claim it.

  • An exploded line drawing of a machined part pulled apart along a center line so each piece can be inspected

    10/21/2026

    Trust, but Break It on Purpose

    A green checkmark is cheap. To trust a safety check your AI wrote, break the thing it guards on purpose and make sure it notices.

  • A wall light switch on the left joined by one thin line to a stylized microchip on the right

    10/20/2026

    My AI Knows When Not to Think

    The cheapest AI call is the one you never make. A simple test for when a plain script beats a model, with examples from how I run my own sites.

  • A drafting diagram of a row of identical blocks moving along a channel toward a hinged divider, which splits it into a broad open path and a short closed tray

    09/27/2026

    What to Hand AI, and What to Keep

    The test I use with my own AI tools: am I deciding on something I know that the AI doesn't? If yes, it's my call. If not, the AI decides and shows why.

  • A laptop showing a simple chat while a stack of cluttered admin dashboards dissolves behind it

    09/24/2026

    Will We Even Need Admin Panels?

    I updated a live website without logging in to anything. After years in vendor dashboards, it raises a real question: what is the admin screen for now?