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Most businesses don't have an AI tool problem. They have five of them.
AI

Most businesses don't have an AI tool problem. They have five of them.

Walk into a business that's "using AI" and here's what you usually find. ChatGPT open in one tab. Some chatbot bolted onto the website that nobody checks. An email tool with an AI button the owner clicked once. A note-taker that records every
26 Jun 2026 1 min read
The 6 hours you're spending on the wrong things
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The 6 hours you're spending on the wrong things

HubSpot published data earlier this year showing the average person using AI in their work recovers 6.1 hours a week. I'm going to flag this one with a caveat: treat it as directional, not gospel, and go verify it yourself if you're making decisions based
19 Jun 2026 1 min read
AI is not on autopilot. It shouldn't be.
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AI is not on autopilot. It shouldn't be.

There's a thing happening right now where people set up an AI workflow, watch it run a few times, and then stop watching. They assume it's working because it's moving. That's not automation. That's hoping. The businesses getting real returns
05 Jun 2026 1 min read
What Is AEO and Why Does It Matter More Than SEO for Small Businesses?
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What Is AEO and Why Does It Matter More Than SEO for Small Businesses?

For the last twenty years, the goal was simple. Rank on Google. Show up on page one. Get the click. That's still worth doing. But something has shifted. A growing number of people are skipping Google entirely, typing their questions directly into ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini and trusting
31 Mar 2026 6 min read
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