AI, Automation and Tools
AI as a practical assistant for research, planning, writing, customer service and lead generation. Choosing a simple set of tools. Marketing for online stores. A bridge into industry-specific marketing.
AI for Small Business Growth
AI as a practical assistant for research, planning, writing, customer service, sales, marketing and admin. Useful workflows, no hype.
The opening eBook of the AI, Automation and Tools category. It explains, in plain language, what AI can and can't do for a small business with one to twenty people, and gives you a working set of habits you can adopt this week without spending much money or learning to code.
- 0.Overview and introduction
- 1.What AI Actually Is (And Isn't) for a Small Business
- 2.Picking Your First AI Assistant and Getting Set Up Safely
- 3.AI for Research, Planning and Decisions
- 4.AI for Marketing Content (Without Sounding Like a Robot)
- 5.AI for Customer Service and Sales Conversations
- 6.AI for Admin, Operations and Saving Hours Every Week
- 7.Using AI Safely, Honestly and Sustainably
The 5 eBooks in this category
AI for Small Business Growth
AI as a practical assistant for research, planning, writing, customer service, sales, marketing and admin. Useful workflows, no hype.
AI for Lead Generation
Use AI to find potential customers, understand them better and start sensible conversations. Prospect research, list building, message drafts, lead magnets and qualification.
The Small Business Marketing Toolkit
Choose simple tools without drowning in software. Websites, customer lists, email, scheduling, social, design, analytics, payments and admin.
Online Store Marketing for Small Businesses
Product pages, search and discovery, email flows, abandoned cart, reviews, repeat purchase, promotions and marketplaces - written for the owner of a small online store.
Industry-Specific Small Business Marketing
How marketing changes across trades, local services, restaurants, clinics, coaches, agencies, online stores and professional services - and how to build a playbook that fits your industry.
What you'll take away
- A short list of practical jobs AI can do for your business this week.
- A simple set of tools that work together, instead of a drawer full of half-used ones.
- Templates and prompts you can reuse for writing, research and customer replies.
- A clear line between what AI helps with and what only you should decide.
- A sensible plan for online store and industry-specific marketing where it applies.
Who this is for
- Owners curious about AI but unsure where to start without wasting weeks.
- Businesses paying for tools they've forgotten they're paying for.
- Online store owners juggling marketing, fulfilment and customer service alone.
- Anyone tempted to automate something they haven't yet done well by hand.
The principles this category leans on
- 01Use AI and tools to support judgment, not replace it.
- 02Do it by hand once before you automate it.
- 03Choose fewer tools, used well.
- 04Keep a human in the loop for anything a customer sees.
- 05Review what's working and quietly drop what isn't.
Where this fits in the series
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