AI for Small Business & Side Hustles

Running a small business or a side hustle means wearing every hat. Free AI tools can cover a surprising amount of the marketing, writing and admin, so you spend more time on the work that pays.

Ways AI can help

• Marketing copy: draft product descriptions, emails and social posts.

• Email list and funnels: collect sign-ups and send newsletters without a big monthly bill.

• Social media: design posts and schedule them across your channels.

• Meeting notes: record calls and get a transcript instead of scribbling notes.

• Automation: connect your apps so new orders, leads or forms flow where they need to go.

• Presentations and pitches: turn an outline into a clean deck.

Tools in our library

Email and funnels: Systeme.io (2,000 contacts free) and beehiiv. Social: Metricool, Buffer and Canva. Meeting notes: Fireflies and Otter.

Automation: Make, Zapier and n8n. Decks: Gamma. Writing help: ChatGPT and Claude.

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