What I’m building this week.
One real build per week. The receipts, the prompts, the workflow, and the version you can ship this weekend.
- 012026-08-21
How to Write AI Prompts That Actually Work (Beginner's Guide)
A prompt that works has four parts: the role you want the AI to take, the task you want done, the context it needs, and the format you want back.
4 min readprompting · ai-basics · how-to - 022026-08-21
How to Use Claude to Write Emails (Without Sounding Like a Robot Wrote Them)
Most people use Claude for email the same way, and it is the way that produces the worst result.
6 min readclaude · email · how-to - 032026-08-21
Claude Project Instructions: 12 Templates for Business Owners
Claude Project instructions are the standing rules you write once so every chat inside that Project already knows your business.
5 min readclaude · projects · templates - 042026-08-21
How to Catch AI Mistakes Before You Send Them
Checking AI output takes about ninety seconds and it is a different job from writing a better prompt. A better prompt reduces how often the model is wrong.
5 min readprompting · ai-basics · quality - 052026-08-01
7 Claude Projects a Small Business Can Copy Today (With Instructions)
Seven Claude Projects, each with the exact custom instructions and files to upload, that a solo operator or small team can set up in under 15 minutes.
5 min readclaude · projects · small-business - 062026-08-01
50 ChatGPT Prompts for Small Business Owners (Tested, Not Generated)
Fifty prompts I've actually run for real work, organized by what you're trying to get done, not another AI-generated listicle.
5 min readchatgpt · prompts · small-business - 072026-04-28
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