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AI agents for small business: 20 human jobs AI did this week, Sarah Cordiner

20 Human Jobs That AI Did for Me This Week (and the Prompts to Copy)

AI hasn’t replaced anyone on my team. But this week my specialist AI agents in GrokBot, Claude and Tekmatix’s Ask AI built a funnel, drafted my ads, sorted 130 tasks and much more. Here are all 20 jobs, who did each one, and the prompts to copy.

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Sarah Cordiner blog feature image: How to Run a Service-Based Business Using AI, without drowning in admin, quotes and client projects

How to Run a Service-Based Business Using AI (Without Drowning in Admin, Quotes and Client Projects)

The six stages of running a service-based business, from packaging and pricing to quotes, signed agreements, payments and project tracking, and how AI can run the admin for you.

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Build the business. Build the legacy.

Build the business. Build the legacy.

Most people are building a job they can’t switch off. Not a business.Not an asset.And definitely not a legacy. Here’s the difference… Stop working and the money stops. That’s not freedom… that’s a very expensive hobby with a mortgage attached. Systems. Automations. Offers that sell without you sitting on every call. This is where tech,…

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How to Build an Authentic Personal Brand That Actually Stands Out Online

How to Build an Authentic Personal Brand That Actually Stands Out Online

Let’s get over ourselves for a minute. Seriously. We spend SO much time worrying about looking professional, polished, intelligent, credible and perfectly put together that sometimes we completely edit the HUMAN out of our personal brand. But what are we actually here for? To help people. To connect. To teach. To make an impact. And…

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How to Get Your First Paying Clients When Starting from Zero

How to Get Your First Paying Clients When Starting from Zero

Starting a business from scratch can feel overwhelming. You look around and see people with huge audiences, polished websites and years of momentum behind them. Meanwhile you’re sitting there thinking… “Where on earth do I start?” If I had to start my business all over again tomorrow, here’s exactly what I would do. 1️⃣ Get…

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How to Use AI to Respond Faster, Win More Clients and Stop Losing Sales Opportunities

How to Use AI to Respond Faster, Win More Clients and Stop Losing Sales Opportunities

Have you ever lost a sale simply because you didn’t reply fast enough? I have. And recently I experienced it from the customer’s side too. I was looking for a clinical hypnotherapist. I contacted three different providers. One never replied. One replied three days later. One called me back almost immediately. Guess which one I…

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Your Knowledge Could Be Your Most Valuable Business Asset

Your Knowledge Could Be Your Most Valuable Business Asset

Everything you have learned through your career, business and life has value. The processes you have refined. The problems you know how to solve. The lessons you learned the hard way. The frameworks, methods and ideas that now feel completely natural to you. That knowledge could become: ✨ An online course✨ A coaching programme✨ A…

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How to Use AI to Re-Engage Old Leads and Generate More Sales

How to Use AI to Re-Engage Old Leads and Generate More Sales

Most businesses do not have a lead-generation problem. They have a follow-up problem. Sitting inside your CRM right now could be: ✨ Past enquiries that never progressed✨ People who downloaded your free resources✨ Prospects who booked a call but didn’t buy✨ Leads who showed interest and then disappeared✨ Contacts you simply forgot to follow up…

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How AI Acts as Your CFO, Operations Manager and Business Intelligence Analyst

How AI Acts as Your CFO, Operations Manager and Business Intelligence Analyst

I no longer want to enter a management meeting and ask: “So… what’s going on in the business?” I want to arrive already knowing what is happening. Then I can ask the far more valuable questions: “Why is this happening?” “What needs our attention?” “What are we going to do next?” That is why I…

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How to Create an AI Email Assistant That Automatically Drafts Replies

How to Train AI to Draft Email Replies in Your Voice (Works With Claude, GrokBot and ChatGPT)

Think AI could never reply to your emails because it would not sound like you? Here’s the three-step process I use to train AI on my sent emails, turn them into reply rules and have it draft replies in my voice for my approval, with prompts for Claude Cowork, GrokBot and ChatGPT.

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