The Blog Archive

Your Experience Is the Prompt: How I Built the AI Advantage Profile

I deleted 428 subscribers and my open rate jumped to 39%. Then I rebuilt my quiz from scratch — because when real traffic starts coming, the front door has to be right. Full story, the Bento wiring that makes it work, and three prompts to build your own version.

I Built My Brand Strategy from Data, Not Vibes... Here's the Exact Process

I Deleted 428 Subscribers This Weekend. Here's What My List Told Me When I Looked Deeper

I deleted 428 subscribers from my Substack list this weekend. 40% of my dark subscribers came from the recommendation engine. The data changed everything I thought I knew about my "growth."

How Claude Visualizer Changed the Way I Plan, Build, and Think

Most people using Claude have no idea it can build interactive diagrams, strategy boards, and data visualizations right inside a conversation. Here's how I use Visualizer for everything, plus a hands-on project you can try right now.

AI Agents vs. Automations: What They Actually Are (And Why the Difference Matters for Your Business)

There's a lot you can't control right now. But your business is yours. Here's what AI agents actually are, how they're different from automations, and where one or two of them could quietly change your day.

Inside My 33-Agent AI Operating System (And Why I Named Them After Greek Goddesses)

I'm 55, live in the California Sierra foothills, and have zero developer background. Somehow, I ended up with 33 AI agents running my business, organized into five divisions, and named after Greek goddesses. Here's what happened, what the system actually looks like, and why I'm documenting the whole thing.

I Built a YouTube Research Agent (And It Changed How I Plan Videos)

I was planning YouTube content from vibes. Then I built a research agent that uses real YouTube data — and the results changed everything about how I approach video strategy.

I Let an AI Agent Audit My Content Strategy. It Found 37 Posts I Forgot Existed.

I built an AI agent that audits my content strategy, scores gaps, and prioritizes opportunities — and the biggest thing it found wasn't what I was missing, but what I already had that nobody could find.

I Stopped Using Other People's Systems. Here's What I Built Instead [VIDEO]

I've tried more project management tools than I can count. None of them ever stuck. So I built my own — a personal operations hub that combines my business and my life in one place, designed around how my brain actually works. Here's what it looks like and why people keep saying "I want that."