# Build AI automations that actually run your business Source: https://getstartedwithai.net Site: Get Started With AI Tagline: Build AI automations that actually run your business. Audience: solo professionals, freelancers, consultants and AI implementers in training Contact: hello@getstartedwithai.co.uk This Markdown companion is generated from the prerendered page for AI crawlers. # Build AI automations that actually run your business Skip the tool tour. Pick one process that wastes hours every week, follow a build with the exact prompts and triggers, and walk away with a working automation by the end of the session. Outcomes, not tutorials. ## Build something useful this week The fastest route is not learning a new tech stack. Pick the work you do every week that takes too long, then follow a build that ships an automation against it. Each path below replaces a real chunk of your week. ### Replace 3 hours of admin a week A working ChatGPT project that drafts your client comms and weekly admin in your voice. 60 minutes to ship. [Open the build](/tutorials/chatgpt-setup-solo-professionals) ### Cut research and drafting time in half A Claude Project that turns raw research into a structured first draft. 90 minutes to ship. [Open the build](/tutorials/claude-setup-solo-pro) ### Automate 5 hours of Google Workspace work A Gemini setup that handles email triage, doc summaries and meeting prep across Workspace. Half a day to ship. [Open the build](/tutorials/gemini-for-business-solo-pro) ### Ship 5 client-ready assets without a designer A Canva Magic Studio workflow that produces social, slides and one-pagers from a single brief. 45 minutes per asset. [Open the build](/tutorials/canva-magic-studio-practitioner-2026) ### Replace form-to-CRM-to-email by hand A Zapier flow that captures every enquiry, writes it to your CRM and sends the follow-up. 30 minutes to ship. [Open the build](/tutorials/first-zapier-automation-30-min) ### Run automations Zapier cannot A Make scenario for branching workflows: deal stage triggers, multi-path routing, conditional logic. 90 minutes to ship. [Open the build](/tutorials/first-make-scenario-visual) ### Turn scattered notes into a searchable knowledge base Five Notion AI builds: client search, weekly review, proposal recall, meeting log, content calendar. 2 hours to ship. [Open the build](/tutorials/notion-ai-solo-pro-5-setups) ### Self-host the stack when costs or rules require it An n8n decision rule plus a working self-hosted setup, with the data-residency cases that actually need it. [Open the build](/tutorials/n8n-self-hosted-when-worth-it) ## The WIRE Method preview WIRE is the operating system behind every tutorial: automation, not abdication. The four steps run in order. Audit where time is lost, identify the first automation, run it, then embed it into the business. ### W. Audit where time is lost Audit operations. Find the top three processes that cost the most hours every week. [Open](/wire-method#audit) ### I. Identify the first automation Pick the fastest win, not the biggest opportunity. Document the process before touching a tool. [Open](/wire-method#identify) ### R. Run it Smallest version. Deploy this week. Review every output for the first two weeks. [Open](/wire-method#run) ### E. Embed it Handover doc, named owner, monthly review. The build survives the builder. [Open](/wire-method#embed) ## Three builds that pay for themselves in week one Each path replaces a real chunk of your week. You finish with a running automation, then the same pattern becomes a paid build for a client. ### Stop chasing onboarding by hand Move a new client from form to kickoff without manual chasing. End-to-end onboarding automation in one build. [Open](/tutorials/client-onboarding-automation-playbook) ### Publish weekly without the bottleneck A content pipeline that takes an idea to published draft, with human review only at the points that matter. [Open](/tutorials/ai-content-pipeline-idea-to-publish) ### Turn one repeatable task into an assistant Package a process you do every week into a Custom GPT your team or your clients can run themselves. [Open](/tutorials/build-first-custom-gpt) ## Free templates and prompt packs to ship faster The same templates Richard uses on client work. Direct downloads, no signup, use them on Monday morning. ### The WIRE Method one-pager PDF. Free download. [Get asset](/downloads/wire-method-one-pager.pdf) ### 50 prompts solo professionals use weekly Prompt pack. Free download. [Get asset](/downloads/50-prompts-solo-pros-use-weekly.pdf) ### ChatGPT system prompt starter pack Prompt pack. Free download. [Get asset](/downloads/system-prompts-starter-pack.md) ### WIRE Method workbook Workbook. Free download. [Get asset](/downloads/wire-method-workbook.pdf) ### Client onboarding automation blueprint Automation recipe. Free download. [Get asset](/downloads/client-onboarding-automation-blueprint.zip) ### Lead capture to CRM map Workflow map. Free download. [Get asset](/downloads/lead-capture-to-crm-map.zip) ## Skills that ship work for you, not just answer questions 85 curated Claude Skills as free zip downloads. Each one is a packaged outcome: drop the folder into Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cowork and Claude runs the work automatically when the trigger matches. ### Browse 85 outcome-led skills Document automation, content production, data work plus sales, engineering and agent builds. [Open repository](/skills) ### gstack: ship a sprint with a 23-specialist team Garry Tan's full sprint stack as a single skill drop. [Open skill](/skills/gstack) ### superpowers: TDD-led builds without the setup Jesse Vincent's TDD library, ready to ship work end-to-end. [Open skill](/skills/superpowers) ## Questions people ask before they start ### Do I need to code? No. Most builds run on ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, Make, Notion or Canva. Code tools are only used when they are the fastest route to a working outcome. ### How much time does each build take? Most starter builds ship in 30 to 90 minutes. Each one states the outcome, the time to ship, the tool cost and the running system you should have when you finish. ### Is this for beginners or consultants? Both. The site is calibrated for solo professionals who want the working system for themselves first, then repackage the same build as paid client work. ### Where should I start? Start with the free Starter Kit, then ship the first ChatGPT project and the first Zapier flow. That gives you one assistant and one live automation by the end of the week.