# Build something useful this week Source: https://getstartedwithai.net/tutorials 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 something useful this week Every build here has one job: replace a real chunk of your week with a working automation. You finish with a running system, not a tutorial you bookmarked. Pick the outcome you need; the tool comes along for the ride. ## Start with the five highest-return builds If you have one hour a day for the next week, run these five in order. Each one swaps a recurring task for a system you can hand off or hand to a tool. ### Replace 3 hours of admin in 60 minutes Build a ChatGPT project that drafts your weekly admin and client comms in your voice. [Open](/tutorials/chatgpt-setup-solo-professionals) ### Cut research and drafting in half Build a Claude Project that turns raw research into a structured first draft you can edit, not rewrite. [Open](/tutorials/claude-setup-solo-pro) ### Capture every lead automatically A 30-minute Zapier flow that takes a form submission, writes it to your CRM and sends the follow-up. [Open](/tutorials/first-zapier-automation-30-min) ### Reply to email at twice the speed, in your own voice A reply system that pulls from your past replies and drafts the response you would have written. [Open](/tutorials/ai-email-writing-scaled-system) ### Write prompts that produce usable work first time The prompt patterns Richard uses on every client engagement, with the rules that keep output editable. [Open](/tutorials/prompt-engineering-101) ## Browse by the outcome you need The library is organised around the work, not the tools. Pick the outcome closest to where your week is leaking time. ### Core assistants Outcome-led builds in the core assistants category. [Open](/tutorials/core-assistants) ### Automation Outcome-led builds in the automation category. [Open](/tutorials/automation) ### Content and design Outcome-led builds in the content and design category. [Open](/tutorials/content-design) ### Productivity Outcome-led builds in the productivity category. [Open](/tutorials/productivity) ### Vibe coding Outcome-led builds in the vibe coding category. [Open](/tutorials/vibe-coding) ### Prompt engineering Outcome-led builds in the prompt engineering category. [Open](/tutorials/prompt-engineering) ### Workflows Outcome-led builds in the workflows category. [Open](/tutorials/workflows) ### Industries Outcome-led builds in the industries category. [Open](/tutorials/industries) ### Operations Outcome-led builds in the operations category. [Open](/tutorials/operations) ### Marketing and sales Outcome-led builds in the marketing and sales category. [Open](/tutorials/marketing-sales) ### WIRE Method builds Outcome-led builds in the wire method builds category. [Open](/tutorials/wire-method-builds) ## How each build works - Each build leads with the outcome and the time it takes to ship, before the first step. - You follow numbered instructions with copy-paste prompts, templates and triggers. - You get an implementer note that explains how the same build becomes paid client work. - You finish with a running system, not a theory note. ## Pair the tutorials with Claude Skills 85 curated Claude Skills sit alongside the tutorials. Skills extend Claude with reusable instructions; tutorials show the workflow they fit into. ### Open the Skills repository Document automation, content, data plus sales, engineering and agent patterns. And more. [Browse skills](/skills) ## 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.