Automation
Make vs. n8n Cloud: Audit an Overlapping Subscription
A documentation-backed way to inspect overlapping Make and n8n Cloud automations by translating credits and executions without ranking either platform.
The field guide
Specific guidance for small, consequential decisions.
Every article separates sourced facts from editorial analysis, examples, and testing status.
Automation
Zapier vs. Make: Audit an Overlapping Automation Subscription
Use a documentation-backed worksheet to examine duplicated Zapier and Make automations without ranking either platform or assuming a saving.
Automation
Zapier vs. n8n Cloud: Audit an Overlapping Automation Subscription
A documentation-backed worksheet for checking duplicated automation work across Zapier and n8n Cloud without ranking either platform or quoting stale prices.
AI tools
Offboard an AI Tool Without Losing Your Work
A practical exit plan for exporting usable records, replacing workflows, revoking access, documenting retention, and closing an AI tool safely.
Operating systems
Run a Quarterly Tool Audit for Your Solo Business
Review subscriptions, permissions, data access, automations, renewal exposure, and exit readiness with a quarterly keep-change-remove decision process.
Operating systems
Solo Business Software and Service Inventory
Create a usable inventory of software, cloud services, accounts, data access, ownership, dependencies, and recovery paths without collecting secrets.
Operating systems
Software Renewal and Cancellation Calendar
Turn software renewals, trial conversions, cancellation deadlines, export work, and confirmation evidence into a calendar that supports deliberate decisions.
Operating systems
Weekly Client-Delivery Dashboard for Consultants
Build a compact weekly control surface for client commitments, milestones, risks, decisions, and next actions without creating a second project system.
AI tools
Calculate the Real Cost of an AI Subscription
A practical total-cost worksheet for comparing AI subscriptions after usage, setup, review, maintenance, renewal, and switching work are included.
Automation
Build an Automation Change Log and Rollback Plan
A practical method for documenting workflow changes, deciding when rollback is possible, and restoring a safe baseline when an automation fails.
AI tools
A Client-Data Safety Checklist for AI Tools
A practical preflight for deciding what client information an AI tool may receive, what to remove, what vendor terms to inspect, and when to stop.
AI tools
Evaluate an AI Tool for Your Business
A practical, evidence-aware scorecard for assessing an AI tool’s fit, data practices, failure modes, switching cost, and real operating burden.
AI tools
Human Review Checklist for AI Client Work
A practical release gate for checking facts, sources, scope, sensitive information, calculations, audience, and approval before AI-assisted work reaches a client.
Automation
Automation Risk Ladder for Solo Businesses
Classify an automation by consequence and reversibility, then add the approval, logging, limits, and fallback controls that match its real risk.
Operating systems
Weekly Operating System for a Solo Business
A lightweight weekly rhythm for turning client commitments, business maintenance, and improvement work into a realistic plan you can review.