Field notes

Practical AI for businesses that actually ship.

No hype, no buzzwords. Just useful articles on AI, automation, and the everyday tech that saves Australian small business owners hours every week.

AI Writing Tools for Small Business: Jasper, Copy.ai and Claude Compared

Jasper, Copy.ai, or Claude? A plain-English comparison of AI writing tools for Australian small business owners — what each does best and which is worth paying for.

How to automate your lead follow-up so no inquiry slips through the cracks

Most small businesses lose leads to slow follow-up, not bad pricing. Here's how to automate instant responses and reminders so every inquiry gets a reply.

How to Connect Make.com to Xero and Automate Your Accounting Workflows

A practical guide to connecting Make.com with Xero for Australian small businesses — automate invoicing, payments, and reporting without touching a spreadsheet.

How Australian freelancers and consultants can automate their admin (and reclaim their Fridays)

Stop spending your Fridays on admin. A practical guide to automating proposals, invoices, scheduling, and onboarding for Australian freelancers and consultants.

How to Automate Your Client Onboarding (and Stop Sending the Same Email Twice)

A practical guide to automating client onboarding for Australian service businesses — without code, without big budgets, and without losing the personal touch.

How to automate invoice reminders in Make.com (no coding required)

Step-by-step guide to setting up automated invoice reminder workflows in Make.com. Save hours chasing overdue invoices with this practical automation.

Zapier vs Make.com: Which automation platform for Australian small business?

A practical comparison of Zapier and Make.com for Australian small business automation. Pricing, ease of use, features, and which one to pick.

Five small-business workflows you should automate this month

A practical hit-list of the automations that pay for themselves fastest. What to build, how long it takes, and the hours you'll get back.

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: which one should your small business use?

A no-nonsense comparison of the big three AI assistants for Australian small business owners. What each is best at, what to avoid, and a simple decision tree.

The honest cost of AI for an Australian small business in 2026

Subscriptions, hidden fees, and the things nobody tells you. A breakdown of what to budget for AI tools when you're running a lean Aussie operation.

How I built a quote generator that saved a tradie 6 hours a week

A walkthrough of an actual build. The problem, the stack, the AI prompts, and the numbers a month after launch.

Got a workflow that's quietly bleeding hours? Let's fix it.

Book a free chat