This is a space for people who already use Claude and want to turn that into something real. Could be a side income, a full business, or just cleaner workflows that save you hours every week. Here's what's here so far: A course called Turn Claude Into a Business. Five models you can run with Claude as the engine. Pick one, work through it, land your first client. No code required. More coming soon. New lessons, breakdowns of things I'm building, and probably some weird experiments along the way. A few things that help everyone: Drop a comment on this post and say what you're working on. Even if it's "I don't know yet." That's fine. Knowing who's in here makes it a better community for everyone. If something in the course clicks for you, post about it. If something doesn't, post about that too. This place works better when people actually talk. Glad you're here. Let's build. —Wil

Did you know that Anthropic has courses to learn Claude? https://anthropic.skilljar.com/claude-101

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Small businesses pay recruiters 3,000 to 5,000 dollars every time they fill a role, and most of them are desperate because they can't afford a staffing agency on retainer. You can start a recruiting side hustle tonight with Claude and a LinkedIn account. Find a small business that's hiring; check local Facebook groups, Craigslist, or Indeed. Reach out and offer to fill the role for a flat fee, paid only when they hire your candidate. Now paste the job description into Claude and say: "Act as a senior technical recruiter. Here's a job description. Write me a Boolean search string for LinkedIn, a cold outreach message sequence - first touch, follow-up, and break-up - and a 10-question phone screen scorecard ranked by the five traits that predict success in this role." ================== PROMPT ================== Act as a senior technical recruiter with 15 years of experience. Here's a job description I need to fill: [paste full JD]. Do the following: (1) Write a Boolean search string I can paste directly into LinkedIn search to find candidates matching this role — include title variations, key skills, and exclusions for irrelevant matches. (2) Write a 3-message cold outreach sequence — first touch (personalized, under 300 characters for LinkedIn InMail), a follow-up 3 days later, and a polite break-up message. Tone: direct, not corporate. (3) Build a phone screen scorecard with 10 questions. Rank the five most predictive traits for success in this specific role. Include a 1-5 scoring rubric for each question so I can compare candidates objectively. Follow-up after screening: Here's the candidate's resume and my phone screen notes: [paste both]. Write a candidate summary brief for the hiring manager that includes: top 3 strengths mapped to the JD requirements, 2 risk areas with mitigation suggestions, culture fit assessment, compensation expectations vs. budget, and a recommended 3-round interview plan with specific questions for each round.