Here's my list - what did I miss, what do you use??
๐๐พ ChatGPT
Best for: graphics, brainstorming, general assistance, and working with accumulated business context.
Tips:
- Give detailed instructions when generating or editing graphics.
- When editing a photo, explicitly say not to change the personโs face, size, or appearance.
- Use it to classify information, brainstorm content, and turn rough notes into useful drafts.
- Check every output. AI can confidently give incorrect answers.
๐๐พ Claude
Best for: writing, rewriting, PDFs, audits, classification, and prototyping.
Tips:
- Give Claude an existing example and ask it to match your voice or brand style.
- Use it to audit something before changing it.
- Claude Code can create prototypes, quizzes, and simple tools, but the finished product may still need security, hosting, email, database, and traffic support.
- Keep human review turned on instead of allowing automatic changes.
๐๐พ Gemini
Best for: tasks involving Gmail, Google Drive assets, and graphics.
Tips:
- Use Gemini when the source material already lives in Google.
- It can find information from emails and saved files, then help turn it into content.
- Verify what an integration can actually read and edit before designing a workflow around it.
๐๐พ Perplexity
Best for: research and gathering information from multiple sources.
Tips:
- Use it for deeper research instead of relying on a general chatbot for everything.
- It is especially helpful when it connects to the system where your information already lives.
๐๐พ NotebookLM
Best for: asking questions about your own documents, spreadsheets, notes, and source material.
Tips:
- Upload or connect a member spreadsheet, meeting notes, or other business material.
- Ask it to summarize recent sign-ups, identify people with certain skills, create a mind map, or find patterns.
- Check whether you already receive it through your Google plan before buying another tool.
๐๐พ Gamma
Best for: presentations, pitch decks, quick visual documents, and simple webpage-style displays.
Tip: Use it when you need to turn information into something visually presentable quicklyโnot as a replacement for your operational systems.
๐๐พ Canva and Canva AI
Best for: branded graphics, presentations, and visual content.
Tip: Create reusable templates so you arenโt designing every post or presentation from scratch.
๐๐พ Opus Clip
Best for: turning long interviews, webinars, or teaching videos into short social clips.
Tip: Record one strong long-form piece and repurpose it into multiple short posts.
๐๐พ Read AI
Best for: meeting transcripts, summaries, action items, highlights, and identifying content ideas from your conversations.
Tips:
- Send meeting notes automatically to a central folder.
- Review your calls for client wins, frequently asked questions, and tips that can become content.
- Keep client details private when repurposing conversations.
- Use Zoomโs original recording when you need higher-quality video clips.