Been using it for a few weeks now for client research and honestly curious how it stacks up against ChatGPT with browsing turned on they feel different but I can't fully articulate why yet. Perplexity pulls sources directly which I like because I can verify the information before passing anything to a client, whereas ChatGPT browsing feels a bit more like a black box sometimes. for things like competitor research, industry overviews, and quick fact-checking it's been solid. wondering if anyone else has built it into their regular workflow or if you tried it and went back to something else and if so why

Mine is Notion + Fathom + Claude + Calendly and I genuinely can't imagine running my business without any of those four. Notion for everything client-facing and internal, Fathom so I never have to take manual meeting notes again, Claude for any writing or drafting that needs to sound human, Calendly to eliminate the back and forth scheduling completely. each one solves a specific friction point and I haven't needed to add anything new in months. curious what other people consider non-negotiable not what you use occasionally, but what would actually break your workflow if it disappeared tomorrow

Finally landed a short-term client for email management + basic AI drafting. It’s not huge money, but honestly it feels like progress. One thing I noticed though — they expect FAST replies, like within minutes sometimes. How are you all managing response time without being glued to your screen 24/7? I’m trying to set boundaries but don’t want to lose the client either.

Like on any given day I'm doing inbox management for one client, social media for another, data entry for a third, and light bookkeeping for a fourth and none of it feels connected or like something I'm actually building toward. I know the answer is probably to niche down but every time I try to figure out what that looks like for me I get stuck. did anyone else go through this phase where you felt spread too thin across completely different types of work? what helped you start seeing where you actually wanted to focus was it a specific client, a type of work you genuinely enjoyed, or just getting fed up enough to make a change?

Everyone talks about using AI tools for clients… but like, what exactly are you automating? Emails? Content? Research? I tried using ChatGPT for writing captions but I feel like it still needs a lot of editing. Am I doing it wrong or is that normal in the beginning?