Hey everyone, @Dianna Carlton and I have decided to close Automate Business AI for now. We built this community to help business owners put AI and automation to work in practical ways; save time, bring in clients, and make their businesses easier to run. We’ve put a lot into it, but we’re not seeing enough interest to justify continuing in its current form. It’s time to put that energy into other work. Thank you to everyone who joined us, asked questions, shared what you were working on, and put something you learned here into practice. We’ve enjoyed getting to know you and helping you build. Best wishes, — Bradford

You probably didn’t start your business because you wanted another job. You wanted something more. More control over your time. More freedom to decide who you worked with. More money than somebody else was willing to put on your paycheck. More time with the people you actually care about. The ability to build something that was yours. And for a while, working for yourself probably felt like exactly that. Then something happened. The business started working. You got clients. People needed things. Deadlines appeared. Projects had to be delivered. Messages had to be answered. Invoices had to go out. Prospects needed follow-up. And somewhere along the way, the freedom you were building started depending on you being there for almost everything. When clients are busy, you’re buried in the work. When things slow down, you suddenly have to become the marketing department again. You start posting. Sending messages. Following up with people you meant to follow up with three weeks ago. Checking the pipeline. Wondering if an old client might need something. Hoping a referral comes through. And sitting quietly underneath all of it is a question most business owners hate admitting they still ask: Where is my next client coming from? Sometimes you know. A lot of the time, you don’t. And that makes even the good months harder to enjoy. Because a full calendar today doesn’t necessarily tell you what next month looks like. One big client can leave. One project can finish. One proposal can fall through. And suddenly the business that felt successful three weeks ago needs your full attention again just to replace the revenue. That is not the business most of us imagined building. There Is Another Way To Run This Imagine knowing how revenue is created in your business. Not hoping. Not guessing. Not waiting until you need another client before you start looking for one. You know what you sell. You know who needs it. You know how those people enter your world.

Hey everyone! 👋 If you’re here, it means you’re ready to set up your very own AI Agent (such as any of the ones that have been shared in this community). To make sure everything runs smoothly, there are a few platforms you'll need to sign up for. Don’t worry—it might look like a lot, but most of these are inexpensive, have generous free tiers, or give you enough in their lowest priced tier to be worth it, and they all serve a purpose to help your agent think, act, remember, and communicate. Step-by-step video tutorials are available for most of these in the "Classroom". Here’s a simple overview of the services you’ll want to set up: ✅ Must-Have Services 1) OpenAI API: Your agent needs a brain! This is the default AI engine powering your agent’s thoughts and responses. You can use OpenAI or another LLM provider if you prefer. 2) n8n: Think of this as the engine that runs your workflows. It connects all your tools and automates the agent’s behavior. You’ll need to create an account and deploy it (we’ll guide you!). You can sign up for a n8n account here. 3) Supabase (or your preferred vector database): This is how your AI remembers things over time. Supabase gives you a free Postgres database and a place to store your agent’s long-term memory. 🌟 Highly Recommended 4) DeepSeek API (optional but awesome): If you want more advanced reasoning and cheaper inference costs, DeepSeek is a great alternative/complement to OpenAI. You can use Claude or OpenAI's o1 model to replace this, but the cost difference is drastic! 🛠️ CRM + Communication 5) HubSpot (or your preferred CRM): This is where your agent can store business cards, contacts, and CRM data. Handy for lead management and business follow-ups. 6) Slack: Rodger_Bot 2.0 is currently built to work beautifully inside Slack. If you’re using something else like Discord or Teams, it can be adapted, but Slack gives you the smoothest experience out of the box.