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How free, open-source AI software is changing what a small service business can offer, with a practical guide to five tools worth knowing.
The Free Software Behind a New Kind of Side Hustle
Free, open-source AI tools have handed would-be entrepreneurs professional-grade software for almost nothing. A booming online genre promises that this is a business. The truth is more interesting, and more demanding.
Read the feature →Tool guide · 1 of 5 · 2 min readScrapling: Sell Competitor Price Alerts to Online Stores
Track rivals’ prices and stock with a free scraper, and sell the alerts as a monthly service.
Read the guide →Tool guide · 2 of 5 · 2 min readDify: Build Private Handbook Chatbots for Growing Teams
Turn a company’s handbook into a private chatbot new hires can ask anything.
Read the guide →Tool guide · 3 of 5 · 2 min readOpenSEO: Run SEO Audits and Monthly Scorecards for Local Businesses
Pro-level SEO data for pocket change: sell a $499 audit and a $199 monthly scorecard.
Read the guide →Tool guide · 4 of 5 · 2 min readOpenShorts: Turn Long Videos Into a Monthly Shorts Service
Cut clients’ long videos into 30–40 captioned shorts a month with a free clip maker.
Read the guide →Tool guide · 5 of 5 · 2 min readPresenton: Same-Day Branded Proposals for Sales Teams
Give sales teams on-brand proposals the same day with a free, open-source deck builder.
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