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Practical, plain-English guides to using AI at work: better prompts, email replies you can trust, and automations that do the busywork. Every post points to a free lesson where you build it yourself, one click at a time.

ElevenLabs Agents editor with an after-hours plumbing receptionist system prompt and the first message boxFirst ElevenLabs Voice Agent: 8 Setup Mistakes to Avoid

First ElevenLabs voice agent mistakes: the default prompt left in, no AI disclosure, a slow LLM, testing a Draft and going live too soon.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Mixo editor with Show Signup Form ticked in the Hero section, and the preview showing an email box with a Get Started buttonMixo Landing Page FAQ: Sign-up Form, Publish, Subscribers

How do you test a new service with a Mixo landing page? Answers on the idea sentence, the sign-up form, Save vs Publish and the subscriber CSV.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Mixo editor Hero section scrolled to Primary Button and Signup Form, with Show Signup Form not yet tickedMixo Landing Page: 8 Sign-up Test Mistakes to Avoid

Mixo landing page mistakes that spoil a sign-up test: a vague idea, the AI headline kept, no sign-up form, Save without Publish, no goal and slow replies.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

n8n HTTP Request node after a test run with a placeholder key: Authorization failed, missing_api_keyn8n + Signatoro AI Reply: 8 Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Fix the n8n Signatoro reply workflow: missing_api_key, a key in the prompt, Simplify left on, an AI that signs, drafts outside the thread and more.

Oct 20, 2026 4 min read

n8n Gmail node set to Draft, Create, with subject Re: plus the email subject, Email Type HTML, the reply followed by the Signatoro signature, Thread ID and To Emailn8n + Signatoro FAQ: AI Gmail Drafts With a Real Signature

How the n8n Signatoro workflow works: Gmail Trigger with Simplify off, the OpenAI prompt, the signature HTTP Request, the key error and the draft.

Oct 20, 2026 4 min read

n8n HTTP Request node after a test run with a placeholder key: Authorization failed, invalid key formatn8n Trustpilot Review Digest: 8 ProLevelMax Mistakes

Fix the n8n ProLevelMax review workflow: invalid key format, testing with Run, wrong field names, timeouts, unreadable AI JSON and empty columns.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

n8n HTTP Request JSON body with scraper procli_trustpilot_a, companyUrls pipedrive.com, 30 reviews, sort recency, English, and a 2-minute timeoutn8n + ProLevelMax FAQ: Trustpilot Review Themes to Sheets

How the n8n ProLevelMax review workflow works: the /v1/run request, the JSON body, the key error, the AI themes prompt and the Google Sheets row.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

n8n HTTP Request node after a test run with a placeholder key: Authorization failed, Invalid API Keyn8n + Felo Research Brief: 8 Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Fix the n8n Felo workflow: Invalid API Key, a key in the URL, a broken JSON body, pinned sample answers left on, the wrong To address and more.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

n8n HTTP Request node: POST https://openapi.felo.ai/v2/chat with Bearer Auth and a JSON body with the question as queryn8n + Felo API FAQ: A Weekly Research Brief With Sources

How the n8n Felo workflow works: the HTTP Request node, Bearer Auth key, JSON body, Invalid API Key test, pinned sample answers and the Gmail brief.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Excel Summary sheet with a SUMIFS formula, monthly totals and a column chart by categoryClaude Skills for Financial Analysts: Exports to Workbooks

How financial analysts and FP&A teams can use Claude's Excel skill to turn messy exports into workbooks with SUMIFS formulas, charts and a change list.

Oct 20, 2026 6 min read

Saved fernbrook-brand SKILL.md in Claude listing brand colors, fonts, logo rules and voiceClaude Skills Mistakes: 8 to Avoid When You Build One

Eight Claude skills mistakes, from a vague description to a brand skill with no logo rules, and the fix for each from the free Claude Skills lessons.

Oct 20, 2026 7 min read

Claude skill creator asking questions about a painting company's weekly job reportClaude Skill Creator Prompts: 16 to Plan, Test and Fix

16 copy-paste prompts for building a Claude skill with the skill creator: pick the job, write the description, test it on real notes and improve it.

Oct 20, 2026 8 min read

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