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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.

n8n: Weekly Client Status Emails from a Google Sheet, Written by AI: intro video stilln8n OpenAI Node Errors: 401, Empty Model List, Raw Braces

Fix n8n OpenAI node problems: "401 Authorization failed", a Model list that won't load, {{ }} sent as plain text, long answers and costs per item.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

n8n: Weekly Client Status Emails from a Google Sheet, Written by AI: intro video stilln8n Gmail Node Examples: Send, Draft, Wait for Approval

Five n8n Gmail node setups from real workflows: send a message, create a draft, send and wait for approval, email type and the n8n footer.

Oct 20, 2026 4 min read

Felo 53 Sources panel listing each page Felo read, with site, title and snippet, beside the firms tableFelo Source Check Template: Free CSV and Question File

Free Felo source check CSV and pricing question file: what each column means, the 7 rows from our run, and how to use them to verify AI search prices.

Oct 20, 2026 6 min read

n8n: Weekly Client Status Emails from a Google Sheet, Written by AI: intro video stilln8n $('Node').item.json: Use Data from an Earlier Node

How $('Node name').item.json reaches back to an earlier node in n8n, when $json isn't enough, and examples from Gmail, If and Slack steps.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Felo follow-up table: Burkland and Lucrum prices from the firms' own websites, Pilot's from a third-party article, with URLsFelo Use Cases for Office Roles: Sourced Price Research

Felo use cases for bookkeepers, consultants, agency owners, office managers, marketers, sales and founders: one sourced pricing question, adapted per role.

Oct 20, 2026 6 min read

Today's Jobs Google Sheet with six plumbing jobs, Tech and Tech Email columns, and one unassigned jobn8n Data Mapping Examples: 20 Expressions to Copy

Twenty n8n expressions from real workflows: sheet columns, names with spaces, webhook body fields, AI output paths, earlier nodes, dates and defaults.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Felo Pro Answer working: Decomposed into 7 subqueries, found 53 sources, 3 languagesFelo AI Search FAQ: Pro Search, Sources and Credits

How does Felo work? Answers on Pro Search, numbered sources, follow-ups, mind maps, export and Free plan credits, from a real October 2026 run.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Today's Jobs Google Sheet with six plumbing jobs, Tech and Tech Email columns, and one unassigned jobn8n Filter Node Examples: Skip Rows You Don't Want

How the n8n Filter node keeps only matching items: is not empty, equals, contains, number and date conditions, and when to use If instead.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Felo citation card for source 40 showing the Burkland prices came from a weAudit comparison articleFelo AI Search: 9 Research Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Felo research mistakes from a real pricing run: trusting a citation unopened, second-hand prices, skipping the follow-up, Pro left off, and more.

Oct 20, 2026 7 min read

The finished n8n workflow after a test run: Webhook, Information Extractor with an OpenAI Chat Model, Gmail Send a message, an If node and a Slack message on the true branch, all greenn8n Information Extractor Examples: 3 Schemas That Work

n8n Information Extractor examples for leads, invoices and resumes: the Text prompt, JSON example schemas, the model and mapping the output.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

The n8n invoice workflow after a test run: Gmail Trigger, Extract from File, Information Extractor, Append row in sheet and If are green, and Send message and wait for response is waitingn8n Send and Wait for Approval: A Human Yes in Gmail

Use n8n Gmail "Send message and wait for response" for approvals: the Approval type, an invoice-over-$1,000 example, waiting and testing.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

n8n Extract from PDF node with Operation set to Extract From PDF and Input Binary Field changed from data to Resume, showing the uploaded resume file in the input paneln8n Extract from File: Read PDF Text (and Fix 'No Binary')

Read PDF text in n8n with Extract from File, set Input Binary Field correctly and fix "expects a binary file 'data', but none was found".

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

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