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Build a $0 AI content engine in 90 minutes

A six-tool stack — Claude, Perplexity, Notion, Buffer, Canva, and Zapier — that turns one idea into a full week of polished content. Real workflow, real numbers, real screenshots from a creator earning $4K/mo with it.

  • The exact prompt chain that drafts a week of posts in 12 minutes
  • How to wire Zapier so publishing is fully automated
  • Free-tier limits and when each tool actually requires a paid plan
  • Three case studies with revenue numbers and screenshots
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Cursor vs. Claude Code vs. GitHub Copilot: a 30-day head-to-head

We shipped the same five-feature SaaS three times — once with each tool — and tracked every minute, every bug, and every dollar. The results changed how we write code.

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The 7-prompt framework that replaces a junior copywriter

Specific, sequenced, and tested across 200+ pieces. Plug-and-play.

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We tested 40 AI agents. Only 4 were actually useful.

A brutal field test of the autonomous agent boom — and which ones do real work.

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