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About Main Street AI
Main Street AI is a free weekly newsletter and website about practical AI for small business owners: the salon, the contractor, the bookkeeper, the shop on the corner.
What we cover
Most AI news is written for tech companies and investors. We write for people who run a business and have about ten spare minutes. Every guide and issue answers one question: which task can AI take off your plate this week, and how?
- AI tools worth paying for, and the ones to skip
- Step-by-step workflows for marketing, customer service, bookkeeping and admin
- Real examples of how small businesses are using AI
- Plain explanations of AI news that actually affects small businesses
How we write
- Task first, tool second. We start from the job that eats your week, not from whatever launched this morning.
- Plain English. No jargon without an explanation.
- Honest about limits. If a tool is not worth it, or a job still needs a person, we say so.
- Checked facts. AI tools and prices change quickly. We update our guides and tell you to confirm current pricing with the vendor.
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