Chat GPT started a conversation, didn’t it? The truth is that AI has been working alongside us for quite some time, as it auto-completes our sentences and powers voice assistants to give just two examples. The way we search for information is certainly going to change, and even Google will need to adapt its business. Ask ChatGPT a question, and it answers in full, often conversational paragraphs, without needing to decide on links to click. As you read this, social media networks are ‘turbocharging’ their focus on AI, with both the development of ‘creative and expressive tools’ and building ‘delightful experiences’ around AI.

What about small businesses? AI can help write your website copy, create online course outlines, and even write your bio. It can help generate images and patterns to visually express your thoughts. It can help you brainstorm. It can even help you generate the pros & cons of a situation to help make a business decision.

It’s not without its faults. The copy generated tends to be repetitive, and you’ll need to be a good editor. The copy also lacks…heart, which is the best way to say it. You’ll need to infuse your personality into all that you edit. Images are not high-resolution, and the edges are frequently fuzzy, as are its depiction of human hands and limbs. Technology is exponential, however. Instead of growing at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…it grows at 1, 2, 4, 8, 16. It learns quickly!

I’ve pulled together some fascinating small business AI tools that can help your small business with saving time, providing inspired ideas, and improving your products, services, and customer support. They are outlined in categories for ease of use.

COPYWRITING & MARKETING

Copymatic - A favorite, as it has an incredible dashboard of copywriting tools.

Copy - Writing tool for blog posts, ads, websites, and more.

Notion - Copywriting, note-taking, and more.

Frase - Generates SEO content.

Jasper - Blog and Social Media content.

Tome - Helps you develop your stories.

Unbounce - Helps you create marketing campaigns.

IMAGES, AUDIO & VIDEO

Murf - AI-generated voice-overs.

Eleven Labs - Also generates voice-overs, including your own.

Beatoven - Creates royalty-free music to suit your videos or podcast.

Stock IMG - Create a myriad of stock images for your products.

Dall-E2 - Create realistic images and art.

Artssy - AI-generated images.

Lumen5 - Video creator with AI-generated transcripts.

Summarize - AI-powered YouTube video summaries. Surprisingly handy and effective.

PFPMaker - Helps you create a profile pic - it’s really great!

Pencil - Helps you generate ads for your business.

Cleanvoice - Removes filler sounds and dead air from your podcast.

Podcastle - Studio-quality, AI-powered recording right from home.

Vidyo - Make short videos from your long ones.

Canva Magic Write - Have Canva? Try their AI text generator.

Runway - Video Editing and image generation with team collaboration.

Descript - Many AI tools for (exclusively) working with video and audio.

PRODUCTS

CopyMonkey - Optimizes Amazon listings.

Durable - Create an AI-generated website.

Flair and With Flair - Create branded content for your business.

Patterned - Create patterns for your products.

BUSINESS, EMPLOYEES & CUSTOMERS

ManyChat - Generate automatic conversations with your customers.

Quickchat - AI assistants that answer your client and customer questions.

Mintlify - Create documentation for your business and processes.

Excel Formula Bot - Dislike creating Excel formulas? This should help.

Rationale - Have a tough business decision? This site may help.

Channel - Connect your database, ask a question about your business, and get answers.

Durable - Helps you build a website.

OutfitsAI - Change your bio profile wardrobe in a click.

MEETINGS

Supernormal - Helping you take better meeting notes.

Otter AI - Note-taking on another level.

Poised - AI-powered communication coach.

Fathom - AI-powered meeting assistant that summarizes and transcribes video meetings.

This is just the tip of the iceberg! There are many more to discover. Let me know if I’ve missed any that you have found and enjoyed (or not!).