For people who run something small

The boring Claude setup that actually works.

You run a shop, a studio, a farm or a practice. You set up AI, and by week three it forgot your business, broke, or ate your plan. Here's the setup I actually run, still working months later, with what it costs. Simple steps. No code.

Get the free starter kit -> Or skip ahead: The Setup, $39

300+ readers get one new setup from me every Tuesday.

A real Claude chat: Chris describes the outcome, format and inputs, and Claude sorts the folder and reports what went where
REAL SCREENSHOT No prompt tricks. I tell Claude the outcome I want, it does the job and tells me what it did.

Sound familiar?

"What am I doing wrong?" Probably nothing.

What breaks

Every session starts from zero

You re-explain the backstory, again, and you always miss something. Then you hit the limit before lunch.

What it costs

Is the $20 doing anything?

Free, Plus, Pro, Max. You pay for it every month and still can't tell which one is earning its keep.

The real problem

A hundred videos later

"You're missing out." Generic AI tips. A new model every week. More information, more confusion.

Who's showing you

I don't write code either. I just run this every day.

I'm Chris. I run my whole operation on Claude and a small team of bots. You don't have to keep guessing: I test it every week and show you the boring version that held up, misses included.

  • ~$300/moof my own money on Claude, ChatGPT and Grok, so you don't have to guess which one's worth it.
  • A dozen botseach with one job: inbox, research, news, my shorts.
  • Every Tuesdayone setup I actually run, sent to 300+ readers.
Chris Alarcon More about me ->
Chris's inbox bot with three daily inbox passes scheduled
REAL SCREENSHOT One of my bots. It checks my inbox 3 times a day and only pings me for what needs me. Private stuff blurred.

The plan

Three simple steps. That's the whole setup.

  1. Step 1

    Your files

    Two short files that tell it who you are and how you write, so every session doesn't start from zero.

  2. Step 2

    A memory

    The few things it should always remember, and nothing else. Less to burn, fewer limits.

  3. Step 3

    One real job

    Hand it one real thing you do every week, start to finish. Then the next one.

Before and after: 24 loose files sorted into 7 folders by Claude
DEMO RUN Step 3 on a test folder: a messy downloads folder handed to Claude. 24 loose files in, 7 folders out.

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The starter kit

Steps 1 and 2 on one page: the two files that make it remember you. Copy, paste, five minutes.

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When you want it done for you

The Setup $39

One folder. Answer three questions and it writes your files for you. Then say "do my weekly recap" and it does. 30-day refund.

See The Setup ->
Keep guessing

Another year of tutorials, tool-hopping, and re-explaining yourself to a chat that forgets.

Or get good at it

Use Claude as a real asset, not a search engine. It knows you, picks up where you left off, and earns what you pay for it.

Free

Stuck on one thing? Start here.

Plan tracker

Is the plan you pay for worth it?

Open -> Claude guides

Which plan, which tool, what to set up first

Open -> Usage limits

Why you hit the limit, and the one fix

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Latest guides

Claude Memory (2026): What It Keeps About You, Where to Check It, and What I Put in Files Instead

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How to Use Claude in Chrome: 5 Steps, and the One Setting to Change Before Your First Errand (2026)

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How to Use Claude Projects So It Stops Forgetting You (3 Steps, 2026)

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Real examples, not generic AI tips. Every Tuesday.

Grab the free kit and you're on the list: one setup I actually run each week, what it fixed and what I'd skip.

Get the free starter kit -> Or skip ahead: The Setup, $39