Who
Local service shops and everyday people who want less busywork — shop floor, solo desk, or home crew. Neighbor energy. Not a theater demo.
Dayton / Miami Valley
Your side shop for AI that actually helps the business run.
Setup over spectacle. We individualize AI so it does what you want, when you need it. We don’t push new automations or website rebuilds — although we can help set them up if that’s what you want.
You already have tools — what’s missing is the wiring and the execution. We help set that up so the week runs quieter.
Learn See proof How can we help?
- Setup done for you
- You approve
- Data yours
- Cancel anytime
About
What this shop is
Side Shop AI helps everyday shops and people get real work done with AI. We strive for your weeks to be less burdensome — less busywork a high schooler could be taught to do. We put AI on top of the routines you have, using the tools you use, so you don’t have to anymore.
Do
Practical AI setups: name the job, wire a thin station, teach the steps, prove it on a normal week. Wiring and execution — not another unused tool.
Don’t
- Not chatbot demos
- Not website rebuilds — agent-managed sites, yes
- Not one mega-chat that drifts
Learn
People can learn for free. Learn before you start — read proof and field notes. Imitate what works, iterate on your bench, innovate where it earns it. Learn · plan · execute. Setup over spectacle.
Then start
When you’ve got the plan in mind, name one problem that eats your week. Email hello@sideshopai.com or open How can we help? — we’ll say if a setup helps, or if it doesn’t.
Pain → Want
From the week that eats you to a quieter Tuesday
Three common binds. Each one ends the same way: one clear job, a thin station you approve, then a normal week that runs quieter.
Pain
Busywork eats the week
Want
A quieter normal Tuesday
What we do
Name one job. Wire a thin station. You approve before we build.
Pain
Dinner deciding on the plate
Want
Dinner off the plate
What we do
Public Mrs. Patmore template — board → list → price-check → cart stage (you checkout). Try it.
Pain
Interviews wander
Want
Interviews on rails
What we do
Public Walter KronKite — brief → one Q at a time → transcript. You still decide. See Learn on Work.
Pain
Tools sit unused
Want
Wiring + execution
What we do
Learn · Save · Help. We set it up inside tools you already use — not another unused inbox.
How it works
Learn first · then short chat → plan you approve → build → launch + fixes
Plan before execute. You approve a written plan before we build. No waitlist. No chatbot demos.
Prefer to try something yourself first? Public templates — dinner line, interview brief, and more — live on Work.
Learn — Grok Bot guides — how the line runs · Download Grok Bot — get the app Official xAI links · you run it.
Short call
Free 15–30 min chat. One problem, plain English.
One-page plan
You see the one-page plan and approve before we build.
Build
We wire the setup — agents and automations that run.
Launch + fixes
Go live, then a short window of fixes if something breaks.
We wire across the systems your shop already runs on.
Bots and agents work inside the tools you already use — mail, calendars, docs, sheets, forms, research — so work moves end-to-end, not into another inbox.
Google Workspace
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Gmail
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Google Calendar
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Drive
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Google Docs
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Google Sheets
Microsoft & desks
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Excel
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Outlook mail
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Outlook Calendar
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Apple Calendar
Messaging
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Slack
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X
Creative
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Canva
Video editing · social
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Video edit · cut · remux
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Captions · packs · promos
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Social post scheduling
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X · multi-platform publish
Research & analysis
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Opposition / competitive research
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Data analysis · reports
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Public web digs
Front desk & replies
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Website intake forms
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Call routing
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Automatic responses
Build ops
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Browser Use
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GitHub
Custom
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Bots we build for your stack — if it has an API or a browser path, we can usually wire it
Tools your shop already lives in, plus jobs we wire on top — forms, routing, research, analysis, autoresponses. Honest list of what we connect; not a fake logo wall.
Local
You keep the front. We take the side work.
I’m a one-person side shop in the Miami Valley. I live here — Dayton, Centerville, and the towns around us — so it’s easier to help set up AI workflows in person when that matters. Neighbor energy, not an enterprise AI deck. Local service shops and everyday people first.
- Based in Dayton / Centerville / Miami Valley, Ohio
- In-person when it helps; email when it doesn’t
- Public inbox: hello@sideshopai.com
Articles
Field notes from the shop floor
Real Side Shop posts on X — notebooks, refusal logs, imitate → iterate → innovate.
Shop outcome: Shared maps and lasting rules — helpers stay in their lane.
Videos
Companions, not spectacle
Short video companions that walk a job — start with the work, not the demo reel.
Shop outcome: Teach one job end-to-end so a helper can run without babysitting.
Mrs. Patmore
Household dinner line — board → list → price-check → cart stage (you checkout). Try it, then see more on Work.
Shop outcome: Dinner deciding off the plate — so the household week runs quieter.
Also public: Walter KronKite · Quark — interview brief · deal desk. See on Work.
What services do you offer?
Learning is free. I provide daily how-to and advice content to help you on your personal AI journey. Visit this site or my socials to see what articles I have to offer. If you don’t have the time to learn, research, and implement — send me a message. I’ve spent my time learning, building, and iterating with AI myself. I can use the knowledge and lessons I’ve learned through trial and error to help you with set-up.
How can we help?
I have extensive general knowledge of systems, workflows, and adaptation. My job isn’t to sell you something new to use. My job is to build a functional AI team that does the real busywork for you every day — exactly how you do it. I’m not reinventing your processes or workflows. I’m custom-building a harness around the everyday things you do that someone else could. I’m not talking about technical or creative decisions — those still require you.
Are you local to Dayton?
Yes — I live in the Miami Valley in Ohio. My location makes it easier to help and set up AI workflows in person. If an in-person consultation is not a deal breaker for you, send me an email — let’s see how I can help.
What don’t you do?
No demos. We won’t rebuild you a website. We will wire and train an agent to manage your website — updates, upgrades, and preference changes. Real help so you and your business get the most from the AI tools available.
What’s the difference between templates and a custom job?
Templates are my general multi-purpose bots — available to use for free, self-serve. A custom job is something we build together, unique to you and the tools you use in your business or home. It is not plug and play; it takes time to fully implement because your preferences and style need to be learned and iterated on. That is something you can do yourself, or we can do together. The choice is always yours.
Learn
People can learn for free. Start with an article, video, or a public template yourself — Follow while you're there so we can become friends.
Try a public template
Try one — see how the line runs.
Learn — Grok Bot guides — how the line runs
Download Grok Bot — get the app
Official xAI links · you run it.
Save
Stash a note or bookmark a setup. Come back when the week allows.
Help
One problem → hello@sideshopai.com · contact
Free short chat · or just say hello
No waitlist. No chatbot demo on this site. Tell us one problem — we’ll say if a setup helps.