Where to use AI in your Local Business

Want help putting AI to work in your business? Start here: https://go.redwaterrev.com/yt2 How to set up Claude Code for your business, from making the account to running your first tasks. This is part 2 of the series for small business owners. The first part covers where to point AI in a small business: the four ways to get leads, what an AI agent actually is, the four buckets (getting attention, converting it, delivering on it, and the admin that holds it all together), and why I don't automate a bad process. If you only want the setup, skip ahead with the chapters. Then I set up Claude on a brand new account: picking a plan, installing the desktop app, opening Claude Code, pointing it at one folder, the permission modes, and running more than one chat at once. Next: setting up your workspace so Claude knows your business, and connecting Gmail. 0:00 Intro 0:47 The 4 ways to get leads (and where AI helps) 2:44 What an AI agent actually is 3:26 The 4 buckets: attention, convert, deliver, admin 3:57 What not to automate 5:06 Create your Claude account 5:29 Which Claude plan to pick 6:57 Install the Claude desktop app 7:18 Open Claude Code and pick a folder 8:54 Permission modes 9:32 Why Claude Code knows your computer 10:08 Run several chats at once 11:15 Your judgment still matters 12:36 How Claude connects to your other software 13:53 What's next About this series: AI for Local Business Owners is a free, plain-English series for local business owners who want to use AI without the hype. I'm Nick Rougeau. My brother Jack and I run Redwater Revenue in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where we build AI systems for local businesses. Our website: https://go.redwaterrev.com/yt2 Connect with me on LinkedIn:   / nicholas-rougeau