Stop guessing which AI tools to pay for.

Five tools. The exact stack. Skip the rest.

Most small business owners I talk to are paying for six AI tools and using two of them. Or they are paying for zero and falling behind every week. This is the stack I run at Chimney Studios and recommend to clients in week one. It costs less than what most owners are already wasting on the wrong tools.

  1. 1
    ClaudeThe brain of the stack. Proposals, SOPs, cleaning raw notes into client-ready docs.
    $20 / mo
  2. 2
    ReplitFor the non-technical owner who wants to ship one internal tool a quarter.
    $25 / mo
  3. 3
    MakeThe boring automations. Intake forms, calendar handoffs, weekly summaries.
    $9 / mo
  4. 4
    Whisper + ElevenLabsVoice in, voice out. Turn 30 minutes of dictation into a finished doc.
    ~$15 / mo
  5. 5
    The fifth oneThe one most owners skip and shouldn't. Named and broken down inside.
    Inside

What most owners do

Pay for six tools. Use two. Wonder why their AI bill keeps going up and their workflow has not changed.

What the stack does

Five tools. Each one earns its spot or it goes. Under $100 a month for a solo operator. Built for a real business.

The founders I have seen win with AI are not the ones with the biggest stacks. They are the ones who picked five tools, got really good at them, and built repeatable workflows around those tools. That is what compounds. Not the tool count. From Chapter 1

A 25-page ebook plus a printable Stack Card you pin above your desk.

  • i
    Five tool chapters. What each one is, what it replaces, the real price, the one workflow that pays for it in week one.
  • ii
    Setup screenshots from inside each tool. No vague "go to the dashboard" instructions. The actual click path I use.
  • iii
    The cancel-something-first rule. Most readers tell me their next monthly tool bill drops by $80 to $200 the week they finish reading.
  • iv
    A closing chapter on what NOT to buy this year. Named categories. The traps that look smart and are not.
  • v
    The printable Stack Card. One page. Pin it above your desk so the next time you see an ad for an AI tool, you check the card first.

This is for you if. And not, if.

Buy this

  • You run a solo or 2 to 5 person business
  • You have tried ChatGPT once and want to go further
  • You want to be told what to actually pay for
  • You bill clients in dollars, not in "potential"

Skip this

  • You want a 200-page bible on AI history
  • You enjoy shopping for a new tool every Monday
  • You are a Fortune 500 procurement department
  • You think "what is a prompt" is a real question
Volume 01 · The Stack

One ebook. One stack card. One evening from now you have a real plan.

25-page PDF. Printable Stack Card. Free updates when prices and features shift. Delivered to your inbox the second you check out.

$17
One time · Instant PDF · USD
Secure checkout via Stripe · No subscription · No upsell page

30-day "this saved me money or it is free" promise.

Read it tonight. If the ebook does not save you at least the price of itself in the next 30 days, reply to your receipt and I refund you. No forms. No hoops. The offer is real.

Things people ask before they buy.

Is this just a list of tools I can find on YouTube?

Watching ten YouTube reviews takes six hours and leaves you more confused. This ebook took two years of paying for the wrong tools to compile. The workflow section is the part nobody on YouTube shows.

What if I already use one of these tools?

Read its chapter anyway. The workflow walkthrough is what makes the tool pay off in week one, and that is the part most people skip when they sign up. Skipping the workflow is why owners cancel tools they should have kept.

Do you keep it updated?

Yes. Buyers get the updated version emailed when prices or features change. This year has had two updates already. The version you buy today is the most current one.

Is this written by a real person?

Yes. Written by me, Emmanuel, in my own voice. Drafted, edited, and shipped from my desk in Oshawa. The voice will read like a real human, because it is one.

What format is the download?

A single PDF you can open on any device. The Stack Card is a separate PDF sized to print on letter or A4. Both arrive in the receipt email.

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Emmanuel Umoh

Owner · Chimney Studios · Crystallic Cleaning

I run two small businesses. Chimney Studios is the AI implementation agency. Crystallic Cleaning is the actual cleaning company. Every tool in this stack pays for itself across both. I wrote this so the small business owner version of me from two years ago would not have wasted $480 a month on the wrong stack.

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