AI Automation Guide for Small Business — How to Use This Guide

This guide (guide.md) is a plain-text, easy-to-read walkthrough — no installation needed.

How to read it

1. Open guide.md in any text editor, or convert it to PDF if you prefer reading it that way.
2. It's organized by level: Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced, plus a printable checklist near the end. Even experienced readers should start at "Step 1" — it's about identifying the right task, not a technical skill level.
3. Use the checklist section to evaluate your own tasks as you read, rather than reading the whole guide first and coming back later.

Where to go next

Once you've identified a task to automate, the Claude Skills Starter Kit shows you exactly how to turn a repeated task into a reusable, automatic instruction.