From Clunky to Clever: Upgrade Your Existing Tools with AI

🍽️ Local Insight of the Week

Many small businesses already use tools like Gmail, Canva, or Google Sheets. But most aren’t tapping into the AI features quietly built in — or how they can connect them with ChatGPT or other assistants to multiply results.

A Kitsilano catering company recently started using Gmail’s smart replies + ChatGPT email drafting — now their inbox goes from 80 to zero in under 15 minutes a day.

📌 Quick Action: Try this: Open Gmail and click “Help me write” (if available) or ask ChatGPT: “Write a warm reply to a new event inquiry that asks about pricing and availability.”

🔍 Your AI Edge

Add AI to Tools You Already Use

1. Gmail + ChatGPT — Draft client emails, replies, or outreach in seconds. Use ChatGPT for longer messages or tricky tone adjustments.

2. Canva Magic Write — Brainstorm headlines, social captions, and email subject lines with Canva’s built-in AI tools.

3. Google Sheets + AI Formulas — Speed up pricing, estimate, or order tracking with AI-powered spreadsheet suggestions.

📌 Try This: Prompt ChatGPT: “Write 5 Instagram caption options for a local [type of business] promoting a weekend event.”
🔗 https://www.canva.com

🧪 Tool of the Week

Name: SheetAI.app — Add GPT-style prompts directly into Google Sheets

What it Does: Lets you use natural language prompts inside spreadsheet cells — like “summarize this column,” or “write a follow-up message for this contact.”

Best For: Admin-heavy local businesses who live in spreadsheets.

💰 Free plan available; Pro from $10/month
🔗 https://www.sheetai.app

📣 Real Talk: Local Wins

Tom, a landscaping company owner in Burnaby, now uses Canva Magic Write to generate all his monthly social media content in under an hour.

“It used to take me 2–3 hours just to write captions. Now I write the idea, and AI does the rest.”

📌 Bonus Tip: Prompt: “Write a friendly caption for a landscaping business showing before-and-after photos of a client’s yard.”

📦 Takeaway Checklist

✅ Use AI inside Gmail, Canva, and Google Sheets
✅ Speed up communication with ChatGPT drafting
✅ Use SheetAI for spreadsheet automation
✅ Stop starting from scratch — upgrade what you already use

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