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Did AI scams just raise your latte price?

Sunday, January 18, 2026

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AI scams are sneaking into your morning coffee price. Guess who's paying for it? AI tools for small businesses are cheap and effective now. Want to know how? Small business owners think they see AI scams, but they're wrong. Curious what they're missing?

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My team thinks I take incredible notes. I don't take any.

My team thinks I take incredible notes. I don't take any.

I used to be the person half-listening, half-typing. Trying to capture everything. Missing the important stuff anyway.


Then afterward, scrambling to remember who said what. Sending follow-ups with gaps.

Getting the "wait, I thought we agreed on X" emails.


That's not productivity. That's survival mode.


So I stopped. Now I use MeetGeek. The AI joins my calls automatically.

Records. Transcribes. Summarizes. Pulls out action items.


I forward the notes. Colleagues think I've become a different person.


Get MeetGeek. Take the credit.

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AI Applications

1. SmartReach automates personalized email outreach and follow-up sequences so firm owners build a predictable pipeline of new leads without manually managing repetitive cold communications.

2. CallHippo automates routine client interactions with AI-driven voice agents so accounting firms reduce missed calls, respond faster, and reclaim billable hours for high-value advisory work.

3. 🤝 Handwrytten automates personalized handwritten outreach so your firm deepens client-relationships, improves retention and differentiates your service in a crowded market.

4. Process Street standardizes complex client workflows with AI-powered checklists to eliminate manual errors, ensure audit-ready compliance, and free partner capacity for high-value advisory work.

5. 🤝 Sellful manages your client review solicitation and referral workflows so your firm automates pipeline growth, increases predictable leads and reduces dependence on referrals.

6. 🤝 Predis.ai automates your client-review and referral-campaign content so your firm builds a predictable pipeline, gets more leads and reduces reliance on referrals.

7. 📊 Zoho Books streamlines invoicing, expense tracking and workflow automation so your firm standardises client data, reduces compliance friction and boosts advisory capacity.

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Prompt of the Day

Write Personalized Thank-You Emails After Tax Season
**Role:** You are a professional in an accounting firm creating resources, checklists, or scripts to streamline internal operations or client communication. **Action:** Write or generate a resource related to **Write Personalized Thank-You Emails After Tax Season** using clear, professional, and concise formatting. **Context:** - Audience: small accounting firm teams or clients - Goal: improve consistency, clarity, and professionalism - Tone: confident, professional, and approachable - Style: markdown format with bullet points, numbered lists, and headings - Output Length: 200–400 words