I'm going to start posting.
I won't call it a blog — I probably won't post often enough to earn the name.
I started down this odd path about a month ago now. Some might call it a journey. It began the way a lot of them do: sitting at home staring at job boards, binging series I like, doom-scrolling Twitter to see the crazy that's out there, wanting that quick hit of how do I make money while unemployed.
I caved and started using Claude.
I'd been reluctant to use AI. My thinking was — if the answers are still at a questionable level, I'll just look it up myself. Turns out that was the early days, and I hadn't kept up. Jumping into this ocean, I still don't know if it was a mistake, a chance to pivot, or something else entirely. I can find my way around a computer within reason, but this path still feels like a wind tunnel. Programs I've never heard of. Coding words that make no sense to me. Last time I checked it was Java and C++, and that was about it. How the times have changed — and they seem to be changing faster.
I've been working for 25+ years, never taking more than a month off between jobs. Customer service, restaurants, auto, golf — always fast-paced, head on a swivel. This is the longest layoff of my life.
The timing happened to line up perfectly with my passion for sports and the local teams. I've been able to watch full games, found a cigar lounge I now frequent with my dad, and started learning how to appreciate the quiet and the stillness. A relaxed pace, finally. I'm still scanning job boards, trying to figure out what's next.
What you see on this site is the crazy I've dove into.
It started with the idea of becoming a self-starter with very little money to build with and no customer base. Just ideas I pulled from all the "how to write a better prompt," "how to start your digital docs company," "how to make $3K a month" posts. That turned into me launching a site with over ten different products, refining skills I've only just picked up. Now I'm trying to automate all of it. The mindset of a top-100 company, trying to build it and run it from nothing — that's what I get for being a modest, analytical perfectionist. Whether it's a success story, the jury's still out.
The biggest mistake so far is overreaching. I've built all of this and still have no customers. It's hard for me to focus on one thing and drive it upward. I'm an introvert with a fear of marketing, so I'm trying to use AI to help with that too. The other factor is chasing different avenues to drive revenue — partly to keep paying the bills, partly to find or build whatever I hope becomes the solution to what I've gone through. The best niche to start with.
I keep strange hours. I get into these conversations grinding with Claude to build it all out. The bar is top-quality product and standards, even when the first draft is written by AI.
Call it ambitious. Call me crazy. Or maybe I just finally have the skills — and the time — to take an idea and actually act on it.
I'm not sure what inspired this post, but it felt like I should share the start of whatever this is.
Thanks for looking. Hopefully you found a product that works for you.
Til next time.
— J