AstaBrief 8B: 4 Smart Signals for Cited Client Research
An open 8B model tuned to cite carefully: four checks before trusting it with client research briefs.
Research & Pitching
Honest AI research tools for freelancers — pitch prep, citation hygiene, competitor analysis, and the workflows that compress 90 minutes of background reading into 15. Tested on real client proposals, not synthetic benchmarks.
Sponsored Agents in ChatGPT: 5 Solid Questions for Clients
Ads inside ChatGPT can now hold a conversation. Here is what I would check before putting client budget behind one.
Gemini Second Opinion: 3 Honest Steps That Catch Errors
The cheap insurance pass that catches a confident wrong fact before a client ever sees it, in about thirty seconds.
Perplexity vs ChatGPT: 3 Honest Signals for Client Speed
A client asks something urgent mid-call — here’s how I decide between Perplexity and ChatGPT in under ten seconds.
Perplexity Client Research: 5 Honest Wins Beyond Web Search
How I turned scattered Perplexity searches into a repeatable client and competitor research routine.
Perplexity vs Gemini for Research: My Honest 2026 Verdict
After eight months on both paid plans, here is how I split client research between them, and where each one wins.
AI Proposal Review: 6 Honest Checks Before I Hit Send
The six-check pass I run on every client proposal before hitting send: where AI quietly saves me from myself.
Perplexity Pro: 5 Proven Wins From a Solo Consultant Year
A year on Perplexity Pro across pitch research and competitive monitoring — five honest wins and the limits I work around.
AI-Assisted Research: 5 Honest Lessons From Parameter Golf
Parameter Golf gave AI agents a 16MB sandbox. Five lessons it leaks about real AI-assisted research workflows for solo consultants.
Is Perplexity Pro Worth $20/mo for Freelancers in 2026? A Researcher’s Take
Solo consultant doing 6+ pitch prep cycles a month. The exact ROI math on whether Perplexity Pro pays for itself versus the free tier and Google.
B2B SaaS Proposals in 2026: The 5 Best AI Tools I Lean On
Five AI tools, five jobs, one B2B SaaS proposal — the stack I actually pay for in 2026 and the order I run them in.
Perplexity vs Google for Research: How I Cut Pitch Prep from 90 Minutes to 15
I used to count my pitch prep in browser tabs. Twenty-two felt normal. Company site, three competitor sites, a couple of industry reports, two or three LinkedIn pages, the founder’s podcast episode I half-remembered, a press release someone mentioned in a Slack DM. Most of those tabs were open for 30 seconds and closed without … Read more