Tinker Logs

I document the exact steps I take to automate work with AI.
Read how I built my scrapers, sales bots, and data tools, explained step-by-step.

Practical AI Automation: 50 Ideas from the Real Examples Library
2026-02-09 Akhil from Real Examples

Practical AI Automation: 50 Ideas from the Real Examples Library

Looking for high-impact automation opportunities? Here are 50 practical ideas pulled directly from our recipe library that you can implement today.

Read Guide
The 'Invisible' SEO Hack: Building an AI Internal Linking Agent
2026-02-07 Akhil from Real Examples

The 'Invisible' SEO Hack: Building an AI Internal Linking Agent

Manual internal linking is a soul-crushing chore. Here is how I built a Folder Agent to map my links automatically, so I never have to search for anchor text again.

Read Guide
The 'Smart' Way to Find High-Intent Keywords with Search Console
2026-02-07 Akhil from Real Examples

The 'Smart' Way to Find High-Intent Keywords with Search Console

Stop manually checking keyword rankings. Here is how to use automation to pull your top-performing queries directly from Search Console into your own tools.

Read Guide
The 'Harden' Loop: How I Turn AI Experiments into Permanent Skills
2026-02-07 Akhil from Real Examples

The 'Harden' Loop: How I Turn AI Experiments into Permanent Skills

Stop treating AI like a one-off chatbot. Here is the exact 'Discovery to Automation' loop I use to turn messy experiments into permanent skills that never fail.

Read Guide
The 'Lazy' Way to Build Your Own Google Analytics Reporter
2026-02-06 Akhil from Real Examples

The 'Lazy' Way to Build Your Own Google Analytics Reporter

Stop logging into Google Analytics. Here is the exact script I use to fetch my website's top pages directly in my terminal, without opening a single dashboard.

Read Guide
How I Automated Instagram Direct Publishing (Without Paying for a Scheduler)
2026-02-05 Akhil from Real Examples

How I Automated Instagram Direct Publishing (Without Paying for a Scheduler)

A step-by-step technical guide to building a custom Instagram auto-poster using Puppeteer, Cloudinary, and the Meta Graph API.

Read Guide
Clawdbot (now OpenClaw) 101: What It Is and How to Install It (Updated Guide)
2026-02-03 Akhil from Real Examples

Clawdbot (now OpenClaw) 101: What It Is and How to Install It (Updated Guide)

Clawdbot (also known as Moltbot or OpenClaw) is trending everywhere. From Name Change drama to critical safety fixes, Cloudflare edge hosting, and new $249 hardware.

Read Guide
The Marketer’s Guide to Professional Markdown: From Notes to Logic
2026-02-03 Akhil from Real Examples

The Marketer’s Guide to Professional Markdown: From Notes to Logic

Stop using Markdown as a basic notepad. Learn how to architect .md files that both humans and AI agents can execute with high accuracy.

Read Guide
The Tinkerer's Guide to Remotion: Building an Automated Video Factory
2026-01-25 Akhil from Real Examples

The Tinkerer's Guide to Remotion: Building an Automated Video Factory

How can you use AI to build a programmatic video pipeline without writing code? A guide to turning your data into high-quality marketing assets.

Read Guide
I Built a Viral Quiz in 3 Hours (And I Don't Know React)
2026-01-23 Akhil from Real Examples

I Built a Viral Quiz in 3 Hours (And I Don't Know React)

I wanted a BuzzFeed-style personality quiz to segment my users. I didn't want to pay for Typeform or learn state management. So I hacked it together with AI.

Read Guide
I Built a Headless Scraper That 'Fixes Itself' (Because I'm Lazy)
2026-01-23 Akhil from Real Examples

I Built a Headless Scraper That 'Fixes Itself' (Because I'm Lazy)

Maintaining 500+ screenshots is boring. I'm not a coder, so I 'hired' an AI agent to build a system that does the grunt work for me. Here's the messy truth of how it works.

Read Guide
Cleaning Messy Data: I Turned 200 Junk Files into Gold in 10 Mins
2026-01-23 Akhil from Real Examples

Cleaning Messy Data: I Turned 200 Junk Files into Gold in 10 Mins

I had 200 text files that were completely unusable. Instead of learning Regex (which I hate), I wrote a simple guide and let the AI do the boring work.

Read Guide
State of AI 2026: The Year of the 'Folder Agent'
2026-01-23 Akhil from Real Examples

State of AI 2026: The Year of the 'Folder Agent'

Why chatbots are dead for serious work, and why 'Folder Agents' like Claude Code and Gemini CLI are the future of Sales & Marketing operations.

Read Guide
The Hidden 'Backdoor' I Built for Free AI Traffic
2026-01-23 Akhil from Real Examples

The Hidden 'Backdoor' I Built for Free AI Traffic

Robots are reading your website. If you don't roll out the red carpet for them, they'll ignore you. Here's how I added a simple text file to get AI agents to recommend me.

Read Guide
The Infinite Content Engine: 1 Video to 10 Assets
2026-01-18 Akhil from Real Examples

The Infinite Content Engine: 1 Video to 10 Assets

I recorded a great podcast, got 500 views, and then it died. That felt like a waste. So I built a machine to force-feed that content into every other channel.

Read Guide
The Competitor Watchtower: Monitor Rivals on Autopilot
2026-01-15 Akhil from Real Examples

The Competitor Watchtower: Monitor Rivals on Autopilot

I found out my biggest competitor dropped their price by 20%... three weeks after they did it. I lost two deals because I didn't know. Never again.

Read Guide