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The Nugget with Michelle Martello

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Published 26 days ago • 2 min read

I wasn't going to send a note today, but two of my afternoon consulting clients who love my nerdy finds convinced me otherwise.
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I don't care how techy (or not) you are, everyone I talk to is overwhelmed by AI.
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Most days I feel like a prairie dog poking up out of my work tunnel trying to see what's new.
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The rabbit hole I've gone down the past few weeks?
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Finding new ways to use the Claude extension for Chrome.​
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The BFF I never knew I needed. Plus the only time it slacks off is when I go over my usage limit. ​
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Once you've installed the extension, click the little icon in your browser and Claude sits neatly inside your browser. Claude will now sit side by side whatever site you want to know more info about.
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Just this week I've used it to:

  • get sales and traffic insights from Google Analytics
  • review an instagram account to generate new content ideas
  • generate ideas to improve sales page conversions

Two important caveats (use at your own risk and don't come at me if you run into issues :)
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​1. It's easy to go over your plan usage. Be mindful of what Claude model you're using (for quick questions, use Haiku). Don't use it for image creation.
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​2. The extension is still in beta mode. Some users have had issues with stability and performance - and I found it can really lag at times.
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you've got this,
Michelle
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p.s. if you're a woman of a certain age (*ahem*) and overwhelmed by all the info out there, I'm sharing an enthusiastic recommendation for Women: The Portal. I'm helping to design this program launching later this spring. Get on the interest list here.

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​tech I love​
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​Kajabi* - what I use to host courses and digital products.
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​WisprFlow​* - capture every thought quickly​
​Kit* - my favorite easy-to-use email tool (you're reading it right now!)
​ManyChat* - what I use to automate messages on social media
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