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Not For Nerds: AI for the rest of us

Join the AI community where everyday people learn and build together

Not For Nerds is for forward-thinking professionals who would rather use AI than study it. No jargon. No hype. Just copy-and-paste prompts, real-world wins, and people figuring it out right alongside you.

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Founded by three operators who use AI daily

Shannon Jean

Shannon Jean

Founder · Builder

30 years building businesses and communities, incl. Reseller Mastermind, where operators learn by doing.

Billy Benson

Billy Benson

Founder · AI Translator

Has been using AI workflows before they were cool. Knows exactly what tools to use and how they work together.

Joe Benson

Joe Benson

Founder · Operator

Runs a marketing agency, Eversite, with AI workflows that cut through daily operational drag facing many SMBs.

New · Free to use

Stop guessing. The AI Explorer builds an AI playbook for you.

It asks about your work, your industry, and where your week actually goes. Then it writes you three ideas you can start today, plus the one big win worth clearing your calendar for.

  1. 1

    Answer a few quick questions

    Nine of them, mostly clicking. Then a few written just for you, based on what you said.

  2. 2

    We match it to real tools

    From a hand-checked catalog, not a guess. Share your website and it reads that too.

  3. 3

    You get a playbook you can use

    Steps, tools, and a starter prompt to paste in. Emailed to you and saved at your own private link.

Build my free AI Playbook No card. No account. Under 5 minutes.

Then bring it into the community and we will help you actually run it.

Resellers House flippers Roofing contractors CPAs & tax pros Marketing agencies Real-estate developers E-commerce sellers Craft-beer founders Nonprofit directors Glass & glazing
Business brokers Fencing & striping crews Oil & gas sales Medical clinic owners IT consultants Healthcare PMs Mortgage teams Custom home builders Solopreneurs Route sales

Over 120 owners, operators, and pros lined up before we opened. Whatever you do, your people are already here.

Free to join. Upgrade when you're ready.

Pick what fits where you are.

Free gets you moving. The Workshop gets you unstuck.

Start here

Community

Free
Yep, free forever

For people just getting started with AI.

Join the Community
Includes
  • AI Foundations: learn the basics
  • Weekly AI news that matters
  • Tools & Resources, tested by us
  • Community chat & member wins
  • A free preview of the Workshop
Now available

Workshop

$29 /month
Monthly, cancel anytime

For people past the basics who want help doing real work.

Join the Workshop
Everything in Community, plus
  • Prompt Library: 30+ ready-to-use prompts
  • Tutorials, step by step
  • AI Agents: how to build and use them
  • Get Unstuck, a real help desk
  • Members Chat with people doing the same work
  • Live Workshops, twice a month
Coming soon

Elite

$99 /month
Monthly, cancel anytime

For leaders who want 1:1 support on top of everything in the Workshop.

Everything in Workshop, plus
  • 1:1 member intros
  • Live deepdives
  • AI agent building
  • Weekly calls & more

Community is free, forever. Upgrade to the Workshop the moment real work needs real help.

Member Reactions

Don't take our word for it.

"I've been looking for a community to help me navigate AI. This showed up at the perfect time. Huge help!"
Josh King
Josh King
New Home Specialist
"Whoooooa, this sounds AMAZING!! I signed up faster for your waitlist than I did for the Era's Tour! :)"
Aviva
Aviva
Luxury Reseller
"I'm stoked for this. I always feel like I'm going in different directions trying to figure things out."
Nathan Quinlan
Nathan Quinlan
General Contractor
What's inside

Every space, free and paid.

Free covers the first two groups below. The Workshop opens the rest.

Real use cases · By role

AI gets easy when you know what to ask, and how to ask it.

These are real things our members are doing. Pick your world and see what's already working.

USE CASE · #1

Scan local marketplaces for flips

Point AI at Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace to surface arbitrage near you, then draft the listing the moment you buy.

Find deals faster
USE CASE · #2

Cross-list once, post everywhere

Turn one photo and a few notes into clean, optimized listings for eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and your own store.

Minutes, not hours
USE CASE · #3

Make sense of a pallet manifest

Drop in a messy liquidation manifest and get items categorized with market pricing and resale velocity.

Buy with confidence
and hundreds more, shared by members every week.

This is for some people. It isn't for others.

We'd rather you skip this than show up disappointed. Read both columns.

This is for you if…

  • You're curious about AI but tired of articles that read like code.
  • You'd rather spend an hour and walk away with a working prompt than a week on theory.
  • You run a business, manage a team, or own your craft, and your time is already spoken for.
  • You want straight answers about which tools matter and which are just marketing.
  • You like figuring things out next to other adults who don't pretend to know everything.

This isn't for you if…

  • You're an AI engineer who wants to fine-tune your own model.
  • You expect a magic button that runs your business while you sleep.
  • You're not willing to try, miss, and try again.
  • You want a giant free-for-all with endless channels and no direction.
  • You think AI is a fad that will never touch your industry.
Frequently asked

Questions & Answers

Do I need to be technical to get value? +
No. That's the whole point. If you can write an email, you can use everything inside. We built it specifically for smart professionals who don't write code.
What do I get the day I join? +
Free gets you AI Foundations, Noteworthy News, Tools & Resources, and the whole community side. Upgrade to the $29/month Workshop and you get the Prompt Library, Tutorials, AI Agents, Get Unstuck, Members Chat and Live Workshops.
How is this different from YouTube or asking ChatGPT directly? +
YouTube tells you what's possible. ChatGPT answers if you already know what to ask. Not For Nerds gives you the exact prompts other working professionals have tested in your role, plus people to compare notes with when something doesn't quite work.
What does it cost? +
Community is free, forever. If you want hands-on help doing real work, the Workshop is $29 a month. Elite ($99) opens soon for leaders who want 1:1 support. Every paid plan is month to month, and you can cancel anytime.
Can I cancel anytime? +
Yes. It's month to month. Stay because it's useful, not because you're locked in.
I'm in a really specific industry. Will it apply to me? +
Almost certainly. Our members range from resellers and roofers to CPAs, agencies, real-estate developers, and nonprofit directors. You'll find your people and your use cases, and you can ask for help on anything we haven't covered yet.
I've used ChatGPT for a year. Will I learn anything new? +
Almost certainly. Most people get good at one or two uses and never push past them. The biggest wins come from use cases you didn't know were possible, not from prompting a little better on the ones you already know.
What tools do I need before I join? +
A web browser. Most of what we teach works on the free or low-cost tier of ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. We'll always tell you when a tool actually requires a paid upgrade and when it doesn't.
The doors are open

Your first AI win is one click away.

Join Not For Nerds today. Plain English, real people, and prompts you can put to work before you finish your coffee.

Free to join Cancel anytime No jargon, ever