Field Notes — Hopsy SV https://hopsysv.com/field-notes Plain-English dispatches on AI automation for small businesses. en-au What are AI tokens? A plain-English guide to how AI pricing actually works. https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/what-are-ai-tokens-pricing https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/what-are-ai-tokens-pricing Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A plain-English explanation of AI tokens, how they set the price of AI tools, and a worked example of what daily use actually costs. Red flags when hiring an AI consultant. https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/red-flags-when-hiring-an-ai-consultant https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/red-flags-when-hiring-an-ai-consultant Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seven warning signs to watch for when hiring an AI consultant, what each looks like in a sales conversation, and the question that exposes it. What an AI audit actually involves (ours, anyway). https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/what-an-ai-audit-actually-involves https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/what-an-ai-audit-actually-involves Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A plain walkthrough of what a fixed-fee AI audit for a small business actually involves, day by day, and what you get at the end. How AI can automate your business reporting (a field report). https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/automating-business-reporting-field-report https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/automating-business-reporting-field-report Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A real, plain-language field report on automating monthly business reporting with AI: what got built, what stayed manual, and why. Is this task worth automating? A five-question test. https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/is-this-task-worth-automating https://hopsysv.com/field-notes/is-this-task-worth-automating Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A five-question framework for deciding whether a business task is worth automating with AI, before you spend a cent on it.