How to Use Different AI Models to Outsmart Your Competition 

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April 24, 2025

You’re juggling way too much.

There’s the email campaign that still needs writing, that spreadsheet with a mountain of numbers staring back at you. You’re hunting down market trends at 10:30 p.m. like it’s some kind of treasure map, and somehow, you’re asking one AI tool to help you with all of it.

It’s not working.

One moment, you’re begging your chatbot to write better headlines. Next, you're trying to get it to act like a market analyst. And honestly, it’s not giving you what you need. The copy feels stiff, the research feels shallow, and the insights are either obvious or off-base.

Here’s the thing: you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just doing it all with the wrong mindset.

Using one AI for every business task is like asking your bookkeeper to design your website and write your sales pitch. They could try… But should they?

If AI has felt helpful at times but also frustrating or inconsistent, you're not the only one. Chances are, you’re using a one-size-fits-all tool for tasks that need more tailored support. The real shift happens when you stop treating AI as a catchall and start using the right tool for the right job because not every challenge needs the same solution.

Let’s fix that.

Claude AI Copywriting

You know that sinking feeling when you reread a sales email and think, “This doesn’t sound like me”? Or when your website says a lot... but none of it sticks? That’s what happens when your message gets lost in translation between your brain and your keyboard.

That’s where Claude shines.

Claude doesn’t just “generate copy.” It listens, absorbs your tone, and picks up on nuance. Where other tools feel robotic or too buttoned-up, Claude gives you that natural, thoughtful voice you’ve been chasing. It helps with:

  • Writing web copy that sounds like a human said it
  • Drafting emails that don’t feel like templates
  • Punching up headlines and subject lines so they pop without sounding pushy
  • Writing LinkedIn posts that build real trust, not fake hype

This matters because words are your first impression; your brand handshake. When you’re running a business, you can’t afford weak words. Claude helps you show up sharp, clear, and confident—even on days when your brain feels like mush.

Here’s the best part: you don’t have to be a great writer. You just need to know what you want to say. Claude will help you say it better, in your voice, and in a way your audience will feel.

Gemini AI Research

You’ve probably done this: typed a vague question into an AI and gotten an answer that’s either too basic… or just plain wrong. It’s frustrating. You need more than surface-level answers—you need smart, deep insights that help you make real decisions.

That’s Gemini’s territory.

Gemini doesn’t just fetch facts, it explores. It pieces things together like a research analyst with caffeine and something to prove. When you use it right, Gemini becomes your secret edge, finding the connections you didn’t even know to look for.

Here’s where it shines:

  • Competitive research that goes beyond company bios and pulls in trends
  • Customer discovery that feels like eavesdropping on real pain points
  • Industry patterns that help you see where things are heading
  • Synthesizing complex articles, papers, or datasets into clear, useful summaries

It’s like hiring a full-time strategist—but one that works at the speed of a search bar.

If you’ve ever said, “I feel like I’m missing something,” Gemini is your fix. It gives you that a-ha moment before your competitors even realize there’s a question worth asking. It organizes information, reframes it, and makes it make sense.

In a world that’s flooded with content, Gemini helps you rise above the noise. It gives you clarity when others are guessing. 

ChatGPT for Workflows

You’ve got great ideas (maybe too many). Turning those ideas into repeatable steps is the bottleneck. You end up doing things manually, over and over, because it’s just “faster” than trying to explain it. But that pace isn’t sustainable, and it’s not scalable.

ChatGPT is the bridge between your brain and your business.

It’s not just for answering questions. It’s for turning your scattered thinking into systems, scripts, and workflows you can use and reuse. Think of it as your assistant who’s excellent at documentation, planning, and teaching.

Here’s what it’s great for:

  • Drafting SOPs so your team can stop asking you the same thing twice
  • Writing customer service scripts that sound like you, not a call center robot
  • Planning launches, meetings, and marketing funnels step-by-step
  • Turning team conversations into clear action plans

ChatGPT takes your messy thoughts and turns them into something someone else could run with. That’s essential when you’re trying to free yourself up for higher-level work.

No more flying by the seat of your pants. No more reinventing the wheel every week. When ChatGPT is in your toolbox, your business starts to run like a well-oiled machine that doesn’t break the moment you take a day off.

Perplexity AI for Smarter Research

Ever found yourself Googling for hours, only to end up with a dozen tabs and no clear answer? That’s where Perplexity offers a smarter alternative.

Perplexity is a conversational AI designed to give fast, trustworthy answers to complex questions, backed by real sources. It helps you move from vague curiosity to actionable insight, whether you’re researching a new market, comparing competitors, or breaking down a technical topic.

We use it for:

  • Asking industry-specific questions and getting up-to-date responses
  • Summarizing articles, studies, and dense topics in plain English
  • Exploring trends or terms without needing to sort through dozens of links
  • Finding credible sources for decisions, content, or client conversations

Unlike a traditional search engine, Perplexity gives you direct answers and shows its work, so you can explore deeper or share what you’ve found with confidence.

This tool is for business owners who want smarter, faster research without spending hours clicking around. It helps you cut through the noise and find what matters.

When using different AI models properly, your days start to look different.

The emails write themselves and sound like you. Research doesn’t take hours of Googling and guessing. Your team knows exactly what to do because your systems are no longer stuck in your brain, and the data finally makes sense. 

And this shift doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when you stop using AI like a magic trick and start using it like a toolkit; one tool for each kind of work. That’s exactly what the AI SkillsBuilder Series™ was built to teach.

We walk you through how to pick the right model, build simple systems around it, and get real results without needing to be a tech expert. You’ll learn to think like a strategist, not just a user.

Enroll now in the AI SkillsBuilder Series™, our step-by-step training that shows small business teams how to use different AI models like Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity with confidence.