AI Skills for Small Business: Find Them, Vet Them, Build Your Own
Based on JVI Mobile Marketing YouTube — week of August 25-29, 2026.
Two million AI skills exist. About twelve are actually built for small business owners. This week Jay covered the full skill journey: discovering which AI skills are worth your time, vetting them before installing anything broken, and building your own custom skill — no coding required — in under 20 minutes.
Video 1: Steal These Skills — Find Them, Vet Them, Do Not Get Burned
Published: August 29, 2026 | Watch on YouTube
Jay spent a week sorting through the noise so you do not have to. The result: a shortlist of 12 AI skills designed for the way small business owners actually work. The live demo showed a bad skill failing in real time — then fixed in 30 seconds.
Key Takeaways
- Not all AI skills are created equal — most are built for developers, not business owners
- Run a simple vetting process before installing any skill
- Watching a skill fail live teaches you more than a perfect demo
- Jay's curated shortlist of 12 skills was shared free with attendees
- A fixable problem should take 30 seconds, not 30 minutes
Watch: Steal These Skills — Find Them, Vet Them, Do Not Get Burned
Video 2: Build Your Own — Two Ways, 20 Minutes
Published: August 28, 2026 | Watch on YouTube
After two weeks of using other people's skills, this session focused on building one from your own business. Two methods, both under 20 minutes:
- Method 1 — Describe It: Describe the task in plain English. AI drafts the skill.
- Method 2 — Record It: Hit record, do the task out loud. AI watches and writes the skill for you.
Key Takeaways
- No coding knowledge needed to build your own AI skill
- Describe method works great for simple repeatable tasks
- Record method is perfect for complex processes hard to put into words
- Free 20-Minute Skill Builder Worksheet included for all attendees
- Building from your own business means the skill is specific to you
Watch: Build Your Own — Two Ways, 20 Minutes
This Week's Shorts Roundup
- Free 15 Min Coaching Call — Got an idea but need direction? Book a free 15-min Google Meet with Jay.
- Next Week: NotebookLM — Source grounding with NotebookLM: feed AI only your documents, your website, your IP.
- Protect Your AI Tools IP — Real protection is in your process — the part no one can copy just by looking at the output.
- AI Called Out Dry Lips — Jay tested his own facial-analysis AI on himself before coffee. It did not hold back. Proof the tool works.
- Do You Need To Code? — For simple tools? No. For prototypes and MVPs? Build it yourself.
- AI Face Analyzer Leads — Built for medspas: visitors upload a photo, AI recommends only the services that business offers. Warm leads on autopilot.
- SEO Process Into Product — Years of manual SEO turned into an AI-powered content engine called Authority Flow, built by describing what they wanted.
- Imagine It, Build It — You do not need a CS degree to bring your idea to life anymore. You just need to ask.
- Leads While You Sleep — AI captures contact info the moment a form is submitted — working while you do anything else.
- White Label in 8 Hours — Started as a simple calculator. Became a fully white-labelable product in a single workday.
Weekly Theme: Own Your AI Stack
The best AI stack for your business is one you understand, vetted yourself, and ideally helped build. Whether that means picking the right 12 skills from two million options, or spending 20 minutes recording a task so AI can replicate it — the goal is the same: less overwhelm, more leverage, real tools built for your specific business.
Actionable Checklist This Week
- Pick ONE task you do every week and write out the steps
- Try Method 1 (describe it) or Method 2 (record it) to build a skill from that task
- Before installing any AI skill: check for reviews, test it first, see how it fails
- Download the free 20-Minute Skill Builder Worksheet from this week's replay
- Book a free 15-min coaching call if you have an idea and need a starting point
FAQ
Do I need to know how to code to build AI skills?
No. For simple and mid-complexity tools, you describe what you want and the AI writes it. For highly complex production-level builds, a developer review helps — but for prototypes and internal tools, you can build it yourself.
What is the difference between finding a skill and building one?
Finding a skill means choosing one from a marketplace. Building your own means creating a skill trained on your specific process and your business. A custom skill will always be more specific to how you actually work.
What is NotebookLM and why is it coming next week?
NotebookLM lets you feed AI only documents and content you provide — your IP, your website, your files. Jay is covering it in next Friday's free workshop.
How do I protect the AI tools I build?
You can trademark the name and what the tool does. The real protection is in your process — the methodology no one can replicate just by looking at the finished product.
Are the Friday workshops really free?
Yes. Every Friday, live, with a replay sent to all registrants. Register even if you cannot make it live.
What is the best first step if I am totally new?
Attend a Friday workshop. Jay will meet you where you are — no jargon, no overwhelm, no prerequisites required.
Join Us This Friday
Next week: NotebookLM and source grounding — how to feed AI only your content so it only ever draws from what is actually yours.
Subscribe to our channel and attend a Friday webinar: https://jaytheaiguy.com/learn/webinars
Sources: This post is based on JVI Mobile Marketing YouTube videos and Shorts published August 25-29, 2026. Titles, descriptions, and channel metadata were used to produce this digest. Watch the full videos at youtube.com/@jvimobile.
