Recommended
Tools I use and trust
These are the tools that power HoursBackLab and the systems I build for clients. Honest recommendations from real experience. Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
AI & Content
ChatGPT
AI
The core engine behind the Voice, Social, and Search systems. Where most of the heavy lifting happens.
Google Gemini
AI
The alternative AI engine. All HBL systems work with both ChatGPT and Gemini.
Claude
AI
Excellent for long-form writing, analysis, and building systems. Powers the chatbot on this site.
Business Operations
Make
Workflows
Connects your tools and handles the workflows between them. More powerful and affordable than Zapier.
Stripe
Payments
Handles all payments, subscriptions, and checkout. Clean, reliable, and works with everything.
Resend
Simple, developer-friendly email delivery. Powers all transactional emails on this site.
Website & Hosting
Vercel
Hosting
Where this site lives. Fast, free tier, automatic deployments from GitHub.
Supabase
Database
Open-source database and auth. Powers the AI Readiness Assessment and subscriber data.
Cloudflare
Security
Free DDoS protection, CDN, and DNS management. Security layer in front of the site.
Plausible
Analytics
Privacy-friendly analytics. No cookies, no tracking, just useful data. GDPR compliant out of the box.
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