The AI TillBy trade · UK
AI tools for printers and sign makers
Jobs where AI tools can help: artwork checks, quotes, online orders and customer questions. These are tools we think suit this kind of business. Each links to its checked price and free plan.
Marketing and design
Adobe Express
Templates, stock assets and generative AI for social posts, flyers and short videos.
Canva
Drag-and-drop design for social posts, flyers, menus and presentations, with AI tools such as Magic Write.
Shopify
Online shop platform with a built-in AI assistant for product descriptions and store set-up.
Admin and email
ChatGPT
A general AI assistant for drafting emails, quotes, policies and posts, summarising documents and answering questions.
Pipedrive
Sales pipeline CRM with AI reports and meeting notes, for tracking enquiries to signed jobs.
Bookkeeping and banking
QuickBooks
Cloud accounting with invoicing, expenses and VAT, plus Intuit Intelligence AI features (some in beta).
Sage Accounting
UK accounting and payroll software with the Sage Copilot AI assistant included in every plan.
Calls and customer service
UK pricing
Tools here that publish prices in pounds: Shopify, QuickBooks, Sage Accounting. Many of the others price in US dollars. US-based call-answering services need checking for UK number support before you sign up.
Prompts to try
- Turn notes into a to-do list
- Reply to a complaint
- Find my selling points
- Turn a job into a post
- Set payment terms
- Offer email
Free tools
Price a job with the quote and VAT calculator or work out your day rate.
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