The AI TillBy trade · UK
AI tools for independent shops
Jobs where AI tools can help: product descriptions, social posts, website questions and stock admin. These are tools we think suit this kind of business. Each links to its checked price and free plan.
Marketing and design
Shopify
Online shop platform with a built-in AI assistant for product descriptions and store set-up.
Canva
Drag-and-drop design for social posts, flyers, menus and presentations, with AI tools such as Magic Write.
Adobe Express
Templates, stock assets and generative AI for social posts, flyers and short videos.
Buffer
Schedule posts to several social networks, with an AI assistant for drafting.
Trustpilot Business
Collect and show customer reviews on Trustpilot, with automatic review invitations.
Google Business Profile
Your free listing on Google Search and Maps, where customers leave reviews and you reply.
Calls and customer service
Admin and email
Bookkeeping and banking
Xero
Cloud accounting for invoices, bank feeds, VAT and payroll, with AI-assisted features.
QuickBooks
Cloud accounting with invoicing, expenses and VAT, plus Intuit Intelligence AI features (some in beta).
Tide
A business account app with invoicing, expense cards and accounting integrations.
UK pricing
Tools here that publish prices in pounds: Shopify, Xero, QuickBooks, Tide. 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
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