Yamhill Computers · Studio Line

The Small
Shop
Playbook.

5 Tools  ·  5 Workflows  ·  The AI layer that runs it all

A free field guide for Willamette Valley business owners done doing everything by hand. The exact stack we build for small shops in the valley — client ops, follow-up, back-office paperwork — running quietly on cheap infrastructure you actually own.

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FREE
FIELD
GUIDE

Yamhill Computers · Studio

THE
SMALL
SHOP
PLAYBOOK

Ed. 01 · Dayton, OR

Instant download
No paywall, ever
Runs on any stack
Set up in a weekend

What's inside

The full stack,
layer by layer

Five tools. Each one earns its place. No bloat, no vendor lock-in, no $500/month SaaS bill for a five-person shop. This is how you build lean infrastructure that actually holds up.

01

Domain

Namecheap

Your foundation. Own your domain, own your brand.

02

Infrastructure

DigitalOcean

A $6/mo droplet that runs everything. Stop paying for managed hosting.

03

Automation

n8n

Self-hosted workflow engine. Zapier's power at a fraction of the cost.

04

Memory

Notion

Where your shop thinks. Client data, SOPs, ops — all connected.

05

Interface

Telegram

Command your entire stack from your phone. No dashboards required.

The 5 workflows

Workflow 01

Automated client onboarding

New customer → Notion populated → welcome email sent → first task assigned. Zero clicks.

Workflow 02

Email triage & summary

Your inbox, processed and prioritized. AI reads, categorizes, surfaces what matters.

Workflow 03

Follow-up sequences

Quote sent → nudge on day 3 → check-in on day 7. Nothing falls through the cracks.

Workflow 04

Invoice & paperwork ops

Job done → invoice generated → payment tracked → reminders on autopilot.

Workflow 05

Daily ops digest

Every morning: your pipeline, your tasks, your flags — delivered to your phone before coffee.

Who this is for

Be honest with
yourself

This isn't a beginner's intro to "AI." It's a blueprint for operators who are ready to stop duct-taping tools together and start building something that actually holds.

This is for you if —

  • You run a small shop in the Willamette Valley and spend too many hours on things that should run themselves
  • You've tried Zapier or Make and wanted more control over how it actually runs
  • You know AI is going to change your industry and want to be ahead of it, not catching up
  • You're technically curious but not necessarily a developer — you can follow a setup guide
  • You want a real stack, not another $99/month SaaS subscription

Skip this if —

  • You want push-button magic with zero setup. This takes a weekend of real work.
  • You're already running a fully automated operation and just want marginal improvements
  • You're not ready to experiment or tolerate a little trial and error

Who made this

Geode Addams

Yamhill Computers Studio · AI Automation for Small Shops

I've spent the last decade building AI-powered systems for small businesses — not as a thought leader writing about AI, but as a builder deploying it into real shops that need to keep the lights on.

This playbook is the exact stack I run for my own operations and for local businesses across Yamhill County. I built it because every "AI automation guide" I found was either too theoretical or too vendor-specific. This is the practical version.

  • Built Dispatch, a managed AI email triage service
  • Self-hosted n8n, Suture, and custom agents on DigitalOcean
  • Published AI ethics research (IT Chronicles, Muddyum)
  • 12+ years operating businesses across tech and services

# Current stack health


domain: yamhillcomputers.com

infra: DigitalOcean droplet

automation: n8n · self-hosted

ai_layer: Claude API · OpenRouter

delivery: Telegram bot

memory: Notion + Redis


# Status

email_triage: ● running

client_ops: ● automated

manual_tasks: ↓ minimal


# monthly infra cost: ~$18

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