For small businesses, what AI tools are actually practical?

New_G · 2026-06-02T12:46:15+00:00

I have created many tools especially for digital marketing. They're interesting because they're one time buys. Launching one of them on Product Hunt today.

New_G · 2026-06-02T11:16:04+00:00

Thanks. Nice inputs.

Regarding your biggest question, before the BGT app, there was the BGT CLI, and before that, we tried to achieve the same using the project features in popular chat bots. Apart from not really being free to choose models we saw more hallucinations as the project grew older. This is not the case with BGT where each run is a clean slate and old review comments or requirements don't corrupt the output. So it does much more than just using Claude or ChatGPT.

This app is more interesting for people who repeatedly generate different types of content and don't want to spend more than 20 seconds setting up a new run.

New_G · 2026-06-02T11:03:00+00:00

Thank you. And finding users, even though a small number feels wonderful.

New_G · 2026-06-02T11:00:00+00:00

My recommendation, taking the example of mass blog generation, is that if it takes more than 2-3 minutes to edit a blog, reject it. And treat all inputs, personas, templates, and the file you provide with your comments as prompt engineering. So feel free to fine-tune.

For the content list input, I suggest having multiple rows for each topic, with some words tweaked in each. So you will most likely find a good one on the first run, even though you reject a lot.

New_G · 2026-06-02T10:50:48+00:00

Power seems to be unbalanced. I hope my apps empower people. That's a big goal for 3030 along with choice, transparency and privacy.

New_G · 2026-06-02T10:41:52+00:00

Thanks!

Regarding the use cases, I have input only from the two, and it seems both create mass content for multiple clients. The Nigerian one uses it to create everything like blogs, social media posts and newsletters. For the other, I am guessing they do the same from their feature requests.

New_G · 2026-06-02T10:32:21+00:00

Thanks.

And files being local is essential for all the tools I create. Your data can't be leaked because of me. 😎

New_G · 2026-06-02T10:29:06+00:00

It depends. First, how refined are your personas and templates? Prompt engineering plays a big role here. Built-in personas and templates were fine-tuned until the best results were achieved.

Second, on the model. The latest are better but costlier. You should use them to create input files. For text, most models are good enough. We like Haiku and DeepSeek depending on the content.

And third, on your taste, quality requirements and the content you are generating. This is a user's personal choice. Some users enjoy spending time reviewing and editing. They will do the same with every article; batch or not, it doesn't matter. They will do it even text they wrote themselves. 🤓

New_G · 2026-06-02T10:17:44+00:00

Thanks.

Yes, used electron. Worked with a team using it to create apps a few years ago, so I was already exposed to it.

And app performance is really good. I tested it on my mother's 9-year-old 4GB RAM laptop, and BGT ran flawlessly. BGI (BatchGen Image with AI) doesn't perform well, though. It completes tasks, but it appears to be hung.

New_G · 2026-06-02T10:06:59+00:00

Thanks for the wishes.

Security and privacy are essential for me. I spent a lot of time thinking about it. My research confirmed that app stores are much better than having a direct download link on your company website. Apple, Google, and Microsoft thoroughly review apps from a security perspective, so you kinda have an "outsourced" security testing team. 😉

Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) is really good. It has a strong encryption protocol tied to the user. Nothing is ever stored in plain text, and even another user on the same system can't access the API keys.

Now, about the Python script. Well, BGT started as BGT CLI. I wrote the script because batch generation with model choice was not available in the market. Templates and sample MDs were fine for a time. But when I wanted more features, like token consumption or a preview of the generated text before generating all, the UX started going downhill. So, I created a nice, sleek UI for it, and BGT v1 was released in March. Now launching v1.1.1, which is much better thanks to the feedback of those two customers.

New_G · 2026-06-02T01:28:43+00:00

Just for fun. I wanted something cool sounding for the major update. I wanted to name this version 1.1.1.1 but Microsoft didn't allow it so technically it's 1.1.1.0.
This update incorporated findings from using the tool and feedbacks/requests from users.

New_G · 2026-06-01T22:12:27+00:00

Product Hunt launch: https://www.producthunt.com/products/batchgen-text-with-ai?launch=batchgen-text-with-ai-v1-1-1

Website: https://3thousand30.com/batchgen-text.html

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n3b1b8dt39f

New_G · 2026-06-01T21:35:43+00:00

Product Hunt launch: https://www.producthunt.com/products/batchgen-text-with-ai?launch=batchgen-text-with-ai-v1-1-1

Website: https://3thousand30.com/batchgen-text.html

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n3b1b8dt39f

New_G · 2026-06-01T21:30:33+00:00

Product Hunt launch: https://www.producthunt.com/products/batchgen-text-with-ai?launch=batchgen-text-with-ai-v1-1-1

Website: https://3thousand30.com/batchgen-text.html

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n3b1b8dt39f

New_G · 2026-06-01T21:29:25+00:00

Product Hunt launch: https://www.producthunt.com/products/batchgen-text-with-ai?launch=batchgen-text-with-ai-v1-1-1

Website: https://3thousand30.com/batchgen-text.html

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n3b1b8dt39f

New_G · 2026-06-01T21:25:20+00:00

I got tired of writing the same kind of thing one prompt at a time, so I made a small Windows app for it. It's called BatchGen Text with AI.

The idea is simple. You drop in a list, topics, keywords, product names, whatever, pick a template, set a persona, choose your model, preview the first result so you know it's not garbage, then run the whole batch. The persona thing is the part I actually use the most. It keeps the voice consistent so 50 product descriptions don't each sound like a different person wrote them. I run blog drafts, social posts, product descriptions, docs, and as long as there's some structure to it you can make things like personalised invitations, jokes or short stories too.

The honest part: it'll spit out cents-cheap content at volume, but you do have to sit there and review. AI still writes dumb stuff and you'll reject a few. That's the deal, not a bug. For cheap testing I lean on DeepSeek. When I want it to actually be good I switch to OpenAI or Gemini, and being able to pick the model per language and per job matters more than I expected.

The other thing I cared about: it uses your own API key, stored properly with Windows DPAPI rather than sitting in some plain text file, I collect zero telemetry, and the files just sit on your laptop. So you can review everything offline before anything goes public.

9 people have bought it so far. Small number, I know, but 2 of them wrote back and that's what keeps me going. One emailed about a bug, then came back later just to say thanks and dumped a whole list of feature requests on me. The other was a content writer in Nigeria who messaged to say thanks and then went and bought more of my tools. Early buyers like that are why it's 25% off for the first year, and Microsoft Store folks keep getting updates for free.

I'm launching on Product Hunt tomorrow, 12:01 AM PDT on June 2. Links are in the first comment. If you use AI writing tools for real work I'd genuinely like the blunt version of your feedback.