Discovery Chat
One niche or role. We find the hours that should not sit with the owner, then leave you with a clear next step — a roadmap, not a software pitch.
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Curious about AI? Let’s talk it through, neighbor to neighbor.
Dooner Designs works from the Santa Cruz mountains. We sit with people whose inbox follows them home, and with shops, bakeries, salons, garages, and studios across the county. Conversation first. Then a few kits and habits you can use the same afternoon.
Consultancy
We sit with you. We don’t sell you software.
Most shops and households here don’t need a rebuild. They need a few steady habits that save an hour, keep the voice honest, and leave you in charge. That is the work we do together.
Workflow Sprint
One workflow built end to end — then handoff notes so you can run it without us.
Ask about Workflow SprintAdvisory Retainer
A monthly cadence for prompts, reviews, and day-to-day questions. You stay in charge; we help keep the voice honest.
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Who this is for
Independent shops, family businesses, and people across Santa Cruz County — places where the owner still knows the regulars, and inboxes that follow someone home. If you’ve been curious about AI and tired of being talked at, you’re among neighbors here.
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- Bakeries
- Salons
- Garages
- Florists
- Bookshops
- Studios
- Inns
- Farms
- People
- Households
Kits
Four audiences. Kits you can open today.
Ready-made prompts and bot templates for the day you actually have. Draft only — you send, post, and book.
Individuals
$49For the inbox that follows you home
Inbox, household logistics, money notes, career drafts, and a calmer morning brief — instructions shaped like real personal work. Draft only. You send the email and book the appointment.
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Shops
$49For the storefront, not a pitch deck
Inbox, customer answers, voice, bookings, quotes, reviews, and the morning floor plan — written for a counter that knows its regulars. Humans send, post, refund, and book.
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Realtors
$99Fair Housing–aware drafting
Listing copy, follow-up, showing notes, and client check-ins, with a Fair Housing–aware tone throughout. Drafts you review before anything goes out.
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Teachers
$49Classroom and admin, in your voice
Parent notes, lesson scaffolds, and paperwork habits that stay in your voice. You decide what students and families see.
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Playbooks on Amazon — Kindle and paperback
Ready-to-run plays that turn AI into results
AI Job Playbook for Real Estate
- Kindle $8.99
- Paperback $14.99
Kindle live · paperback in review
Listing, follow-up, and showing workflows with a Fair Housing–aware tone. Buy Kindle now; paperback listing follows Amazon review.
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AI Playbook for Teachers
- Kindle $8.99
- Paperback $14.99
Kindle live · paperback in review
Classroom and admin drafting habits that keep your voice. Buy Kindle now; paperback listing follows Amazon review.
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AI reading list
PartnerAmazon search · not a Dooner product
Browse Amazon’s AI for business titles. This is an affiliate reading list, not a Dooner SKU — no Dooner price or checkout here.
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Santa Cruz County
We’re from here. The help should sound like it.
Dooner Designs is from Santa Cruz. We love the people and the places where the owner knows the regulars. After a lifetime of IT, Workflow Automation, Emerging Technologies and Continuous Improvement, I am truly astounded by the capabilities and opportunities presented by AI, Prompt Engineering and Agents. I just want to share the love! AI does not have to sound like a pitch deck from somewhere else.
We sit with you, learn how the day actually runs, and leave a few habits that stick — for a cafe in Aptos, a garage in Watsonville, or a person in Felton whose laptop will not quit.
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A conversation first
Tell us what you need help with. We reply from the Santa Cruz mountains — usually within 24 hours.