The Exact Tools We Use to Run 111 Workflows on $62/Month

No sponsored picks. No affiliate-driven recommendations. These are the actual tools that power MEWR Creative — from local AI inference to global CDN.

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Automation & Workflows

n8n

n8n

Our automation backbone. 111 workflows built on n8n's free plan. Visual workflow builder with no-code automation for everything from content scheduling to payment delivery.

  • Self-Hosted or Cloud
  • Free
  • Open Source
Visit n8n
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Make (Zapier Alternative)

Great visual workflow builder if you prefer an alternative to n8n. Huge app library and cheaper automation pricing than Zapier.

  • Cloud Only
  • Paid
Visit Make

AI & Language Models

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Ollama

Free local AI inference. We run 5 open-source models on our Mac Mini M4 Pro (Llama 2, Mistral, Neural Chat, etc.). Perfect for testing workflows without API costs.

  • Local/Self-Hosted
  • Free
  • Open Source
Visit Ollama
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Claude API (Anthropic)

Production-grade content generation. Claude powers all our high-quality content output for blogs, newsletters, social posts, and more. Best-in-class reasoning.

  • Cloud Only
  • Pay-as-you-go
Visit Anthropic

Newsletter & Email

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Beehiiv

Where our 4 newsletters live. Free plan is genuinely generous (no API posting limit restrictions like other platforms). Beautiful templates and subscriber management.

  • Cloud Only
  • Free/Paid
Visit Beehiiv

Hosting & Infrastructure

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Cloudflare Pages

Free hosting for our website. Blazing fast, replaced Netlify. Deploy directly from Git or via CLI. Includes SSL, CDN, and automatic deployments.

  • Static Sites
  • Free
Visit Cloudflare Pages
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Cloudflare (DNS, SSL, CDN)

Free tier handles DNS, SSL certificates, DDoS protection, and CDN for our domain. All domains point through Cloudflare nameservers.

  • DNS/CDN
  • Free Tier
Visit Cloudflare

Payments & Delivery

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Stripe

Payment processing + automated delivery. We have 8 products live with payment links. Webhooks integrated into n8n for instant fulfillment.

  • Payment Processing
  • Pay-as-you-go
Visit Stripe

Hardware

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Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro

Our AI server. 24GB RAM, runs 5 AI models locally via Ollama without breaking a sweat. Perfect for local inference, testing, and production backup.

  • Server Hardware
  • M4 Pro
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Apple Studio Display

4K monitor. Paired with the Mac Mini for our production workstation. Built-in camera and speaker, but get it for the display quality.

  • Monitor
  • 4K Retina
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Blue Yeti Microphone

For podcast recording and video voiceovers. Industry standard USB condenser mic. Plug-and-play, great audio quality, affordable.

  • Audio
  • USB
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Logitech MX Master 3S

Ergonomic wireless mouse. Multi-device support (switch between Mac/iPad/Windows instantly). Quietest clicks, best productivity mouse on the market.

  • Input
  • Wireless
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CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Hub

All-in-one dock. Power, USB-C, HDMI, SD card, Ethernet. Eliminates cable clutter when docking/undocking the Mac Mini.

  • Connectivity
  • Thunderbolt
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Books That Shaped Our Thinking

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The Lean Startup

By Eric Ries. Foundational for how we approach product development — iterate fast, measure, learn, repeat. Why we test workflows before scaling.

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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

By Al Sweigart. The book that inspired us to build automation in the first place. Still the best intro to automation programming.

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AI Superpowers

By Kai-Fu Lee. Why AI is reshaping business and why speed-to-implementation matters more than perfection. Highly recommended.

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The 4-Hour Workweek

By Tim Ferriss. The Bible of automation and outsourcing. Why we obsess over $62/month operations and delegation over working harder.

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Zero to One

By Peter Thiel. On building something truly different, not just incremental improvements. Our mission to be the "most autonomous AI-first media company" comes straight from Thiel.

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Why We Share Our Tool Stack

We're not gatekeeping. The tools are free or cheap. What makes MEWR different is the execution — how we configure, chain, and optimize these tools together. Use this stack. Build with n8n and Ollama. Then buy our products to skip the months of workflow building and prompt engineering we've already done.