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Claude 101

A practical guide series to master Claude - from your very first prompt to building real agentic automations. Written by people who automate for a living.

Beginner → Expert · 4 levels · ~104 minutes total
BEGINNER

Level 1: Get Oriented

Never really used Claude, or only poked at it once? Start here.

Start Here

Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini: What Actually Matters

A practical comparison, including current pricing side by side, for people who just want to pick one and get on with their day.

Beginner 5 min read

Which Claude Plan Do I Actually Need?

Free, Pro, Max, or Team - a plain-English walkthrough of what each tier actually gets you.

Beginner 5 min read

Your First 10 Prompts

The exact prompts to try in your first week, and why each one teaches you something.

Beginner 5 min read
INTERMEDIATE

Level 2: Daily Workflow

You use Claude sometimes. Time to make it a habit that actually saves you hours.

The Map

Projects & Artifacts: Claude's Best-Kept Secret

Stop starting from a blank chat every time. Build a workspace instead.

Intermediate 6 min read

Prompting Like a Pro: Structure Beats Cleverness

Forget prompt hacks. Here's the structure that actually moves the needle.

Intermediate 6 min read

Claude for Documents & Spreadsheets

How to actually get through a pile of PDFs and messy spreadsheets faster.

Intermediate 5 min read

Claude for Teams: Rolling Claude Out Beyond Just You

How the Team plan actually works - seats, admin controls, and the questions to answer before you roll it out.

Intermediate 6 min read

Claude Design & The New Interface, Explained

What actually changed recently - Claude Design, Fork, /rewind, and what's actually worth learning.

Intermediate 5 min read

Want this live instead of self-paced?

Two evenings, hands-on, with a real automation you build yourself by the end.

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ADVANCED

Level 3: Go Deeper

For people ready to connect Claude to real tools and real work, not just a chat box.

Reference

Claude Code: Your First Automation (No Coding Background Needed)

For people who will never, ever write a for-loop by hand.

Advanced 7 min read

Claude Code vs Cursor vs GitHub Copilot

A plain-English comparison of the three big AI coding tools - what each costs and which fits your workflow.

Advanced 6 min read

Connecting Claude To Your Tools With MCP

How Claude reaches into Slack, Gmail, your calendar, and your files - and how to think about it safely.

Advanced 6 min read

Claude Skills, Explained

What Skills actually are, how they differ from Projects and MCP, and when they're genuinely useful.

Advanced 5 min read

Stop Hitting Claude's Usage Limits

Practical ways to get more out of your usage without just paying for the biggest plan.

Advanced 5 min read
EXPERT

Level 4: Build With It

Stop being a Claude user. Start being someone who builds with it.

Building Agentic Workflows With Claude

The shift from asking questions to letting Claude run multi-step work on its own.

Expert 7 min read

The Claude API, Explained For Builders

What the API actually gives you that the chat interface doesn't.

Expert 6 min read

From Claude User To Claude Builder

The mindset shift that separates people who chat with Claude from people who build with it.

Expert 5 min read

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Free Tools

Six small utilities to go with the guides above - no signup, runs in your browser.

Which Claude Setup Fits My Task?

Answer three quick questions and get a straight answer: Chat, Project, Cowork, or Claude Code.

~1 min

Token & Cost Estimator

Paste a prompt or document and see roughly how many tokens it is and what it costs by model.

~1 min

Markdown Previewer

Paste markdown and see it rendered live, side by side.

~1 min

JSON Formatter & Validator

Paste messy JSON, get it validated and pretty-printed.

~1 min

SKILL.md Scaffolder

Fill in a few fields and download a starter SKILL.md file.

~1 min

Prompt Diff Viewer

Paste two prompt versions and see exactly what changed, word by word.

~1 min