The beginning
There’s a Life Behind the Logo
I didn’t start Ocean Tide Drop AI SURFER knowing how to build a website, connect systems, or turn an idea into a business.
I started with a dream—and a whole lot to learn.
For about a year and a half, I’ve been teaching myself AI. Moving from one app to another, one account to another, trying to figure out what worked and how to put it all together.
Sometimes I’d finally understand one piece, then get stuck on the next. A page wouldn’t load. A connection wouldn’t work. Something I thought I’d finished needed another pass.
There have been plenty of “what in the world did I just do?” moments.
But I kept coming back.
I’ve relied on free tools and resources to learn and build. That meant working around limits, looking for another way, and sometimes starting over. It took patience I didn’t always feel like I had.
Little by little, I started understanding more. I could see how a website, a form, and a follow-up could work together to help a business owner. The things I was learning were becoming things I could actually use.
And somewhere along the way, Ocean Tide Drop AI SURFER began taking shape.
There’s a life happening behind all of this, too. I’m a mother, and my girls are part of my story. There are responsibilities, interruptions, worries, and moments that pull me away from the screen. There are also reasons to sit back down and keep going.
I want to give that part of the journey room here, in my own time and in my own words.
I also want to share the work: the ideas I try, the mistakes I make, the small wins, and the lessons that might help somebody else get started.
Because you don’t have to understand everything before you begin. I certainly didn’t.
AI SURFER is still growing, and so am I. My hope is to turn what I’m learning into practical help for small business owners who already have enough on their plates.
That’s where this story begins.
My life. My lessons. One wave at a time.
Ride the Wave 🌊 Grow with AI.