The latest articles on DEV Community by Jay Tuazon (@solidnorth). https://dev.to/solidnorth https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4001904%2F2dac2791-822b-4062-93e5-094e7f3b0766.png https://dev.to/solidnorth en Jay Tuazon Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:01:09 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/good-enough-ships-perfect-does-not-2bc2 https://dev.to/solidnorth/good-enough-ships-perfect-does-not-2bc2 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 23-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>I spent 6 weeks building a full vertical SaaS for a niche I had not validated. Scheduling, charting, billing, compliance reporting. Technically impressive.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:01:14 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-built-a-bot-that-writes-a-tailored-resume-and-cover-letter-in-90-seconds-411c https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-built-a-bot-that-writes-a-tailored-resume-and-cover-letter-in-90-seconds-411c <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 32-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>Every job posting is different. The skills they emphasize, the language they use, the specific experience they want - it all varies. Sending the same resume everywhere is provably worse than tailoring.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:01:57 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/the-part-of-solo-building-nobody-writes-about-the-cognitive-load-4901 https://dev.to/solidnorth/the-part-of-solo-building-nobody-writes-about-the-cognitive-load-4901 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 12-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>The infrastructure runs itself. The outreach sends itself. The content posts itself.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:01:10 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-document-everything-in-postgresql-not-notion-not-confluence-not-markdown-files-58ae https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-document-everything-in-postgresql-not-notion-not-confluence-not-markdown-files-58ae <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 10-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>Most documentation systems are where knowledge goes to be forgotten.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:01:10 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-publish-2-blog-posts-a-day-to-hiresnipe-and-surgesnipe-fully-automated-54n7 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-publish-2-blog-posts-a-day-to-hiresnipe-and-surgesnipe-fully-automated-54n7 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 53-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>Every morning at 7am a topic refill script checks the queue. If it is running low, it pulls new topics from a curated list. At 8am the content generator runs: it picks one topic per site, calls OpenAI, writes an 800-1000 word post, inserts it into the database, and triggers a site rebuild.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:01:11 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-ab-test-my-cold-email-subject-lines-the-same-way-saas-companies-test-their-ui-2mgi https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-ab-test-my-cold-email-subject-lines-the-same-way-saas-companies-test-their-ui-2mgi <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 27-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>Thompson Sampling is a Bayesian algorithm that allocates more traffic to winning variations as evidence builds. Netflix uses it. So do I, for cold email subject lines.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:01:13 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-use-postgresql-for-everything-here-is-the-actual-reasoning-4am4 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-use-postgresql-for-everything-here-is-the-actual-reasoning-4am4 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 19-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>Most solo projects reach for MongoDB first. Document model feels easier. No schema migrations. Just throw JSON at it.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:09 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/building-a-tech-company-in-regina-saskatchewan-here-is-what-that-actually-means-2iel https://dev.to/solidnorth/building-a-tech-company-in-regina-saskatchewan-here-is-what-that-actually-means-2iel <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 13-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>No co-working spaces with resident VCs. No startup accelerator pitch nights. No "ecosystem."</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:01:10 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/autonomous-means-it-works-when-you-are-not-watching-2365 https://dev.to/solidnorth/autonomous-means-it-works-when-you-are-not-watching-2365 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 8-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>Most automation is not autonomous. It is delegation.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:01:11 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/15-months-of-building-zero-revenue-the-honest-version-2kp9 https://dev.to/solidnorth/15-months-of-building-zero-revenue-the-honest-version-2kp9 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 4-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>February 2025 to now.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:01:11 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-automated-my-job-search-the-same-way-i-automated-my-business-pjj https://dev.to/solidnorth/i-automated-my-job-search-the-same-way-i-automated-my-business-pjj <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 21-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>When I decided to start applying for jobs, I did the same thing I did with outreach. I built a loop.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada Jay Tuazon Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:10 +0000 https://dev.to/solidnorth/every-secret-in-this-stack-is-encrypted-before-it-touches-disk-3i65 https://dev.to/solidnorth/every-secret-in-this-stack-is-encrypted-before-it-touches-disk-3i65 <p><em>This post was originally shared on LinkedIn as part of my build-in-public series. I'm Jerome Jay Tuazon, a fractional IT consultant helping Canadian businesses automate their operations through n8n, AI, and modern tooling. This 12-word post covers what I learned recently - I'm expanding it here with more context.</em></p> <p>There is no .env file sitting in plaintext anywhere on this server.</p> <h2> Want automation like this for your business? </h2> <p>I help Canadian businesses cut manual work and ship faster using n8n workflows, AI tooling, and lean B2B systems.</p> <ul> <li>Workflow automation starting at $100</li> <li>Fractional IT consulting for SMBs</li> <li>Canadian-first, async-friendly</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://solidnorth.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 20-min call at solidnorth.ca</a> or connect with me on LinkedIn.</p> <p><em>Building in public. Shipping in Saskatchewan.</em></p> buildinpublic canada