Max Beech
Founder, OpenHelm
Max Beech is the founder of OpenHelm, building AI workflow automation that connects to your tools, reads context, and does the steps, so you sign off on the result instead of producing it. He writes about agentic operations, Claude Code, and what it actually takes to automate knowledge work in practice.
Articles by Max
Oct 7, 2026 · 9 min read
Local LLMs for Product Teams: A Practical Guide
A practical local LLM guide for product teams: where private models fit, what to test first, and when cloud models remain the better call.
Oct 7, 2026 · 9 min read
Self-Hosted AI Agents: What to Run Yourself
Decide what to self-host in an AI agent workflow, what to keep managed, and how to avoid turning automation into an on-call burden.
Oct 6, 2026 · 9 min read
AI Agent Builder: How to Choose a Sensible Start
Choose an AI agent builder by the work it can safely complete, not by a crowded feature list. A practical buyer guide for small teams.
Oct 6, 2026 · 9 min read
AI for Small Business: Start With the Work
A grounded guide to AI for small business: choose a painful recurring job, measure the result, and avoid buying tools that create more work.
Oct 5, 2026 · 9 min read
Alt Text Generator Workflow for Useful Images
Use an alt text generator as a drafting aid, then check context and purpose. A practical workflow for accessible, search-friendly images.
Oct 5, 2026 · 9 min read
On-Page SEO Checklist for Small Teams
A focused on-page SEO checklist for small teams, covering intent, titles, internal links, images and the checks worth repeating.
Oct 4, 2026 · 9 min read
Rank Tracking Tool: What a Small Team Needs
Choose a rank tracking tool that connects movement to clicks, pages and decisions, rather than a dashboard full of isolated positions.
Oct 4, 2026 · 9 min read
Schema Markup Generator: Use It Without Guesswork
A schema markup generator can speed up JSON-LD, but only if the structured data matches what visitors can actually see on the page.
Oct 3, 2026 · 9 min read
Image SEO: A Guide for Content Teams
Image SEO for content teams: choose relevant originals, add helpful context, and ensure search and social previews point to the right asset.
Oct 3, 2026 · 9 min read
Technical SEO Audit: A Small Team Playbook
Run a technical SEO audit that finds real blockers: crawlability, canonicals, performance and the handoff from diagnosis to a verified fix.
Oct 2, 2026 · 9 min read
AI Overview Tracking: Measure What You Can Defend
A sober AI Overview tracking guide: what to record, what not to infer, and how to connect search appearance with useful site outcomes.
Oct 2, 2026 · 9 min read
Internal Linking SEO: A Workflow That Scales
Build an internal linking SEO workflow that helps visitors find the next useful page and helps important routes stay discoverable.