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FAQ

The licensing conversation first. Free tools if the history is not ready yet.

The company

What is Jottings?

We find out whether how your business works is worth licensing to AI companies, then we do the work to prepare and sell that deal. Free SOP and workflow tools help you get AI-data ready.

I run a small business. Is this for me?

Yes if you have years of real work sitting in tools - jobs, matters, nights, routes, estimates. Law firms, roofers, restaurants, cleaning companies, hospitality, a 70-person mortgage shop. Licensing is not guaranteed.

Is this Trainual, a knowledge base, or a data broker?

No. Not a seat-tax LMS. Not a portal you rent. Not a marketplace selling customer lists. You keep ownership. We represent you.

Are you going to sell my data?

Not without authorization. You own it. Privacy and rights review happen first. Licensing is a defined license to an agreed package.

See what it's worth

What is the two-minute form?

Ordinary questions: tools, years operating, headcount, records, ownership. You get a plain-English read - strong, possible, or too early. If it looks strong, we run a deeper audit at no cost.

What makes operational history valuable?

Hard or licensed work. Hundreds or thousands of repetitions. Human decisions. Real software. Outcomes you can see. Rights you actually hold.

Licensing

Will I get paid for my data?

Only if it qualifies, you authorize it, and a buyer wants it. A recent license paid an owner $173,163 for how their company operates every day. That is proof we can run the process, not a quote for your business.

Who do you represent?

You. The data owner. Jottings handles buyer meetings. Privacy, rights, and legal review happen before anything leaves the building.

What do I pay up front?

For qualified licensing engagements, nothing. We get paid when you do. If nothing sells, you owe nothing on that deal. Success fees typically land between 15% and 40%, agreed before work starts. The comparison is $0 vs a check, not the gross vs your net. SOP and readiness tools are free.

Why would I give up a cut of the license?

Without Jottings, most companies don't have a buyer-ready AI dataset. We discover the opportunity, write missing docs, prepare the data, run diligence, find buyers, and close. The comparison is $0 vs a check, not the gross vs your net. The math is on the How we get paid page.

Can I introduce another company?

Yes. If a company you introduce successfully licenses its data through Jottings, we pay you 10% of that sale. It comes from Jottings, not from their proceeds. Record the intro on the Refer page so we know to pay you.

Free tools

What can I put into the SOP Builder?

Looms, screen recordings, process walkthroughs, written instructions, existing docs, and other operational knowledge.

Why is the SOP software free?

Valuable AI data starts with understanding how real work gets done. Better documentation helps your business today and can raise your AI Data Readiness Score. You are not buying a pack.

Is this a knowledge base I rent?

No. Files you own. Drop into Notion, Drive, or Confluence. No portals, SSO, or chatbot CMS.

What is the AI Data Readiness Score?

A 0–100 read of how close your company is to having operational history worth evaluating for licensing. It is readiness, not market value or buyer acceptance. A high score does not guarantee a license.

Vs Scribe, Trainual, or Docsie?

Scribe needs a click-recorder while you work. We turn source material you already have into structured SOPs. Trainual is a monthly LMS. Docsie is a hosted portal. Jottings is free software that also tracks readiness.

Privacy & ownership

Who owns the work?

You do. Underlying data stays yours. SOP ZIPs are yours. Any future licensing is opt-in, reviewed, and contractually bounded.

Does my customers' personal data go with it?

No. Names, emails, phones, payment data, and identifying customer records are excluded or transformed. Buyers want how the work is done, not your client list.

What if my terms never mention licensing?

Common. Our lawyers can review your current terms and conditions and suggest language so you have a clean right - or tell you the gap before we go further.

Still have a question? Write hello@jottings.ai. Words we use.

You may already own the asset. We do the work to sell it.

Two minutes to see if it is even a conversation. For qualifying companies, we get paid when you do.