Self-Hosting SEO Content Production & AI Automation on a Mac mini M4: Clawdbot, Token Costs, Cloud vs Local, and Practical Ways to Save Money
Recently, there’s been a clear trend of using a Mac mini (M4) to self-host AI—especially for two kinds of work: SEO content production and automation workflows. The motivation is simple: you don’t want every blog post or every batch job to rack up cloud usage charges based on tokens. Instead, you’d rather turn your cost into a one-time hardware investment and keep output steady.