Layer 03 · Automation

Hand the busywork to software.

Most small businesses lose hours each week moving information between apps by hand. We connect your tools so data is entered once and the follow-ups happen on their own.

Example automations

Set up once. Runs every day.

Three of the most common automations for small businesses — each one built around how you already work.

Example automation

Enquiry follow-up

Starts when: a customer fills in your website form

  1. Enquiry captured

    Name, job details and photos saved in one place.

  2. Added to your customer listAutomated

    No copying from emails.

  3. Instant, personal replyAutomated

    Confirms receipt and offers next available times.

  4. Follow-up if no replyAutomated

    A friendly nudge after two days.

What you no longer do

  • Copying details from emails
  • Remembering who to call back
  • Writing the same reply again
Example automation

Booking reminders

Starts when: a customer books online

  1. Booking confirmedAutomated

    Added to your calendar with all the details.

  2. Confirmation sentAutomated

    Email with a calendar invite and directions.

  3. SMS reminder the day beforeAutomated

    Customers confirm or reschedule in one tap.

  4. Review request afterwardsAutomated

    Sent at the right moment, after the visit.

What you no longer do

  • Reminder phone calls
  • Chasing no-shows
  • Asking for reviews by hand
Example automation

Invoice to payment

Starts when: a job is marked as done

  1. Invoice created from the jobAutomated

    Line items and customer details filled in.

  2. Sent with a pay-now linkAutomated

    Customers pay by card in seconds.

  3. Polite reminders until paidAutomated

    No awkward chasing calls.

  4. Payment matched in your accountsAutomated

    Your books stay up to date.

What you no longer do

  • Typing up invoices
  • Chasing late payments
  • Reconciling payments by hand
Workflows

Approvals and hand-offs, without the chasing.

Workflows move work between people and steps — drafts, approvals, sending and booking — so everyone knows what's next and nothing sits in an inbox. Here's a quote approval workflow in action.

01Quote drafted

Bathroom rough-inQuote #Q-208 · $3,480Draft ready

02Owner approval

03Sent to customer

04Accepted → job booked

Step 1: Created from the website enquiry — details already filled in.

Works with your apps

Keep the tools you know.

We connect the software you already pay for, rather than replacing it. If something can't be connected, we'll tell you upfront.

  • Gmail & Outlook
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft 365
  • Xero
  • MYOB
  • QuickBooks
  • Shopify
  • Square
  • Stripe
  • SMS gateways
  • Google Sheets
  • Your own website & tools
What's included

Reliable automation, documented and monitored.

A good fit if…

  • You copy the same details between email, spreadsheets and accounting
  • Follow-ups and reminders slip through the cracks
  • Admin eats into evenings and weekends

What you get

  • Audit of where time is lost each week
  • Integrations between your existing apps
  • Automatic confirmations, reminders and follow-ups
  • Error alerts so nothing fails silently
  • Clear documentation of every automation

Typical builds

  • New enquiry → customer list → welcome email
  • Accepted quote → invoice → payment reminders
  • Form submissions → organised records

Next layer

AI solutions

Useful AI that saves real hours — not a gimmick.

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Let’s talk

What would you stop doing first?

Book a free consultation. We'll find the repetitive jobs costing you the most time — and what it takes to automate them.