Automation2 min read
What your manual work is really costing you
A simple way to put a dollar figure on the copying, pasting and re-typing your team does every week, and how to decide what to automate first.
[Service 001]
Business process & software audit
Where every project starts. I look at how the work actually gets done, what you pay for, and where time and money leak out, then hand you a costed plan ranked by what saves the most, fastest.
- Typical timeline
- 1–2 weeks
- Engagement
- Fixed-price audit
- Where
- Los Angeles + remote
[You probably need this if]
- 01You know things are slow and expensive but not exactly where
- 02Someone spends part of every day on work that feels like it should not exist
- 03Several tools do roughly the same job, and renewals arrive as a surprise
- 04You are about to buy or build software and want to be sure it is the right thing
[What you get]
- Process and workflow map
- Software and spend inventory
- Cost of each bottleneck
- Ranked, costed plan
[What it looks like]
Before → after
“Everything takes too long”
Five named bottlenecks, each with an hours and dollar figure
Three tools holding customer data
One system, with the other two cancelled at renewal
A plan to buy an expensive platform
A smaller custom build that fits how the team really works
[Common tools on these projects]
Integrates with
- Google Sheets
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- Zapier
- HubSpot
[What happens after you email]
How it works
- 0130 min, free
Call
You describe what is slow. I ask where the time actually goes. If I am not the right fit, I say so on the call.
- 021–2 weeks
Audit
I map how the business runs, the tools and the manual steps between them, and put a time and dollar cost on each. You get a written plan whether or not we continue.
- 033–12 weeks
Build
Fixed scope, weekly updates, working software early. You see it running on your own data before it is finished.
- 04Ongoing, optional
Hand over
Documentation, a recorded walkthrough, and access to everything. Retainer support if you want it; not required.
[Business audit]
Questions
What do you need from me?
A few conversations with the people who do the work, read access to the main tools, and billing statements or your accounting system. I do the rest.
Do I have to hire you to build the fix?
No. The plan is yours and written so any competent developer or team could carry it out. Many clients do continue, because the person who found the problem already understands it.
Is it only for small businesses?
No. For a small team it is a few conversations; for a larger organisation it is scoped to one department or process first, then expanded.
[Business audit near you]
[Other services]
[Further reading]
Tell me what is slow.
A 30-minute call, no charge. You will leave with a clearer picture of the problem whether or not we work together.
● Booking projects for Q4 2026