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Field notes on automation
Short, practical pieces on finding the one or two automations that actually move a small business, and building them. No theory you can't use by Friday.
Build vs buy: should you automate it or just buy software?
Default to buying. Build only when the process is truly yours, the tools do not talk, or the task is the bottleneck. A 10-minute way to decide.
Read →Why automations break, and how to build ones that last
Most DIY automations die within months. Not because the tools are bad, but because they were built around the tool instead of the decision.
Read →How much should small business automation cost?
The honest pricing ranges, why hourly billing works against you, and the payback math that decides whether an automation is worth it.
Read →What to automate first in a small business
Most owners automate what's annoying. The money is in what's expensive and repetitive. Here's the 30-second way to find it.
Read →How to turn an RFQ into a priced quote automatically (GovCon)
The single highest-leverage automation in most GovCon shops, broken down into the five steps a machine can actually do.
Read →Want this applied to your shop?
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