Why start small
The best first automations are boring, frequent and easy to check. They build confidence, show value quickly and reveal where bigger opportunities are.
The five
- Lead capture: send every website, form and ad enquiry into one sheet or CRM automatically.
- Instant acknowledgement: reply to new enquiries within a minute with next steps.
- Reminders: appointment, payment and renewal reminders on email or WhatsApp.
- Invoices and receipts: generate and send from a template when an order or job is marked complete.
- Weekly summary: a short report of leads, sales and pending tasks delivered every Monday.
Keep it reliable
Document each automation, decide who owns it and add an alert for failures. An automation that silently breaks is worse than no automation at all.